Re: proposed AERC fees change

[Mia Nalias <arabs2go@yahoo.com>]

While I can understand why single members feel they are not getting a
fair deal, I think that while AERC is in such good shape financially
(something like $25,000 from the sponsors?) that it would be better to
lower the single fee rather than increase the family fee.

Also consider that I just calculated your suggested family fee for 2
adults paying in Canadian dollars (must also add $6 for Canadian
members) - it worked out to $144.00. Our salaries are not higher here
to compensate, its just that the US $ is very strong relative to CAD$.
It already costs $120 CAD (family; and $106-singles), and another $24
would not be welcome, but Canadian dollars at par would get my
attention...  
We already feel we're being kicked out the door, don't push any harder
please.

Mia


Teresa Van Hove <vanhove@unavco.ucar.edu> wrote:
>
> 
> 
> Some of the posts last month about membership fees, non-membership
fees 
> and offering jr discounts really got me thinking that if the best of 
> these ideas were applied to the AERC membership fee structure they
would 
> really improve it. In fact I was inspired me to discuss some details
with 
> some like-minded folks off-line and the group came up with a what I
think 
> is a really good and fair fee structure plan. The following tables
summarize 
> our plan vs. the current fee structure system.
> 
> Current AERC Fees:
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>                     Adults/Jrs           Restrictions            
> 
> Single membership  -   $65/$65                  None
> 
>                                        adults must be married or
declare
> Family membership add  $10/$10        "domestic partnership"  Jrs
must be 
>  per extra person                      dependent kids of an adult
member
> 
> day-membership fees    $10/$10         None (non-membership ride
fees) 
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Proposed Fees:      Adults/Jrs            Restrictions 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> Single membership      $65/$50             None
> 
>                                        Group has one declared address 
> group membership add   $25/$10         for AERC mailings. 1 EN,
yearbook,
> per extra person                       etc. per group. Group limited
to 3
>                                        adults
> 
> day-membership fees    $10/$5          None (non-membership ride
fees)      
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> 
> The basic reasoning for our plan is that we feel that administrative
> costs should be borne equally by all adult AERC members and we think
that 
> $25 is a good estimate of these membership costs. The group all
agreed 
> with those of you who feel it is valuable to encourage youth to
participate 
> in endurance by offering discounts and we would like to see AERC adopt
> the principle of Jr. discounts like the many great Ride Managers who
> do this.  By charging AERC's true costs for all adult memberships it
> will no longer be neccessary to restrict group memberships to narrowly
> defined families.  Instead an AERC member who has an "almost"
endurance
> convert where they board their horses or whatever can offer to add 
> the unsuspecting soul to their membership at the group rate. Most
> likely AERC will soon have another member completely hooked on the 
> sport :).  With a larger membership base and equitable distribution of
> costs amongst all adult members, AERC may even be able to drop the
single 
> or "base" membership rate by $5 or so in a few years :). 
> 
> 
> So if you agree with us that this is a good plan, or if you just
want to
> remove one recurrent topice from ridecamp -), contact your board
members
> and urge them to adopt the new fee structure when they meet at the
> convention.  Contact info for the board members is printed at the
front
> of each EN.  I've also attached a list of email addresses for many of
> the board members below.  I recommend that you include your region and
> AERC # in any letters to the board so they can be sure that they are 
> getting the views of their membership.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Teresa Van Hove
> Mt. Region AERC# M17417 
> 
> 
>     AERC Office <aerc@foothill.net>,
>     Barbara McCrary <bmccrary27@aol.com>,
>     Brenda Baird <kbbaird@rev.net>,
>     Jim Baldwin <baldwin@ionet.net>,
>     Mike Tomlinson <CMikeT@aol.com>,
>     Courtney Hart <equest@pacbell.net>,
>     Crockett Dumas <otdumas@laplaza.org>,
>     Dave Clinton <dave@HorsesDacor.com>,
>     Dean Jackson <jackson@inconnect.com>,
>     Dane Frazier <dfrazier@mail.llion.org>,
>     Linda Van Ceylon <lindavaneq@juno.com>,
>     Lousie Riedel <lriedel769@aol.com>,
>     Maggie Price <mmsprice@mail.ptd.net>,
>     Merryben Stover <Merryben@aol.com>,
>     Ramey Peticolas-Stroud <ramey@wvi.com>,
>     Randy Eiland <renegade12@juno.com>,
>     Robert Morris <bobmorris@rmci.net>,
>     Roger Blacock <carmen@hiwaay.net>,
>     Stagg Newman <snewman@fcc.gov>,
>     Steph Teeter <step@fsr.com>,
>     Susan Kasemeyer <NdurN@aol.com>,
>     Susan Schomburg <sschom@platte1.platte1.k12.wy.us>,
>     Terry Wooley-Howe <Cancer@inetworld.net>,
>     Terry Wooley-Howe <twhowe@inetworld.net>,
>     Vonita Bowers <mikeita@txk.net>,
>     Barny Flemming <ENDURANCEVET@WRITEME.COM>
> 
> 
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