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<P><FONT SIZE=2>No, they do not pay a fee, as a matter of fact each Kingdom is subsidized from national for mailing lists and for their local news letter.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>AshaHito</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Nicholas S. Malone</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Information Systems Supervisor</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Virginia Department of Transportation</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Transportation Planning Division</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>1401 East Broad Street, Room 113</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Richmond, VA 23219</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>F: 804.225.4785</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Nicholas.Malone@VirginiaDOT.org</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> From: Hank Harwell [<A HREF="mailto:cleireac@juno.com">mailto:cleireac@juno.com</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 9:04 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> To: atlantia@atlantia.sca.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Subject: [MR] Ignorant Question</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> I know I am about to embarrass myself thoroughly with this </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> question, but</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> I'm curious.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> With all the discussion regarding the NMS, one point seems to be</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> continually made: The NMS is going to fund the Corporation.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> In my Everyday Life, I work with a national organization that </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> has several</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> smaller groups. Each smaller groups pays what is termed "support</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> service" to the larger group over it, all the way to the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> national office.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> This support service pays for the upkeep and operation of each larger</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> office.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> My question is this: Do the kingdoms pay a "support service" or</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> "franchise fee" annually to the Corporation? My understanding is that</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> this would be compensation for affiliating with the Corporation and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> therefore receiving the benefits of the name, SCA, Inc. and the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> privileges of accessing things like the 501 (c) status and group</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> insurance rates, etc.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> If this were implemented, then I could see not having to </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> assess the NMS</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> (which I am not necessarily opposed to, personally). Of </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> course, if it is</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> already in place, then I have just shown my ignorance...</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
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