2013 Badge Dues

[ensteele]

It is that time of the year again to renew your badge. I know it is right after Christmas, but it is after the first of the year and that is when we decided to do this.

I will not change the badge you have now until the end of January. If you send in your dues, nothing will change, but if you decide not renew, it will dissappear at the end of January. You got an extra year because it was not done last year.

There are a number changes that are in the background and you will see some of them, but others you will not. All of them are positive to the SVXWN. We are starting on some of them in the next few weeks if everything works out. The main goal of course is to keep the flawless service that we have enjoyed over the last 5 years. Our server has not gone down and there has not been any down time once in that five years. If you go to sign in, you would think that the end of the world has come if you don't get the homepage when you try. Remember that there are no commercials or ads on this page like so many others sites have. It is all supported by members that donate each year. We understand that there are some here that have other commitments and can not donate anything, and we don't think any less of you. If you can, we appreciate it and thank you for it. It is also our goal to promote the SVX as a special car and trying to keep as many on the road as possible.

If you have any questions, please send me a PM and I will answer any questions that I can. I will list the paypal address that you can use as well as an address that you can send a check if you want to. I can also list the donation and badge structure so you can decide what is best for you.

Chris Townsend, myself, and the other officers and moderators would like to thank you in advance for any support that you may give us.

When you donate via PayPal or by snail mail, please give both your forum name as well as your name so we know who to give the badge to. Thanks
PayPal address is: svxwn.paypal@svxwn.com

Add any fees to it that will be required.

Snail Mail is:

Earl Steele
18824 Jolly Rd
Burlington, WA 98233

All of the money will be deposited into the SVXWN account and used for any needed upgrades, software or equipment.

The Badge breakdown is as follows:

Alcyone Gold Contributor - Member donated $100.00 +

Alcyone Silver Contributor - Member donated $75.00 - $99.99

Subaru Gold Contributor - Member donated $50.00 - $74.99

Subaru Silver Contributor - Member donated $25.00 - $49.99

Subaru Bronze Contributor - Member donated $5.00 - $24.99

OK, first question I see being asked is, "Why did we start at $5.00?".
The answer is simple, we actually had a member donate $1.00 to the Network through Pay Pal. Well, Pay Pal's cut was $0.40 and that left the Network with $0.60. We feel that the decision to start at $5.00 becomes obvious at this point.

You will maintain your badge for the entire calendar year in which you donated. And the badge that you wear will be based on the cumulative amount you donate throughout that year. So if you donate $5.00 a month for 6 months, you would fall into the Subaru Bronze badge range until you reach $24.00, at which time your badge would then change to the Subaru Silver badge.