<VV> Corsa Dues Increase

[Mark Edmonds]

I normally don't get involved in this politics stuff, but feel I should state an observation.
There has been a lot of talk about declining numbers of Corvair folks.  I joined the Bay State Corvair Club in 2005 when I bought my first Corvair since high school.  At that time they were very proud that the club was up to something like 60 members.  The club ended 2008 with over 100 members.  The club members are all very friendly and helpful, and run and participate in many events each year.  May-be there is more to it than just numbers.
  -- my 2 cents --
Mark Edmonds

--- On Sat, 2/14/09, Wildman, Kenneth <k-wildman at onu.edu> wrote:

From: Wildman, Kenneth <k-wildman at onu.edu>
Subject: Re: <VV> Corsa Dues Increase
To: BobHelt at aol.com, PatioMatt at aol.com, virtualvairs at corvair.org
Cc: corsabod at corvair.org
Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009, 11:59 AM

I think decreasing membership has nothing to do with dues increases and
everything to do with the increasing age of our enthusiasts and a lack
of public enthusiasm for collecting Corvairs.  Compare our marque with,
say, the 1957 Chevys.

There will always be Corvair collectors, but never in the numbers that
we would like to see.  Dues should be whatever they HAVE to be.

Ken 
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of BobHelt at aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:23 AM
> To: PatioMatt at aol.com; virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Cc: corsabod at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> Corsa Dues Increase
> 
> 
> 
> In a message dated 2/14/2009 8:50:51 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
> PatioMatt at aol.com writes:
> 
> COLD  HARD FACT   IMO!    If you cannot  afford  $45...  12 CENTS per
> day....you cannot afford a collector  car.....
> 
> 
> 
> Well, in my opinion it simply is not a matter of being able to afford
$45.
> Most of us have the money. We could afford to pay even more if looked
at on a
> purely financial basis. The real problem is one of relative worth and
> perception  of value being received.
> 
> Look at it this way. Each one of us has some unknown cutoff point for
> acceptance of a dues increase. As the dues go higher, fewer of the
members, or
> potential members, will perceive that it is "worth it" to be a
member.
Is there  a
> minimum number of members that is going to be required to keep CORSA
a
> viable entity? What will we do when the membership drops to 4000?
3000? 2000?
> Will
> we just keep on raising the dues and forcing the total membership
down,  down
> and down? The membership trajectory points the way!
> 
> CORSA really does need a long term plan to keep it viable.
> Regards,
> Bob Helt
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