That's nice of you all, but my reward is seeing places like Drummond staying open against overwhelming odds. We came REALLY close to losing the Island's trails several times during the designation efforts. But in the end, we prevailed and that's what counts!
How often should we contact them?
Weekly? Bi-Weekly? Daily? :teehee:
Weekly for the first month or two. If we don't get wind of a Petition by then we can drop to twice a month for another couple of months.
IF they do get a Petition to Abandon the road, we'll need to show up at the meeting IN MASS to try to dissuade them from doing so.
Thank you for posting up the answer to shockfuel's question about organizations.
ALL of these organizations need volunteers to help them run smoothly. It's odd, but the more work an organization has to try to do, the fewer volunteers they get to help them with it. Local Clubs have a higher volunteer rate for their membership size than GLFWDA or United with United getting the fewest volunteers of them all. It's a wonder either of them gets as much accomplished as they do. But somehow they do!
Just joining allows them to claim more members and gives them more money to put into the cause. Let's face it, you get more respect in Lansing if you can say you represent 20,000 members than you do if you say you represent 2,000 members. Unfortunately, we have a ways to go to get to either of those numbers, so please help spread the word!
A Note about membership:
If you join the Two Trackers 4WD Club, you are automatically enrolled in both GLFWDA and United. The TTs are a 100% supporting member of GLFWDA and GLFWDA is a 100% supporting member of United. Let's face it, it doesn't do GLFWDA any good to get favorable legislation passed in Lansing if the Federal Government comes along and passes something more restrictive, so GLFWDA understands that United is critical to our success here in Michigan. That's why they insist on 100% support.
If you would rather not join the TT, or belong to another Club, joining GLFWDA automatically enrolls you in United because of their 100% support.
If you belong to another Club, PLEASE, try to convince them to become a 100% supporting member of GLFWDA!! We need ALL the wheelers we can get and in my opinion, the Clubs should be leading the way and setting an example for the rest of the wheeling crowd with their support.
United dues: $15/year
GLFWDA: $35/year ($15 goes to United and $20 stays with GLFWDA)
Two Trackers: $55/ year for non-voting ($15 for United, $20 for GLFWDA and $20 for the Two Trackers) The Two Trackers also have a voting membership for $60 if you think you'll make the meetings in GR. If you don't, please join at the non-voting level so you don't count against the quorum that must be present at a meeting before business can be conducted per the Club's By-Laws.