Robert,
Reid probably has that information but the one you should ask is Mike
Schneider the membership person. However I counted the members listed in the
2006 Membership Directory this last weekend. There are 3820 members listed.
Beth Lunney the Publisher/Printer will print more than that, for replacement
copies, samples and exchanges the Club is involved in.
The $6000 mentioned by Reid and others is an old number and has probably
increased. The Club delegates, when they hear that figure probably go into
sticker shock. I do the same thing here at work, when I am asked to price the
cost of a project that I think is not necessary, I state a cost (may or may not
be excessive) and not break down the numbers it then kind of dies on the vine.
However when I want a project to go then the cost is broken down to cost per
unit, the benefit is stressed and I have the money to spend. The break down
for 3820 members and $6000 cost is $1.57 per member per year. A modest
increase in dues would cover this cost. Someone mentioned on the list a $5.00
increase would cover this cost, a $2.00 increase would do. Someone on the list
said that he would not pay a $5.00 increase so maybe a $2.00 increase would be
OK.
Reid does a great job on the magazine. He has increased the content and
quality and it's a shame that some of us don't get what we are paying for. I
had five issues in 2005, six issues in 2006 and two issues so for this year
that have had some damage. One issue in 2005 had the cover half torn off. I
have complained to the local post office but they say that they don't have any
automated equipment and they will 'report' the problem and that the magazine
should be put in an envelope.
I am sure Beth delivers the magazines to the nearest post office, the
magazine says postage paid @ Charlotte, NC and the magazine starts the
automated sorting process there. They then go to other sorting/distribution
centers around the country through more automated equipment until some of us
get a very beat up magazine.
Bottom line, because of the automated sorting equipment in some of the
distribution centers that is causing most of the problem, bagging the magazine
is best option even if cost the members a little more in dues.
Jerry
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