Oranco Club Members,
Our Membership Chair, Samantha Ewertz has resigned. We all thank her for her service to Oranco and wish her well.
My Name is David Bacon and I will be filling in for Samantha until we can find a replacement. As many of you know I wear a few hats at the club. I am our current Tournament Chairman, Board Member with all its duties, I teach the JFA (Junior Field Archers) class once a month and help out with the Beginners Archery Class when I can and have been helping Pete with scorekeeping for about 6 Years now. So why take on membership too? Believe me I asked myself the same question, but this is a temporary post and we are making some major changes to the way we process membership going forward. The new By-Laws are in effect and the membership requirements have changed for new members and we are moving to a new Quick Books accounting system as well and since I developed the software we use for membership and have been using quick books for almost two decades I am happy to work with our Treasurer, Louie Lopez to see that renewal time goes off with out a hitch. That said, it is technology so please be patient and let me know immediately if you think something isn’t quite right. My contact info is below and on the website.
On May 1
st
you should receive and email from Oranco with an invoice for your membership dues. If we don’t have an email address for you we will put your renewal notice in the mail. If you recently changed your email or home address, please let me know so I can update our records. You can still pay by cash at the club house or send us a check by mail but now you can also pay your dues by credit or debit card. If you completed some work parties last year, they will be deducted from the membership dues and if you had six or more work parties your invoice total will be zero and
Thank you very much for all your hard work
. The Zero invoice will help us track work party credits and are for your records and please don’t forget that you need to be a current member of CBH/SAA or NFAA to get your renewal so when you get a minute, scan and email me a copy of your current association membership card. If you like, you can take a picture of your card and text or email it to me as well. If you are going to mail us a copy, please do it soon. Renewals are just around the corner and we want to make sure the transition is as smooth as possible and we get the job done in a timely fashion. That said, if any member wants to lend a hand with the process please let me know and I will give you a heads up when the renewals roll in so we can get the new membership cards made, laminated and put in the mail. The help would be greatly appreciated and will count as a work party.
I will also be working with Louie on a new Membership Standard Operating Procedure to make sure both the Membership Chair and the Treasurer are always on the same page and help to make what most people call “The Hardest Job in the Club” a little more manageable. Then the plan is to find a candidate, train them on the new system and turn it over as soon as they are up to speed and have board approval.
Thank you very much and let me know if you have any question,
David Bacon
909-217-4441
