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<DIV>Nice restraint, Mike.</DIV>
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<DIV>Merry Christmas!!</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: "Mike Hester" <kerlock@comcast.net> <BR><BR>> Ummm..........Merry Christmas.........I'm going to swallow the freakin blood <BR>> from biting my tongue clean in half and I'll get back to this one after <BR>> Christmas is over. Not trying to be adversarial, but wow, I'll get into that <BR>> after we have a nice holiday. <BR>> <BR>> Merry Christmas, and hold that thought....but if you don't see anything <BR>> going on to promote pattern, I wonder where you're looking. <BR>> <BR>> -Mike <BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> From: "Wayne" <WHINKLE1024@MSN.COM><BR>> To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <NSRCA-DISCUSSION@LISTS.NSRCA.ORG><BR>> Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 9:16 PM <BR>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] NSRCA Dues Increase <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> > Don't worry Paul it wasn't an
nounced in the KF either! <BR>> > <BR>> > So you didn't miss anything. <BR>> > <BR>> > I understand the need for increased dues. I also understand the need for <BR>> > the <BR>> > NSRCA to give us something in return for our support. Today I don't see <BR>> > much <BR>> > going on to PROMOTE pattern. While I wish to support pattern and promote <BR>> > it <BR>> > I will take my $40 and spend it on attendance at an event rather than the <BR>> > NSRCA. <BR>> > <BR>> > Sorry but poor management of more of our funds are not going to get it <BR>> > done. <BR>> > 2 years ago when folks asked questions of Derek and Lamar the bank account <BR>> > was sitting on a surplus of about $12,000 or so. If I remember the numbers <BR>> > correctly. I'm going to go find the old KF that had this number in it. <BR>> > Rusty <BR>> > Dose tells us last month that we are down over $15,000 is du
es and <BR>> > advertising revenue. Looks to me like this has been a sinking ship for <BR>> > some <BR>> > time. The very fact that I received a renewal notice with the $40 price <BR>> > tag <BR>> > on it a full week before we heard about it from the board is another sign <BR>> > of <BR>> > mismanagement. A 30% increase in dues just because there has not been a <BR>> > increase in many years is not the solution to our problems. Where is the <BR>> > 30% <BR>> > increase going to help support precision aerobatics. <BR>> > <BR>> > I think that with all products and services in the market place today the <BR>> > NSRCA needs to show some value to the modelers out there. If this happens <BR>> > then membership will grow. Revenue will increase. And Pattern flying will <BR>> > prosper. I feel that I and other vote with our pocket books. The reason <BR>> > advertising dollars are down, the reason
dues dollars are down is due <BR>> > directly to the product supplied. <BR>> > <BR>> > Perhaps the NSRCA leadership is listening but instead we talk about what a <BR>> > great job has been done and how far we have come. I'm not into bashing the <BR>> > guy that just left but Derek we have seen nothing about how to get us out <BR>> > of <BR>> > this pickle we are in. Therefore I elect not to renew at this time. I <BR>> > think <BR>> > there are better places to spend our money to support Precision <BR>> > Aerobatics. <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > Wayne <BR>> > ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> > From: "Paul Brine" <PBRINE@UOGUELPH.CA><BR>> > To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <NSRCA-DISCUSSION@LISTS.NSRCA.ORG><BR>> > Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 3:19 PM <BR>> > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] NSRCA Dues Increase <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> >> It also wasn't a
nnounced to the membership until Dec 22nd via Lamar's <BR>> >> email. <BR>> >> Remember not everyone (ie myself ) is in a position to download and read <BR>> >> the <BR>> >> k-factor on-line. <BR>> >> <BR>> >> Applying the increase to those who renewed before then is like you <BR>> >> signing <BR>> >> on the line to buy a car and being told a week later by the dealer that <BR>> >> the <BR>> >> price went up a $1000. <BR>> >> <BR>> >> Paul <BR>> >> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> >> From: Martin X. Moleski, SJ <MOLESKI@CANISIUS.EDU><BR>> >> To: NSRCA Mailing List <NSRCA-DISCUSSION@LISTS.NSRCA.ORG><BR>> >> Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 1:07 PM <BR>> >> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] NSRCA Dues Increase <BR>> >> <BR>> >> <BR>> >>> Anthony Abdullah wrote: <BR>> >>> <BR>> >>> &
gt; Silly quesion: <BR>> >>> <BR>> >>> > After a long pattern lay off for grad school and such I am returning <BR>> >>> > in <BR>> >>> > full force. Part of that included renewing my NSRCA membership. When I <BR>> >>> > downloaded and printed the form from the NSRCA website the dues was <BR>> >>> > listed as $30.00 and that is how much the check was written for (just <BR>> >>> > two days ago). Do I need to send an additional check for $10.00 or is <BR>> >>> > the price increse effective Jan 1? <BR>> >>> <BR>> >>> There was a missed communication between Lamar and myself early in <BR>> >>> December, so I didn't hear about the change in dues until two or <BR>> >>> three days ago. <BR>> >>> <BR>> >>> The law is probably on your side, if you want to take the time <BR>> >>> to take it to c
ourt. <BR>> >>> <BR>> >>> It would be a huge kindness to simply send along another $10 check. <BR>> >>> <BR>> >>> I believe the forms have all been updated. <BR>> >>> <BR>> >>> I'm hoping to work on the Paypal front end over this vacation. <BR>> >>> It hasn't been satisfactory for a couple of years ... my bad. <BR>> >>> <BR>> >>> Marty <BR>> >>> _______________________________________________ <BR>> >>> NSRCA-discussion mailing list <BR>> >>> NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org <BR>> >>> http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion <BR>> >> <BR>> >> <BR>> >> _______________________________________________ <BR>> >> NSRCA-discussion mailing list <BR>> >> NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org <BR>> >> http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion <BR>> >>
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