Had the same thing happen. I joined around 78 and was a member for around 8 or 9 years then had a check sent back. I had surgery I think late Nov and my dues were not on my mind...so figured I guess it wasn't that important to them....even with explanation. I did enjoy the education value of the REVIEW at that time, so instead of reapplying, my mentor gave me all her old mags. Worked...John insisted I rejoin when I moved here, so I did. On the bright side, John got his 30 year certificate last week (even though he says it should be 35). There was a book problem years back and Gail could not find (no fault of her's) when he joined, so she put down 1980 even though it was 75. He said....30-35, heck was does it matter. Long time. he was pleased with the certificate. Molly In a message dated 12/23/2010 10:15:19 A.M. Central Standard Time, fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx writes: The first time I joined was in the early 80's then I got caught in the CAN I FIND IT IN MY HEART TO RENEW year. :0) They sent back my check because it was late and told me that I would have to reapply for membership. I didn't bother. I wonder how many others didn't bother to re apply for membership that year. That was a loss of revenue. I can't remember which year it was that I reapplied for membership. Too tell you the truth I could care less about plaques, pins, or awards. I do what I do because I want too. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================