The main reason I can see for wanting to be an Associate Member is to retain
the right to vote. Friends won't have that right.
Linda
On Aug 12, 2015, at 3:38 PM, Leigh Mundhenk <mundhenk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I really think we are making this unnecessarily complicated. If we have a
singing member who needs to take a break, then I think he/she should have a
choice as to whether he or she pays dues, much as we do during the summer. I
cannot understand why somebody wouldriends won't have that right. want to pay
dues on monthly basis. If they are not benefiting from singing let us. The
dues are to finance are singing, provided by those who are singing. I suggest
one category for dues paying singers. All others can be friends who make
donations as they choose. Anna and Russ, would you please weigh in on this.
On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 1:22 PM, Deirdre McClure <dmcclure@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi all..
on this:
"Also about the membership -- notice I am suggesting the 2 classes of
members be called "Singing Members" and "Supporting Members" (always
capitalized.) This makes it clear that Supporting Members pay their full
dues. Otherwise, they really aren't supporting us. Perhaps we have a third
category called "Friends of Phoenix Chorale" who don't sing and don't pay
dues, but only help out in other ways like publicity, or arranging chairs,
or whatever. And that's great! But I just don't think these "friends" ought
to have the same vote on issues that singers and folks offering financial
support do."
If one of the current singing members gets the flu, breaks a leg, leaves for
a sabbatical in Thailand, or for whatever reason needs to drop out for a
while, but they still want to remain a regular member in good standing, we
need a way to do that without them being a singing member. That's just one
reason for Associate Members, which is what I am now calling them.
We could have 3 categories: singing, associate, and friends. Friends could
just be non-dues paying helpers who don't do any governance or committees
but who set up chairs and are in the larger community.
Deirdre
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