Re: 2-membership samples to other organizations for comparison

[Robert Pries <robertpries@embarqmail.com>]

Thanks Andi for this perspective. I used to be a member of both these societies. Perhaps, if I did not have to buy the full magilla and just purchased the parts of membership that I found of value I would still be a member. This is what we have been trying to do. Trying to keep membership cost very low and allowing people to buy what they need. It appears some will only be happy if we raise the price for everyone.

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*For your review, here are two membership samples of annual memberships:*

*The American Horticultural Society*

Membership benefits:

   - *Personalized* membership card
   - *The American
Gardener*<http://www.ahs.org/publications/the_american_gardener/index.htm>
   *,* the Societys *award-winning magazine*, delivered six times a year
   - *Free admission and other discounts* at nearly 300 public gardens
   across the country through the Reciprocal Admissions
Program<http://www.ahs.org/events/reciprocal_events.htm>
   - *Invitation* to participate in the Societys Annual Seed
Exchange<http://www.ahs.org/membership/seed_exchange.htm>
   - *Discounts* on AHS educational
programs<http://www.ahs.org/events/index.htm> such
   as the National Children and Youth Garden Symposium and AHS
publications such
   as *Homegrown Harvest *(now out in paperback) and the staple for every
   gardener, *A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants*
   - *Access to the members-only section of the AHS website*

 *National Member* *$35.00* This membership level provides you with all the
benefits listed above plus 1 membership card


*The American Orchid Society*

   - TWELVE issues of award-winning ORCHIDS magazine
   - Access to reliable on-line orchid information and features available
   only to our members at www.aos.org
   - Receive the annual Orchid Source Directory detailing orchid suppliers
   worldwide
   - Free and discounted admission to more than 200 botanical gardens and
   arboreta<http://www.ahs.org/events/reciprocal_events_online_directory.htm>
   - 10% discount on purchases on-line at www.aos.org including discount on
   back issues of ORCHIDS magazine and on American Orchid Society published
   books

    US Membership Package with Magazine $65.00
US Membership Package with Magazine
     Two Year US Membership Package with Magazine $125.00
Two Year US Membership Package with Magazine

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