SC - questions/kinda long, sorry

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/16/00 12:52:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
KallipygosRed at aol.com writes:

<< We were told that 
 although membership grows, renewals have fallen off.  >>

Certainly on a purely modern, administrative level membership  is a top 
priority. Locally, membership is on again, off again. Older members tend to 
let their membership lapse for years at a time, renewing it as needed to hold 
specific offices and new members tend to be official 'members' until they no 
longer feel that they need the 'official' publications to spur them along.

There are several reasons for this but the main redone is the unusually high 
annual membership fees compared with most recreation groups. Membership is 
indulged in when offices are taken because it is a 'requirement' to hold 
office. Of the 120 plus members our shire has only a small fraction are 
acutely dues paying members. All are settled family, career oriented people 
and stable in the community. Our student membership is minimal and to all 
intent and purposes nonexistence. Transitory members are nonexistent.

Ras