I just got this email from Cliff Towne, the PDGA guy who is organizing the Affilliate Club program (ACP). Would you like for DISContinuum to pay $20 to register the club? That way, I think we all get $5 off individual membership renewals if we do it in bulk.
Please read and respond here with your opinion.
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Hey Folks,
It is that PDGA membership time of the year again! Attached find the PDGA
Bundled Membership Form for 2003 (revised to reflect the new AM division
structure etc.). I am sending the excel version but I have a .pdf file if
you need it - let me know. If you want to stick with the ACP this year
please kick me a check soon for the annual ACP fees for 2003 - that would be
great - still just $20. If you use the Bundled Membership Form, Guru asked
me to tell you that the birthdate info is MANDATORY.
I also want to advise you that I am preparing to print the hardcopy of the 2003 PDGA Course Directory from our online database. Please go online and review the courses in your area and advise me of any changes (soon please -
deadline looms).
http://pdga.com/dgc-online.php
You can update the info at:
http://pdga.com/new_course_user_update.php
Add new courses at:
http://pdga.com/new_course_user_insert.php
Short info ACP letter below:
The ACP is alive and well! Registration info is at:
http://pdga.com/club_af_register.php
Short info follows (more complete info at the web site below):
$5 off on the Bundled Membership deal - there are other benefits - check out
http://pdga.com/club_affiliate.php
For the Bundled membership benefit:
You fill out the excel form (I will attach that to you if you want to use
this benefit) with at least ten members and get $5 off each one. We
encourage clubs to charge members the full price
and the club keep the $5 for the club fund (as opposed the members just
taking the discount and club gets zilch). The club has to deal with the
burden of distributing the membership packages to members as well as
collecting the bucks, filling out the form and mailing it in.
Completed form and membership $ goes to PDGA HQ.
Include renewals and newbies and couples (every deal) on the same form
First you need to register your club as an Affiliate Club by sending me an
email with a separate club roster - names, (alphabetically please) and PDGA
#'s only ( most folks attach an excel spreadsheet). Include complete info on
your Club Contact (address, phone and email address) and mail a $20 check
made out to Cliff Towne to the address below.
Thanks, Cliff
Yeah, I agree with what Shawn copied off of the PDGA Affiliate Club site... Plus, donating $5 to the club is good by me as well.
How many club members do we have that are members, haven't renewed their PDGA membership, and we anticipate to renew their club membership?
I know we had at least 10 members last year...
I believe you pay the full amount, then the club gets to keep $5 of that when the bulk registration is sent in.
I will ask Cliff Towne to send us a group renewal package in time for the Dec 8th meeting.
I'll have to check when I get home, but I think the following are PDGA and club members:
Jim Klem
Danny Wheeler
Jon Brakel
Becky Brakel
Maddisen Brakel
Brett Comincioli
Al Short
Jay Neirodzik
Shawn Fallon
Paul Kuffel
Craig Shaub
Myk Deardorf (?)
Pat Wood (?)
Jason Hany
Mark Horn (?)
Lucas "Mr Bean" (?)
I dunno fer sher. Work is distracting me.....
I have now received the PDGA Affilliate Club Bundled Membership form.
Jon/Becky - if you want, it looks like you Brakels can signup for Family membership through this form. :-)
Anyone can also sign up as an Ace ($150) or Birdie Club ($100) member through this bundle.
Also, if you have any confusion on the new Amateur status rankings, check out the info on pdga.com (link on front page), or you can ask me. This will be my 5th year as a member, and I am very happy with membership benefits. I even got a great discount in Caifornia last year because of the PDGA/Alamo Rent-A-Car discount program.
Is everyone of the opinion that the club should keep the $5 discount on each of the bundled memberships? I certainly am.
Please bring money and info to the club meeting on Sunday, December 8th. If you cannot make the meeting, please get me money and info before then if possible. I will fill out the forms and write one check to cover it all. Simple? That's the idea.... :-)
i have not renewed yet
myk,
the membership is well worth it. you get 4 issues of disc golf world, mini with pdga # on it, rules book, stickers, & a disc. can't beat that.
that is fine with me. i will write a check to discontinuum. is the renewal fee $30.00 minus the five dollar discount? i have no problem donating $5.00. Can't wait to get those new baskets in the ground!
I would like to see the club get the Five dollars that I was planning on spending anyway. We could take care off membership sign-up,renewal and distribution at leagues or any event.
Some of the benifits
- Current PDGA members on the Affiliate Club's roster will be able to take the PDGA officials test with no fee.
- The club contact will receive a form for bundling PDGA memberships for 2001. The club will be allowed to discount $5 for each bundled membership. There must be at least ten (10) memberships per bundle.
- Upon receipt of the membership bundles, the club contact will be sent a PDGA Course Directory for each ten (10) PDGA members, along with the individual PDGA membership packages for local distribution.
- Various disc sport merchants will be offering exclusive discounts to ACP members.
1) Discovering The World is happy to offer 10% off our extensive product line to
Affiliate Club members who are also current PDGA members. This offer
excludes, D.G.A. and Innova baskets, our beginner package and any other
promotional discounts. This discount must be mentioned at the time of
ordering by phone, fax, mail, e-mail and off our secure web site (in the
comments section @ www.dtworld.com).
- We will be adding additional benefits to the program as it grows.
Suggestions are welcomed.
Info to:clifftowne@attbi.com
Unfortunately I am not a PDGA member, but I play one on T.V.
Seriously, I never got around to signing up last year, but you can count on me for next year.
Becky, Maddisen and I are all PDGA members and we can all renew with the club. That's three more. When do we want to do this? At the meeting or does it need to be done sooner?
The Brakel's will probably sign-up as individuals. We like having our own DGWN.