13 Oct
2014
13 Oct
'14
9:56 a.m.
Yewah, graduated work study.
Not sure about grandfathering into the new scheme.
If it's a coop, they have a say and a vote, but not sure paid staff/ exec Dir will agree.
I prefer the Linus model to the Gates model. ( WiFi while traveling example , forgot the name, find box, Ia fontella )
Where it gets tricky is that kids go to shop to learn to make money, to get a job, pass school/ honors/ etc.
Volunteers go to give back, get discounts ( wholesale ordering from catalogs help, imo )
But the struggle continues, ask Marx..
Bikes are kinda green, so ag may win đˇ đ đđđ đ đ˛ đ đ đ đ đ đ đ° đ¸
typing impaired by device, so phlat.
NB: BigBro monitors all, dude[tte]....
BackusNaurForm forgotten.
Lied to re: Del msgs. MailHoardersAnon*
On Oct 13, 2014 9:41 AM, "Geoffrey Bercarich" <geoff.bercarich@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Volunteers should volunteer so many hours to provide for their yearly
> membership dues.
>
> Times change
> On Oct 13, 2014 9:23 AM, "sylvia crum" <yuleoolu@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Our bike shop has never paid rent to the church that houses us, in our 12
>> years of existence. In an attempt to change that, we have just recently
>> changed our membership scheme away from volunteer hours for membership to
>> paid memberships. We're only charging $30/year (and they get a t-shirt).
>> And we're getting lots of new members. But some of the guys who have been
>> around for 3 or 4 years were previously told that they had membership for
>> life due to their many volunteer hours.
>>
>> I don't want to discount what they've done for our shop in the past. But
>> I am also attempting to change some of the culture of our shop, a culture
>> that had become a bit of a boys' club where the old guys got to do exciting
>> stuff like fix bikes and new members got to sort small parts.
>>
>> Any thoughts these free "members for life"?
>>
>> sylvia crum
>> Revolutions Bicycle CoOp
>> Memphis, TN
>>
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