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NEWINGTON, CT, Oct 4, 2002--The ARRL has introduced The Diamond Club as a way to increase member involvement, support the League and offer valuable membership benefits above and beyond those already available. The program was approved by the ARRL Board of Directors at its July meeting and introduced this month.
"This is a donor recognition program, to acknowledge member loyalty," said ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH. "We're excited to be able to thank our members in ways we've never been able to do previously and, at the same time, to raise critical additional resources to sustain ARRL in the future."
Hobart said the program has a first-year goal of $150,000 "to support those ARRL-sponsored programs amateurs enjoy." She compared the program to those already offered by other non-profit organizations across the US.
"We did a membership sample survey in 2001 to gauge interest in specific benefits and types of benefits," Hobart explained. "The Diamond Club program was crafted to be consistent with the results of that survey."
Recognition for increased annual support in The Diamond Club includes all current ARRL membership benefits plus pins and certificates for every level, special Diamond Club car window decals, publication discounts, new QST delivery options and donor recognition opportunities. "You select the contribution level that fits your budget, and ARRL will do the rest," Hobart said.
Members of The Diamond Club can start out small--with an annual contribution as little as $75 a year ($50 a year for ARRL Life Members)--or large, with a yearly gift of $5000 or more. In addition to a subscription to QST, access to members-only pages on the ARRL Web site, and other member benefits, Diamond Club donors at the introductory level will receive a Diamond Club pin, a personalized Diamond Club certificate and two Diamond Club vehicle window decals.
The Diamond Club offers additional benefits for larger contributions at the Brass, Silver, Gold and Platinum levels. For instance, at the Platinum level--available for contributions of from $2500 to $4999 annually--members also will receive 10 percent off direct ARRL publications purchases, first-class delivery of QST, unlimited free use of DXCC, Outgoing QSL Service and awards, an invitation to all ARRL donor recognition events, and an annual voluntary listing in the ARRL Annual Report and on the ARRL Web site.
A Diamond Club Director level is open only to ARRL Life Members who give from $5000 to $9999 a year. Among other benefits, it offers overnight QST delivery and bound sets of QST, QEX and NCJ.
"Over the years, the benefits of annual membership in ARRL have expanded beyond a subscription to QST," Hobart notes. "Now we want to do more to recognize increased donor support for ARRL. Your enrollment in The Diamond Club, at whatever level you select, means that ARRL will have the resources to represent Amateur Radio as never before."
Donations to the ARRL Diamond Club are
tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law and are not refundable. Hobart
emphasized that The Diamond Club contributions are annual. Details on The Diamond Club are
spelled out on the ARRL Web site.
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