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[RC] Lifetime memberships - Bruce Weary DCHi Mike--One idea might be to have a limited time offer of $1,000 for a lifetime membership in AERC, to include a list of the things it entitles the member to. (These could even be paid over time on a credit card). If only 500 members (about 8%) of the membership took advantage of this, it would raise $500,000 that could be invested in a stable financial vehicle which would, itself, return a renewable $25-40,000 a year to AERC. These monies could fund needed research and other worthy projects. Meanwhile, the other growing 92% of the membership would continue to pay their annual dues, and hopefully AERC's general budget wouldn't suffer from the loss of the annual dues of the 8% permanent members. I'm not an accountant, though. Does this make any sense? Dr Q =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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