ridecamp@endurance.net: AERC, ASHA, and ASHA membership

AERC, ASHA, and ASHA membership

JOSEPH PETER UHLARIK JR (jpu@kaiwan009.kaiwan.com)
Thu, 2 Oct 1997 17:53:28 -0700 (PDT)

OK, for background, the ASHA rulebook has an endurance section that simply
points the reader to the AERC.

The AERC is apparently considered the expert in this area by ASHA. It also
suggests that there is some relationship between the two organizations.

Recently I got a postcard saying that the ASHA is changing its dues
for the coming year. Going from memory (so unfortunately I may not be
using exactly the correct terms or titles for the membership levels) there
is going to be a basic membership for adult members (I believe they refer
to it as senior). There is also an add-on for the area of riding interest.
There is one for endurance.

Why should a person add this on?

At the moment, based on following the ride-camp list and doing P&R's a
few times, and talking with folks that have ridden in the rides, I have
not seen any visible (to me :-) ) affect of the AHSA.

If (for reasons that are outside of the scope of endurance riding and
therefore I will consider it off topic) a person joins ASHA, is there
a reason from the viewpoint of the endurance world that someone should
include the endurance add-on in their membership dues?

Quick, I need to know the answer by Nov 1. ROTFL. The laughter is because
the actual renewal notice from AHSA certainly did not arrive by Nov 1.
Weeks later they sent a reminder to renew and that it would take only
2 weeks to get out the new membership card. Duh, it took longer than
2 weeks. (Translation: It is probably already to renew in a timely manner)

Enough for the background material. The basic question is why include
the endurance group as an add-on with an AHSA membership?

Joe jpu@kaiwan.com

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