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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
size=2>-----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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