Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Director at Large

On Wed, 2 Oct 2002 00:32:05 EDT, Klc5355@xxxxxxx wrote:

>  The AERC also keeps records and tracks mileage for non-members for later 
>incorporation into thier member record if they join at a later date, so they 
>can be eligible for awards if they decide to join. For this they deserve 
>compensation, and I dont think the paying members should be burdened with 
>this cost. 

They (non-members) do pay, and dues-paying members are not burdened
with this cost.  First, non-members pay the same per-rider sanction
fee as members.  Second, if they join later and want those miles to
count, they pay a large fee (I believe it is $50 per ride season, if
it hasn't gone up) to "recover" them.

>I believe one of the intents behind the non-member fee was to 
>encourage people to join our organization and further it membership roles. 
>This is a benefit to our strength as an organization. If a rider only does 
>one or two rides a year it really isnt a financial burden to pay this fee, 
>but if a rider should do say four or five rides a year the fee encourages 
>them to join and be a paticipating member, maybe even vote, be a ride manager 
>or DAL. I dont think it was imposed to be a punitive fee, but rather as an 
>encouragement to join and be a participating member so that they can have 
>awards. This benefits us all in the added strength of our sport. 

That's just it, there are many good, POSITIVE reasons to join AERC, we
don't need to coerce people to join.  If we do, what does that say
about our organization?

When you cut through all the rhetoric, there is really only one reason
for the non-member fee:  to keep dues lower by putting some of the
burden of paying for member benefits onto non-members.



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