Re: [Harp-L] The Spirit of SPAH...was " Is this standard for SPAH?"

[michael rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>]

What are you talking about?  I definitely carry my membership card in my wallet.
Michael Rubin
Michaelrubinharmonica.com

On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 11:48 PM, Warren Bee <spahpublicity@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> SPAH membership is not really about bang for the buck and fancy service.
> Once you get your membership card it will most likely end up in a drawer
> somewhere. It's not like you carry it handy in your wallet to flash at a
> moments notice to get cool discounts or impress chicks. Harmonica Happenings
> Magazine is an awesome quarterly treat that comes  with membership but if
> you do the math it works out to over $10.00 an issue. What else do you
> really get for $45.00 a year?
>
> SPAH membership is a statement of personal passion. SPAH membership makes
> you part of a family with fellow members that span the globe. Fellow members
> that have discovered the same magic secret that you discovered. That this
> magical instrument can change lives. SPAH membership is a statement of
> community. Membership that has it's privileges indeed. That's why some of
> the finest players  that have ever breathed a breath through the combs of
> many materials, their wind tickling the slivers of brass  and steel to
> create a sound like no other, are card carrying members of SPAH. The spirit
> of SPAH is AWESOME!
>
> SPAH is now 47 years old. It was founded in 1963.
> http://spah.org/index.php/faqs/25-about-spah   As a non-profit organization
> SPAH does many things to help promote our instrument. We help local clubs,
> we help kids and seniors, we reach out to the international harmonica
> community, we put on a world class convention every year. Between the cost
> of doing business, producing a magazine and a website along with the funds
> that we do share with others, the $45.00 annual dues get chewed up pretty
> quickly. We have to plan and make financial commitments years in advance to
> secure facilities for our conventions. We need a modest cash flow to
> PRESERVE and ADVANCE OUR HARMONICA LOVING COMMUNITY! SPAH is a 100%
> volunteer organization. We want to continue to serve the harmonica community
> for the next 47 years and beyond. Your membership, input and participation
> is something we need and cherish to accomplish this goal.
>
> WB
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> Warren "Bee" Bachman
> SPAH Publicity Director and card carrying member!
> 631-521-0472
> www.spah.org
>