I’m also a bit in favor of a possible membership cost, if it goes towards things like our BBQ’s, etc. That way, you ARE getting your money back anyways, and it would weed out lame members.
Example: You charge $30 to join NYSpeed. Well, last year, our 2 BBQ’s were like 15 each, right. So, there you go, you’re already paid upfront. Only diff. is that the members that aren’t local obv. wouldn’t be necessarily willing to do that. So maybe it wouldn’t work, in that regard. Either way, I’m just keeping the wheels turning.