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    RE: [RC] Fwd: Day Member Fee - Bob Morris


    If you would all go back in time to the proper place you would find a report from the AERC Office Committee outlining the costs to the AERC for non-member services and at that time, in the dim dark past, $10 was barely able to cover the expenses the office incurred. The AERC Treasurer at the time Jerri Scott made some very good points for the non-member fee and why it was necessary. Obviously now, the costs are higher but the fee has stayed the same.
     
    Bob
     

    Bob Morris
    Morris Endurance Enterprises
    Boise, ID

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    Subject: Re: [RC] Fwd: Day Member Fee

    >And by what means would the AERC have to take any punitive action against a non-member? How would the AERC take any santions against them, take away thier non existant points?
     
    Remove them from completion, just as one would any other rider.  Which in turn moves up all the other riders behind them.


    >I seem to remember a few years back when the financial well being of the AERC was in question and we were discussing raising dues, our members were not happy about the amount it was going to be raised. And if I remember correctly the non-member dues were raised also to partially offset raising our dues. It seems only fair if the paying members fees were raised, that we would raise the amount non-members were paying also. The AERC is a buisness and has to maintain a budget and increase cash flow in order to grow and to be able to supply us with the services we require and want. And I see absolutely nothing morally wrong with non-members helping us hold down the cost of our dues. $10.00 in todays economy is not much for most to pay to enjoy our sport.
     
    Yes, AERC should be run as a business--and it is a sloppy shortcut to take punitive action against non-members rather than making the organization sufficiently attractive so that people want to join.  (Personally, I think it IS worth joining--but that many people don't understand the benefits--poor communication on our part.) 
     
    I've pretty much given up on this subject as it has become a part of the status quo, but adding a non-member fee was not one of AERC's finer moments.
     
    Heidi

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