Ouch! I could have gotten this for $300 about a year and a half ago, but that was a one time chunk of change for us.
Are there any plans to provide a payment plan of any kind for those who can not afford this but might want to be a life member. This type of cost as a lump sum closes out a lot of folks, just like the NSS life membership cost. Not everyone lives on credit these days. Living on a budget. Mimi Jasek Sent from my iPhone On Jun 16, 2013, at 1:15 PM, Saj Zappitello <[email protected]> wrote: > Howdy Cavers! > > Urgent news is that the TCMA life membership cost is increasing to $500; > however, there will be a summer sale from today until July 31 when you can > still purchase a life membership for $400. This decision was made because we > have sold out of the promotional life member survey pouches. > > TCMA Updates for the past two months: > > The TSA Spring Convention was great fun. The annual TCMA fundraising auction > was a huge success. The presentation on "TCMA - What You Know and What You > Know Now" was well received and generated good interest and support. The > members meeting was well attended. > > The Robber Baron Cave Open House on April 27 was also very successful. > Attendance was down a bit from the previous year due to Fiesta happening that > same weekend; however, the crowd was generous and we raised almost as much > money as last year. Over 40 volunteers came out to support the event, and it > was a fun time for all. Organized by preserve manager Joe Mitchell. > > A Rolling Oaks Preserve work day also occurred in April. The 14 volunteers > who came out for the work day loaded up and hauled out off a huge trash pile > dug out of Niche Cave last fall and removed several large rocks from Niche > Cave. Organized by preserve manager Ellie Watson. > > The Board of Directors met in Austin yesterday, and they are hard at work > making policy decisions to keep the TCMA current and professional. Owning and > managing cave preserves with your support! > > Cave Trips > If you are interested in trips to our cave preserves, please contact your > local grotto, as trips occur regularly to some of our preserves, including > Whirlpool Preserve, Robber Baron Preserve, and Deep & Punkin Preserve. > Thanks for your support of Texas Caves! > Find out more at www.tcmacaves.org. >
