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<DIV><SPAN class=402271905-02112002><FONT face=verdana>Gene....you are probably
RIGHT!!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=402271905-02112002> Dave</SPAN></DIV>
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586</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
discussion-request@nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>Gene Maurice<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 01, 2002 6:24
PM<BR><B>To:</B> discussion@nsrca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: WAS - KFactor Now
"Members"<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=509390602-02112002><FONT
face=verdana>Tom,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=509390602-02112002><FONT face=verdana>Do you really think
that $8.00 a year is the reason that people drop out of NSRCA? IMHO it's hard
to concieve that the cost of an OS "F" plug would chase someone
away. Could it be other factors?? Possibly, two years ago no "K-Factor" at all
for 6 months?? Possibly, the current "K-Factor" dilemma?? Possibly, backroom
politicking which led to unpopular schedules?? Ad
nausium............................ Wadda ya thunk??</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=509390602-02112002><FONT face=verdana>I think it gets down to
"What have you done for me lately"!!!!! That's just my opinion, and hell, I'm
probably wrong.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=509390602-02112002><FONT face=verdana>Gene
Maurice</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=509390602-02112002>AMA 3408</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=509390602-02112002>NSRCA 877</SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
discussion-request@nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>Thomas C. Weedon<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 01, 2002
7:09 PM<BR><B>To:</B> NSRCA Discussion List<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: WAS -
KFactor Now "Members"<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=670415900-02112002><FONT face=verdana>At the Annual NSRCA
meeting this last summer, I brought up the fact that every time the dues go
up, our membership goes down. I wanted the officers to get on a budget
program where we could go back to lower dues. District 4 had a large number
of old, non-active members that kept their subscriptions going while it was
at a reasonable price, but when the dues hit $35, I had at least 20 drop out
in my district. I can name every one of them. Our contest attendance
continued to improve, but when the dues hit $38, I witnessed a mutiny in
District 4 as well as among another NSRCA volunteer group. Actual
contest flyers has pretty much stayed the same, or improved over the last 5
to 6 years, and best of all, the number of contests has gone up! So Pattern
is in good health, it's just the NSRCA that is down.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=670415900-02112002>Tom W.</SPAN></DIV>
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