<VV> CORSA SHORTFALLS (out of place, but?)

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> To Chris Mann---Give me the name of any national club of ANY kind that lets 
> members join a local chapter without paying dues to the national sponsoring 
> organization.I just called the Mustang Club of America, and you can join either local or national or both, but there is no specific obligation between them.
Second call, chevelles.com or ACES, national organization, local chapters exist, but no requirement between the two. They have 9,000 members worldwide
Emailed CCA (corvette club of america) appears to have the same policy...
Just spoke with a nice lady about the model T in Indiana, the Model T club of America, no requirement, you can join one or the other or both, she stated, "you don't even have to like them, just join." LOL

--- On Wed, 1/28/09, Kent Sullivan <kentsu at corvairkid.com> wrote:
From: Kent Sullivan <kentsu at corvairkid.com>
Subject: Re: <VV> CORSA SHORTFALLS (out of place, but?)
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 6:32 PM

Hi Hank and everyone,

> To Chris Mann---Give me the name of any national club of ANY kind that
lets 
> members join a local chapter without paying dues to the national
sponsoring 
> organization.  I talk to over 400 car enthusiasts every week as part of my

> job, and many talk about their clubs.  Never heard of a national Car club 
> that says  you can join their appendant chapter without either join the 
> national or having a percentage of your dues sent to them.

My understanding is that this is due to when several of the chapters began vs.
CORSA. At the time CORSA was created, there were several other Corvair clubs in
existence. The early CORSA leadership wanted to bring those clubs into the fold,
to avoid the situation of many different Corvair clubs, so they removed the
largest barrier, that of mandatory membership in the national.

I can see the wisdom in this approach, especially when I look at other marques
that have two or three competing clubs--not a healthy situation. The decision
has held up pretty well (40 years). We're only feeling the pain now due to
declining CORSA membership.

--Kent
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