Please review the following letter that I plan on sending to the SAOC. Thanx. Tom Many US Alpine owners are reluctant to join the SAOC. This is mainly due to the club requirement for the dues payment to be in pounds. Most US banks do not have a large demand for checks in a foreign currency, thus the service fee is usually $10-$20. I have been a SAOC member for years and I still dread renewal time. However, your newsletter is superb and I feel that non-members are really missing out on a good thing. I feel that the idea of a US representative for SAOC membership would increase the total membership in SAOC and help support the preservation of the Sunbeam marquee. Thus, I have volunteered to provide this service to our US Alpine (and other Rootes Group cars) enthusiasts. I only plan on keeping this post for two years. Then I hope someone else will take it over. I propose the following procedures for joining the SAOC through the US representative. There will be a fixed amount for joining. This will depend on the exchange rate at the time I put 200 pounds in a special US members SAOC account. This rate will be firm until the 200 pounds is gone . If the rate goes up you get a bargain, if the rate goes down you pay extra unless you want to get a check issued at your own bank. If contacted by mail, please send a stamped self addressed envelope to me with your check/money order for your dues and I will mail you a membership form. If contacted by e-mail, please send me a check/money order only and I will send you an electronic form. Please state if you need Word for PC or Word for Mac. It will be your responsibility to fill out and return the form to the SAOC. I will notify SAOC of your address and to subtract your dues from the US members account. Please note that SAOC memberships come in two forms. A full year starting October First and a half year fee starting April 1. There are no pro-rated memberships.