Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Director at Large

That's a lot of twaddle, Joe.  Every year, we have a few riders who are
non-members.  Only the rare one doesn't pay the non-member fee along with
his or her entry fee, and the ones who don't pay up front, do so with only a
gentle reminder.  I fail to understand what is so onerous about paying a
non-member fee and why a non-member should receive equal benefits to those
of paid members.  I also fail to understand why everyone screams every time
there is a dues increase, but that's another issue.  My husband and I pay as
much as $200 each a year to belong to organizations that support the farming
and ranching business.  The relatively small fees we pay for our sport seem
like peanuts, especially in view of the other costs of supporting horse
ownership....i.e. trailers, horses, hay, tack, etc. etc.  Have you priced
golf course fees and ski lift tickets?
OK, off my soapbox now.......

Barbara McCrary
Ride manager, Swanton Pacific 75/100

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Long" <jlong@xxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 9:06 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] Director at Large


> I gave serious consideration to running this year, and some of the
> factors above weighed in my decision.  But the main reason I decided
> not to run was that I didn't want to be one of those Directors who ran
> with an axe to grind.  What got me thinking about running was my
> hatred for the non-member fees, and a strong desire to see them
> eliminated from the AERC.  Yes, "hatred;" the non-member fees are the
> reason I don't manage rides any more.  I simply will not be a party to
> collecting them.
>
> But I fear I would just be tilting at a windmill; the fees are pretty
> heavily entrenched.  "Make somebody else pay for my benefits" is too
> popular.  The Board and the AERC don't need the distraction of a fight
> that isn't likely to resolve anything.
>
> --
>
> Joe Long
> jlong@xxxxxxxx
> http://www.rnbw.com
>
>
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