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OFFICE MEMO Join SAOC for 1 Year Date:
9/14/98
To all USA Alpine enthusiasts-
You can now join the Sunbeam Alpine Owner's Club (England) for one year for $39 US. I will pay your dues in British pounds to the SAOC so you do not have to get a check in pounds. Please read the letter below for more information. Also for your information -
The one year membership fee is 21 pounds. The exchange rate is one pound = $1.76 plus $2 for processing.
The following letter will be printed in the SAOC newsletter soon.
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 British 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.
However if possible, this problem could be solved if the SAOC accepted credit card payment. Are there any plans for SAOC to accept credit card payment in the future? I would be willing to pay the extra cost to the club to charge my dues to a credit card and I am sure other foreign country members would too.
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 after I receive your check.
Please note that SAOC memberships come in two forms. A full year starting October First (currently 21 pounds) and a half year fee starting April 1 (currently 14 pounds). There are no pro-rated memberships.
Tom Wiencek
8757 Sunshine Court
Orland Park, Illinois 60462
SAOC member # 3926
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