This is so cool! I thought someone would have to complete the sponsorship form, not just *sign* my application! Thank you Susan! Here is what the bylaws say (quoting from the bylaws as posted on www.ackcsc.org):
"Each applicant for Associate membership shall apply on a form approved by the Board of Directors and which shall provide that the applicant agrees to abide by these constitution and by-laws, and the rules of the American Kennel Club. The application shall state the name and address and occupation of the applicant, and shall carry the signed endorsement of two Regular Members in good standing. Along with the application, the prospective member shall submit Associate dues payment for the current year." That is *much* less complicated that I thought. There were several people who emailed me privately expressing some of the same difficulties that I *thought* I was having. Now, it seems it was just a misreading! To those of you out there who have delayed joining ACKCSC, associate membership sounds much easier after checking out the details of the application process as written in the by-laws. I'll email Judy to make sure. Thanks for clarifying that for me!! May I ask two more questions, and then I promise, I'll *stop*? 1) What is the purpose of limiting how many applications a regular ACKCSC member may sponsor each year? By my reading, only a regular member may sponsor an application for membership, and that regular member may only sponsor *two* applications per year (either associate, regular or one of each). Is/was there a fear that the club would be inundated with applications causing all kinds of backlog in processing them? Or is it more an attempt to prevent any one person from sponsoring new members in the attempt to build a political coalition of some kind? Or some other reason that escapes me? (footnote: I wish someone would write a biographical account of the formation of this group! It would be a very interesting read for newcomers like me.) 2) [I promise this is my *last* question on this] The bylaws state (again quoting from the by-laws as posted on the website): "(a) Regular Membership - open to persons aged 18 years or older who are residents of the United States, in good standing with the American Kennel Club, who own an AKC-registered Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, and who display a sincere, continuing interest in bettering the breed. Regular Members shall be entitled to all rights and privileges including voting privileges of the Club." "(b) Associate Membership - open to persons 18 years or older who are interested in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and who are in good standing with the American Kennel Club, but who do not satisfy the requirements for Regular Membership. Associate Members shall be entitled to all privileges of the Club except that they shall not be permitted to vote, hold office, or be counted in a quorum. " By my reading, the requirements for regular membership that are different than those for associate membership would be owning an AKC-registered cavalier and displaying a sincere, continuing interest in bettering the breed. Did I get that right? How many years in the breed (showing, breeding in line with the codes of ethics, etc.) would this mean? Would that be past the five-year drop-out rate? Less than that? More than that? Is this similar to how other AKC breed clubs operate? (Oops! That was *six* questions in one!) I'll stop now. Thank you to those of you who are helping me out here. I'm learning so much. Robin (and Teddy, SnowDog in April :-p) Minnesota (where 8 inches of snow fell this week!) --- Susan Cochran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Robin, I looked at the associate membership form and > it doesn't appear to > need a sponsor form, just a sponsor signature. Ask > Judy Gates if this is > correct. If so, I could sign the associate > membership for you. Then you > would have a chance to work up to full membership or > to find out if this is > even what you want. Everyone has to start somewhere. > All the best, > Susan Cochran __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
