<VV> <CORSA Chapters> Membership question -- 100% vs Not. Chapter level

[Mike Jacobi]

Right by golly on the money Ken!!!  Corsa's decision not to insist on
national membership is a painful and perhaps fatal self inflicted wound.

Just my opinion.  Objects in your mirror may appear different.

Mike in Michigan


On 12/15/09 8:18 AM, "kenpepke at juno.com" <kenpepke at juno.com> wrote:

> 
> A while back, in the very early 80s, The Detroit Area Corvair Club was
> compelled to be 100% CORSA in order to have our Homecoming be covered by the
> insurance.  Perhaps we were singled out by CORSA as nobody outside of the DACC
> seems to remember that requirement.  It was not popular with our membership
> but, the DACC complied and we lost membership ... but less than 5%.
> 
> DACC is not 100% now ... Why?  Once we had complied and had our Homecoming,
> CORSA announced that it was now longer a requirement.  Our lost members did
> not return and many of our members that had joined CORSA did not renew with
> CORSA.
> 
> It has been quite some time since anything more than a recommendation has been
> discussed with new local members.  Personally I would not even broach the
> subject of required membership without CORSA applying a uniform standard
> requirement ... and then STANDING FIRMLY BEHIND their decision.
> 
> Today there is no reason to think our membership would have any desire to
> support 100% CORSA membership.
> 
> [I AM NOT SHOUTING NOW, I AM SCREAMING!!!]
> 
> CORSA SHOULD REQUIRE IT NOW NO MATTER WHAT THE MEMBERSHIP THINKS!!!!!!
> 
> Most clubs that involve moving vehicles of any type have that requirement.
> Somebody said 'If you want to play, YOU should pay!'  As much as I agree with
> that statement it is not the greatest reason ... nor is building a greater
> membership today.
> 
> A different point of view:
> National organizations produce a printed magazine.  That magazine is critical.
> The number of issues issued per year is not the greatest factor.  The magazine
> lies around the house and when a young dad picks it up odds are small sons
> will want to read with him.  Odds are that he will point things out to the
> young mom and little girls will also hear.  Eventually the kids will pick up
> the magazine on their own.  This is the BASIC BUILDING BLOCKS of future
> membership.  Kids grow up and drift away from such family activities but some
> of them, in a few years and following what they learned from dad, start their
> own CORSA 'family.'  CORSA, by failing to require 100% membership from the
> start has DEALT THEMSELVES OUT of GENERATIONS of that cycle.  OK, there is no
> hope of getting all of these kids to follow dad's example and join but, CORSA
> has guaranteed we will get NONE of them.  Too Bad.
> 
> Some organizations are considering 'going cheap' and send their magazines
> electronically [no printing costs / no postage] but for the very same reason
> they will learn that they shot themselves in the foot.
> 
> Is it too late today? ... Is CORSA past the point of no return?  Perhaps BUT,
> there is no real substitute ... it is do or die RIGHT NOW!
> 
> Ken P
> 
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> 
> "tim mahler" <flat6vair at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> Simple pol.
>> 
>> Does your chapter require CORSA membership?
>> Have you discussed 100% CORSA membership in you chapter meetings?
>> Would your chapter support 100% CORSA membership?
> 
>  
> 
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