[AISvote] Re: MemSec-Overseas Life Memberships-Question

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Tom,

I agree with Jeanne on all points. Following a yes vote by the board 
to discontinue life memberships it should be removed from the 
Bulletin.

I would like to make a motion to the board to immediately discontinue 
offering Life Memberships except where the board by a super majority 
(2/3 vote) approves the issuance of special life memberships. This 
action will not affect current life members in any way.

Jay


At 11:54 AM -0400 6/6/05, PlankMail@aol.com wrote:
>Dear Tom:
>      It would appear there has been a pricing oversight with O/S 
>Life Memberships.  There is, however, little that can be done about 
>existing O/S Lifers.
>      Although it is important that the Life membership O/S rate be 
>changed. should it continue to be offered,  my personal feeling is 
>that AIS should discontinue offering Life Membership of any kind as 
>an option, except, perhaps as an Honorary thing (such as to AIS 
>PResidents, although it wouldn't effect me since Bob and I have a 
>dual Life membership already.)
>      In reality, I believe we (AIS) can not afford Life Memberships 
>and few groups offer that plan as an option anymore. (One surely can 
>not subscribe to a magazine that way.)
>      I want to go on record  that I am not in favor of "selling" 
>multiple triennials either.  It absolutely hurts our financial flow 
>which is in serious need of closing, not opening, the flood gates.
>      In truth, I would rather entertain a discussion about ceasing 
>to offer Life Memberships.  We would have to maintain the ones we 
>have, of course, but we would no longer make that a membership 
>option.
>      As far as I can see (and I discussed this with Bob) it will be 
>VERY difficult to request additional postage payment from our O/S 
>Lifers for our lack of insight to the future of postage rates and 
>production costs. To do that to them would mean it should be done to 
>ALL Life members, many of whom became Lifers at a ridiculous sum 
>compared to today's cost of production and interest rates for money 
>in restricted funds
>      That's my opinion -- how do you see it?
>           Jeanne
>     
>In a message dated 6/6/05 8:07:45 AM, GormleyGreenery writes:
>
>>
>>The current dues schedule we have is below.  There appears to be no 
>>"surcharge for mailing" to overseas members as there is with Annual 
>>and Triennial O/S memberships.  There is nothing to that effect in 
>>the MemSec files nor computer base "Type" designation.  We current 
>>have 358 Single Life Memberships with 32 of those overseas and 115 
>>Dual Life Memberships with 2 of them overseas.  Should we be 
>>surcharging the O/S Life memberships for mailing?
>>Dues go up 4-1-05 to
>>
>>Single Annual $25.00
>>
>>Dual Annual   $30.00
>>
>>Single Triennial  $60.00
>>
>>Dual Triennial    $75.00
>>
>>Life Memberships are available. 
>>
>>Life Single:    $450.00
>>
>>Life Dual:       $545.00
>>
>>Senior Life (age 65+): 15% discount. (For Dual Senior Life, both 
>>members must be 65 or older.)  15% Senior Discount applies only to 
>>Life Membership.
>>
>>Youth Rates (under Age 19)
>>
>>Youth without Bulletin   $5.00
>>
>>Youth with Bulletin                    $9.00
>>
>>Overseas:
>>
>>Single Annual $30.00
>>
>>Dual Annual   $35.00
>>
>>Single Triennial  $65.00
>>
>>Dual Triennial    $80.00
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Tom Gormley
>>Gormley Greenery
>>Cedar Hill, MO


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