[Board-2018] PYC Constitution
Ron Laurence - Blueberry Bay Farm
info at blueberrybayfarm.com
Sat Jun 16 10:55:07 MDT 2018
Laurie:I'd rather see a fee (or surcharge) to those _who don't show up_
after a certain long period. This might bring about some resignations
and thus clear some membership spots for these who really want to belong.
Ron
On 6/16/2018 11:14 AM, Laurie Clark wrote:
> As the lifetime member here, I know I can’t vote on a dues increase
> and probably not on this application fee. But I agree with Scott and
> Jeremy...maybe an increase of a few more hundred but not as high as
> Ron has suggested.
> I would put this out for consideration:
> How about a $100/150 social dues fee? It would certainly make up for
> the members who don’t come and it would only be a once yearly amount.
> All would pay including lifetime members. It wouldn’t be a huge fix
> but I do think all members would and could afford it.
> Laurie
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 15, 2018, at 11:40 AM, Jeremy Small <jsmall.105 at gmail.com
> <mailto:jsmall.105 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> Very well put Scott. I think there a misconception of the
>> demographics of the club. In my opinion, we need to be more open to
>> getting younger active boating member in rather than increase the buy
>> in.
>>
>> Jeremy
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 10:46 PM, Scott Blidberg
>> <scott.blidberg at gmail.com <mailto:scott.blidberg at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> First, allow me to apologize for my absence this evening - I
>> started a new job this week and the schedule has been challenging
>> to say the least. I had been anticipating the discussion this
>> week and am sorry I missed it. That said, I look forward to a
>> review of the meeting via the minutes!
>>
>> In response to the proposal above I'd like to *strongly* oppose
>> an increase, particularly of such a degree. While some of the
>> points may be valid for certain individuals (at least
>> anecdotally), I would also like to point out that there are many,
>> many members (myself included) that would have no possible way of
>> joining the club should the application fee be anywhere near as
>> high as proposed. While the situations mentioned may not be
>> fiction, they are by no means the norm and do not, in my view,
>> warrant such measures.
>>
>> One of the tremendous appeals of this club is that it is /not/ a
>> place where only those with large amounts of disposable income
>> can be members. Members similar to myself, who are active and who
>> very much feel the real impact of an annual expense in the
>> thousands (when factoring in dues/slip/etc...), are not the type
>> that we are going to gain more of by raising initiation fees. In
>> fact, I would argue that they are very much the ones we will
>> lose. Additionally, there is absolutely no guarantee that those
>> who have the means to spend $2500 - $5000 simply to apply will be
>> more active members or won't be interested in joining for exactly
>> the reasons addressed!
>>
>> It is important that we not lose sight of exactly what the
>> financial impact membership can truly be to other members. This
>> club - in my experience through a lifetime of being in and around
>> it - has never been a place where you needed to have a lot of
>> money to be a member. I for one will always do my best to make
>> sure that remains the case. We need to grow our membership based
>> on the quality of the people we choose to let in and not their
>> ability to fork over larger and larger amounts of money.
>>
>> As always, I look forward to the thoughts from the Board!
>>
>> -Scott
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 9:54 PM Ron Laurence - Blueberry Bay Farm
>> <info at blueberrybayfarm.com <mailto:info at blueberrybayfarm.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Commodore Michael & Officers & Directors
>>
>> I would like to strongly recommend that the PYC Constitution
>> be amended to rectify our absurdly low application fee. Our
>> present fee does little to insure that applicants for
>> membership truly want to participate in, and contribute to
>> the _Portsmouth _Yacht Club. Without a more reasonable fee,
>> such as $2500, or $5000, we will continue to discourage
>> earnest applicants with a painfully long waiting list,
>> largely, I feel, because of people who:
>>
>> - Want to gain a membership card in a bargain yacht club
>> simply so they can have dinner at any reciprocating club in
>> the country (world?);
>>
>> - Are local residents who think its great to be able to walk
>> to dinner, so inexpensively;
>>
>> - Wish to be able to tell their friends they belong to a
>> "Yacht Club", so inexpensively (and take pride in showing off
>> their PYC sweatshirt or other garment);
>>
>> - Want to be able to show on their resume, and/or their
>> obituary that they belong(ed) to a yacht club;
>>
>> In that our Steward claims there are at least 70 members, in
>> his roughly ten years of service, that have never set foot
>> once in the clubhouse, pretty much indicates the above
>> situations are not fiction. Why not eliminate or greatly
>> reduce these absentee members and give those on the waiting
>> list who really want to _belong_ (and contribute to our
>> financial situation through participation) a chance to become
>> accepted into membership in a more reasonable period of time,
>> and not diminish their enthusiasm.
>>
>> Therefore I urge the entire board to approve this proposal so
>> that the entire membership can affirm it.
>>
>> -
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Scott Blidberg
>>
>> scott.blidberg at gmail.com <mailto:scott.blidberg at gmail.com>
>> Phone: 603.674.1179
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/scottblidberg
>> <http://www.linkedin.com/in/scottblidberg>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jeremy Small
>> 603.661.7371
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