[MR] Question...

[David W. James]

On Thursday, December 26, 2002, at 11:18  AM, Lisa Brennan-Webbb wrote:
> After about 18 months of being inactive, I am hoping
> to play at eventing again, and I need some
> clarification - with the $3.00 non-member surcharge,
> how does it work if I am a paid member, which I will
> be again shortly,

	Get your membership form faxed off this week; as of Jan. 1 your $35
will no longer get you TI.

> but other members of my household
> are not?? Can I send in reservations for them and pay
> the member price??

	The Non-member surcharge applies to non-members attending events with
a site fee.  Your membership card gets *you* in the door, not them.
Add $3 per non-member.


> What about guests - newcomers who
> may eventualy become interested enough to join but are
> attending their first event simply because it sounds
> like fun?

	If they don't have a membership card, add $3 to their site fee.

> I understand that the policy is in place to
> encourage paopla to join, but need to know how it
> affects these areas.

	No, the policy is in place to raise money for the SCA, Inc. corporate
offices, which are forecast to run in the red next year without it.
The corporation actually loses money on memberships at its current
costs.  Changes to the benefits your $35 get you (no more TI at that
rate) and the NMS are intended to cover the projected shortfall.

	Be glad it's only $3, and that's less than a hours wage in the US. The
conversion rates in some countries in Drachenwald with SCA groups put
the NMS at the local equivalent of over a day's wage.

David/Kwellend-Njal