Originally Posted by
dgw2jr
Edit: Just re-read the 3rd post by ew, being the change to how payment is made. I guess I'm trying to figure out why the people who do all the trail building and maintenance only get 40% of the membership fees. Are the services that IMBA will provide really worth that much? Now if they plan to help the club with design and construction of new sustainable trails in the area then I can easily understand them getting 60%. I was going to make an analogy between the govt and IMBA but don't want to start a political flame war...
There's SO much more to the program than membership fees. And, trust me, current membership fees are not paying to build or maintain trails.
Chapter gives the club a stronger position to do bigger things - grant applications, land requests, partnerships with local, regional, and national organizations to put on events, build trails, etc.
Going Chapter is about believing this club can do something bigger than we've ever done for MTB and our community in general, and then doing something about it. Bike parks, Epic trail systems, etc....
Where do you see this club in 2 years? 5 years? 10 years?
As I've said numerous times before, this is about a vision and making that vision a reality. I'm 100% for it.
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