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<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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<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>Maureen E. Dunphy<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 31, 2002 9:37
PM<BR><B>To:</B> discussion@nsrca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: WAS - KFactor Now
"Members"<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The current NSRCA membership is 880 members. In 12/99 we
had about 1350 members. I have prepared a history of NSRCA which will be
published in the K-Factor in early 2003 which will show the yearly membership
since the early years of NSRCA, and many other interesting
items.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Maureen</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rcaerobob@cox.net href="mailto:rcaerobob@cox.net">Bob
Pastorello</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 31, 2002 8:11
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> WAS - KFactor Now
"Members"</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Troy - you mention over 1100 a "few years ago", and now, approx.
600. Is there a public number maybe Maureen could share? Curious
- what exactly HAVE the paid member counts been for the past 4 years
????</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>And does anyone KNOW if a decreased membership in NSRCA has ALSO
resulted in lower contest attendance? From what I hear/read, the
average attendance is relatively unchanged, isn't that right? So maybe
we have just lost members in the NSRCA and NOT "lost" Pattern fliers?</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Any speculation on these points/questions?</DIV>
<DIV><BR>Bob Pastorello<BR>NSRCA 199, AMA 46373<BR><A
href="mailto:rcaerobob@cox.net">rcaerobob@cox.net</A><BR><A
href="http://www.rcaerobats.net">www.rcaerobats.net</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=troy_newman@msn.com href="mailto:troy_newman@msn.com">Troy
Newman</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 31, 2002 1:36
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: KFactor</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>I think that it was mid-July the one that was circulated at the
NATS....I can't be for sure....there may have been one after that....I
don't think it was the July issue I think is was called the June
issue.....but that's the last one I have seen.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I don't always get them...I guess my mailman sucks...Seems to be the
typical answer. I think this year of 2002 I have received 3 or 4 KFs. I
know there have been more issues at least (6). I usually just borrow a
buddies. I would check and see what the last one was but they seem to be
in high demand out here in Colorado so I use it as a marketing
tool....When I'm done I just pass it along. The hope is eventually the guy
that ends up with it who ever he is might join up.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The guys will get something going. Heck dues are coming up in
December and I would hate to see the numbers if there is no KF...Right now
I think we are standing at about 600+ and just a few years ago we were
well over 1100+.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Its a serious concern for those of us that have been involved
and the people that are still involved. Not to mention the advertising
exposure that the main supports are counting on....There are just a few
companies that have advertised in Every single KF and continue to do so.
no matter what the delivery schedule and no matter what the quality of the
publication. These are the guys and companies that have sustained the KF
your dues are not enough period..the Advertising dollars these guys like
Central, Radio South, and others...I don't want to leave any off but I
know these 2 have never missed an addition in the last save 5-6
years+.......these dollars have made the KF possible so send them some
business. </DIV>
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<DIV>Troy </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B>
GeorgeF.</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 31, 2002
10:39 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> discussion@nsrca.org</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: KFactor</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>But what was the last one?<BR>George<BR><BR><BR>At
06:39 PM 10/30/2002 -0700, you wrote:<BR>>That's the current
story...hasn't been one in a while!<BR>><BR>>Suppose to be one
incoming and another soon to follow...but nothing yet.
<BR>>Sorry.<BR>><BR>>Good news is I heard that dues are going
down.<BR>><BR>><BR>>TN<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>-----
Original Message -----<BR>>From: GeorgeF.<BR>>Sent: Wednesday,
October 30, 2002 6:34 PM<BR>>To: discussion@nsrca.org<BR>>Subject:
KFactor<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>What is the latest
edition of KFactor? I don't remember getting one
in<BR>>awhile, just wanted to make sure the mail-man didn't decide to
take my
last<BR>>copy....<BR>>George<BR>><BR>>=====================================<BR>>#
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