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<DIV><SPAN class=239281314-03012007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>What
about a reduced dues with Publication to apeal to the non contest pattern
flyers. There is meny of us out here and that way you could include all patteren
flyers seniors and all.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=239281314-03012007><FONT size=2>Thank You,<BR>Tom Mullen<BR>MIS
Manager<BR>10 N Robinson<BR>PO Box 677<BR>City of Cleburne, Texas
76033-0677<BR>tommu@cleburne.net<BR>V 817-645-0977<BR>F
817-645-2789<BR></FONT></DIV></SPAN>
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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org
[mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Bob
Richards<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 03, 2007 6:07 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
NSRCA Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] NSRCA Dues
Increase<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Wayne,</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks for taking the time to express your opinion. I agree with
most of what you say. I do believe the KFactor is a good publication, but
based on what other organisations are doing, I agree that it is not giving us
much return on our dollar. I do believe we should spend more effort towards an
online publication.</DIV>
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<DIV>Bob Richards</DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Wayne <Whinkle1024@msn.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Well
said Del<BR><BR>As I mentioned and everyone went off on me. Its not the
extra $10. Its the <BR>fact there is no plan for the future and no way to
pay the bills. We are <BR>short on funds so we need to increase dues. To me
this only means dumping <BR>more money into an already deep hole. The NSRCA
management over the last 2-4 <BR>years has spent in the range of $25,000
more than its income. Not pointing a <BR>finger and saying where did it go?
and then shaming folks into just sending <BR>the extra $10 is not going to
solve the problem.<BR><BR>Derek can speak directly to the funds issue as he
reported the funds in <BR>excess back beofre Lamar was elected to office. I
got the number directly <BR>from the debate on email regarding the finacial
issues and address questions <BR>to canidates that I believe Troy Neuman
posted 2 years ago. These numbers <BR>jive with Rusty Dose's last column
where he states dues and advertising is <BR>down $15,000 per year. Guess
what do this for 2 years and there is your <BR>$25k.<BR><BR>This is not a
call to stop renewing. Rather its a vote of no confidence in <BR>the current
method. Not the people just the fact we are dumping money down <BR>the
drain.<BR><BR>I voice my opinion and the world explodes in that I don't know
what I'm <BR>talking about. Guess what THAT is the ARROGANT, Elitist
attitude that we <BR>pattern flyers are so famous for.<BR><BR>I have copies
of old KF's that were nothing more than Xerox sheets like a <BR>normal club
news letter. The content was 10 times what it is today. Yet it <BR>probably
cost about 1/4 the price to produce.<BR><BR>The KF used to attract folks
because it was the place to get info and <BR>contacts for all the cool
pattern stuff. Not because it had a fancy cover in <BR>color. Well the
internet, and direct mail marketing ads from Central Hobby <BR>and others
now give this information to us. I would rather see us spend our <BR>money
on a professional website that has info, how to's, ads, and real time
<BR>information other than the local weather report every month from the
DVPs <BR>that is costing us thousands.<BR><BR>My suggestion is to stop
producing a published news letter. Instead continue <BR>it as an online
publication and spend our money on the website and have some
<BR>professional help in setting it up, marketing our shirts, caps and
patches, <BR>and get back to what the NSRCA does well. Promote pattern
instead of <BR>producing a poor publication.<BR><BR>Get in bed with Flying
Giants and create a online "pattern flyer central" <BR>Like IMAC has done.
They have a good product and the cost is half the price. <BR>In fact they
are doing so good at it people think they are us. How many <BR>times do we
see the internet light up with I would like to fly pattern and <BR>want to
get started but I only have 50cc yak and I don't want to get laughed <BR>at.
A good website and some positive support that can pool us the members
<BR>and keep a archive of the great techniques and articles that are
written.<BR><BR>We can't compete with MA News, FLY RC and others so why try.
We are who we <BR>are and its time to cut back and tighten the belt. If we
devote even 1/2 the <BR>funds from our current poor KF to a good website we
will much better off for <BR>the long haul. I know the website is work but
we have volunteers doing it <BR>and the results are not competitive. Hell we
can't even get D1 and D6 to put <BR>their websites on the national site.
Then we can't get D8 to update the <BR>contests on the National site they
have to go to D8's site to get the <BR>contest. Come on lets get a united
front that looks like we aren't just a <BR>bunch of hillbillies! That is why
IMAC has the coverage in the magazines, <BR>that is why IMAC has suppliers
like H9 including decals in the kits and <BR>membership apps. That is why
they are sound financially. We just sit around <BR>and argue why a snap
isn't a snap and don't want anyone to touch our <BR>precious news letter
that is trying to be a full magazine. Volunteers make <BR>this organization
go round. Well gets get them focus on what needs to <BR>happen. Asleep at
the wheel will not solve it. We have had that for the past <BR>several
years.<BR><BR><BR>Wayne<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>