Hi Mimi, I am going out on a limb here, but I would say that we are all reasonable people willing to work with individuals on a case by case basis. If you are seriously interested, please message me privately, and I will work on some options for you. Thanks for asking!
~Saj Zappitello On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Mimi Jasek <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > >
