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View Poll Results: Would you opt for a Lifetime Membership if it were available? | |||
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23 | 28.05% |
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29 | 35.37% |
Maybe (more info needed or depending on price) |
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30 | 36.59% |
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: MD
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If it was my decision, I would make it available to members today. This is something that we can't just do for many reasons. (we will have to make an aaddendum to the bylaws" Not only do we have to make it worthwhile to members *, but it has to economically feasible for the club. I would like get the lifetime membership myself! David * There are some new products/ merchandise were are working on! |
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Location: Northridge, CA
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Is this about members saving money (remember, you own
a ZR-1, not a Yugo or Hundai), or about building up the club's reserve? Why does the club need more $$, ie for what events, specials, etc., and why would the club be afraid of not having enough members/$$ in the future? Would it be easier (accounting) to have LM's? Just wonderin' ![]() Last edited by tf95ZR1; 01-12-2013 at 07:12 PM. Reason: Wanted 2 |
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: MD
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Speaking for myself, and for some members I've heard from.... I don't think members are trying to save money. I "think" it's all about supporting your club, getting perks / benefits and not having to worry about renewing again. ![]() David |
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#14 |
![]() Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Arcadia,OK
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David,
I do not think revisions to the bylaws are necessary to create a membership option for paying dues,i.e. a one time,ump sum payment for dues that would last for a members lifetime. NOTE: I did not use the term "Lifetime Member," simply because there is already a "Lifetime Member" in the bylaws. The "Lifetime Member" in the bylaws is a bestowment to a Registry member who has excelled in service to the registry over a long period of time and is recognized by the Registry. (refer to the bylaws) Instead, for the dues option referred to, I would suggest something along the line of "Perpetual Membership" or similar term. Such a membership option could be initiated or withdrawn if it proved impractical to continue (those who opted in would of course remain as such). Memberships of the proposed type would be no more or less than "Regular Members" in accordance with the bylaws. Done on my IPhone so please excuse errors)
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#15 |
![]() Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: San Antonio area
Posts: 1,179
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If I sell my ZR-1 next year I have wasted whatever the lifetime membership costs.
As I said earlier, this has happened before in the ZR-1 community and I got scr##ed out of a portion of a "lifetime" membership. Fool me once, shame on me ... Go ahead and offer one, I won't bite again.
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#16 |
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Location: Michigan
Posts: 182
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OP states he thinks ZR-1 ownership should be a requirement for lifetime membership. That makes no sense to me. Why?
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#17 |
![]() Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Rockwall, Tx
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Why not? You can buy a regular membership with no qualifiers if you so choose. That's only for Lifetime Membership and it's meant just to be another qualifier. It adds another level of commitment, that in order to be a LM you have to be an owner. To me LM needs to be something special and not something that just anyone with $350 in their pocket can purchase.
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#18 |
![]() Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Arcadia,OK
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If there were a lifetime membership, it must be more than $350. The Registry doesn't make much on membership. If you freeze the annual cost of membership at $350 for a lifetime, the Registry will be losing money in just a few years, due to the cost of goods and G&A expense. I think it needs to be on the order of $1,000.00 or greater.
Insofar as extra perks for a lifetime member, I don't agree. I think a lifetime member should be exactly the same as a Regular Member, only the dues are paid up forever. I will remind all, that A Lifetime Member is already defined in the bylaws and it is much different than the concept being discussed here. Conceptually, a new name needs to be created, such as but certainly not limited to "Forever Member" or "Member for Life" to avoid any confusion with Lifetime Member as it appears in the bylaws.
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#19 |
![]() Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Michigan
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[QUOTE=Fully Vetted;161198]Why not? ....
Just a few things that come to mind 1) is someone gonna track who still has their car ( or ever had one) 2)do you have to "prove" you own one? 3) if one sells or totals their car is their membership gone forever or reinstated when they buy another 4) does an LT-5 in another car qualify, prototypes and ex-vin cars? 5) "certain number of honorary memberships" sound a lot like favoritism and politics 6) makes more sense to me to try to encourage more lifelong members not discourage them for the long term health of the group 7)sounds like you DO want to make it a status symbol Absolutely no malice intended. Just want what's best for the club |
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![]() Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Rockwall, Tx
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