Comments on: Poll: Membership card makeover. Your thoughts?

By: Benjamin F Whitney

Benjamin F Whitney — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:39:48 +0000

I don’t carry the current card now since it has no use in my daily life. I do carry business cards for my quartet and for my chapter to give to the curious or to a potential singer.

If there is a potential for saving money in a new design, do it. I admit, like some others who have responded, to enjoying being recognized at chapter meeting as another year of membershp passes (30+ so far).

By: Ivan Jensen

Ivan Jensen — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:01:40 +0000

I agree with EV, if we are going to have a card, lets make it work for us. Could be a very good tool for all concerned, chapters, districts and society.

By: Howard Vroman

Howard Vroman — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 07:25:24 +0000

Me again but nothiing about associate status this time.
A lot has been said about the present card sticking and ink coming off. For a few bucks a member can buy a box of 10 self stick laminates for cards and they last for years.

A lot has also been said about showing a perspective member your society card. Today almost everybody has a computerl I make up my own businness cards with a head photo shot of myself, my name, phone #, e-mail address, chorus Logo, Disctict Logo, and BHS logo on the front. On the back of the business card are directions to the rehearsal hall, day of week and time they meet. Next to that is a map to the location. For these cards I have used Avery® Two-Side Printable Clean Edge™ Business Cards for Inkjet Printers #28877, White, Matte, Pack of 120. This way I can talk to a man while handing him a card he can keep. For only a few bucks you have 120 cards you can hand out rather than just showing your membership card and letting the guy walk away empty handed. Suggestion: Use PowerPoint to get all the info onto the card.

By: John Donehower

John Donehower — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:40:39 +0000

The only thing I would miss about the yearly membership cards is the fun we have at Chapter meetings handing them out and saluting the recipients. Other than that, I could care less. Just more clutter in my wallet.

If the funds spent producing and mailing out “membership cards” could be better used to grow our hobby and support our membership, I’d be ok with dumping them altogether.

A little card with my name on it: Who cares. More people to sing with: Priceless!

By: Ed Watson

Ed Watson — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:48:24 +0000

>>>>>More seriously, if we don’t already have a central repository of all members’ CVs – men-of-note, years of active service/membership, chapter affiliation, society subsidiary memberships (ASHOW, Brigades, etc.), singing part(s), … – we should be concentrating more energy toward resolving that.<<<<< We have that now.

By: Ed Watson

Ed Watson — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:04:31 +0000

Yes, Nathan, we do keep it and you can look at it (behind a password protected security screen in eBiz) and yes, it’s tracked by your member number. It mainly contains a record of what you’ve purchased, including your “subscriptions” which are membership dues and Ahsow, etc.

By: Ed Watson

Ed Watson — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:00:00 +0000

Hi. Register a quartet – the Rockwell quartet is on quartet cards, and yes, we paid a royalty to put it there. It does look good!

By: Cal Claus

Cal Claus — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:25:42 +0000

There are better ways of spending money than cooking up a new membership card. I’ve never had an occasion to show my card once since joining in 1977.

By: Don Meseth

Don Meseth — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:36:59 +0000

I agree with Howard Vrooman’s comments. Although I have only been a member of the Society since 2000, I feel as though I have finally found a “home” Have been singing for many years, although not in an “organized” capacity. I should have started this fifty years ago. Nothing wrong with my voice yet, although my knees and back are starting to give me some problems. I find it difficult to stay on the risers for three hours at a time, but I still love to participate. I can forsee a time when I will have to drop out, simply because of physical capacities, but would love to remain a member of the society in some way, shape or form, hopefully at a reduced cost.

By: Dave Sipple

Dave Sipple — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:40:10 +0000

I like Rogers idea, printing on line would be cheaper and those that do not have access to the web could have the Chapter secretary print it out for them. I like the customizing feature too.

By: john mayo

john mayo — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:56:33 +0000

would like men in pictureand date of service

By: bob daley

bob daley — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:22:08 +0000

recommend bringing back the original logo, as the current
one is similar to the Girl Scouts of America logo..other than that it is fine…do not like the current BHS logo and colors…

By: Carl Van Hoff

Carl Van Hoff — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:37:03 +0000

I like the fact that my current card is so thin. I can keep it in my wallet and it does not contribute to a bulge. If we go to credit card thickness, I would probably leave the new card home.

By: Marlyn Byrd

Marlyn Byrd — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:13:59 +0000

I agree with Charles Tut, I don’t what another plastic card to carry. Keep it the same with member since date only

By: jim bagby

jim bagby — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:49:36 +0000

i hope the new design would keep Barbershop Harmony Society prominent, so i can show my membership card to others when i’m talking about barbershopping. and i suggest the annual stickers (or whatever system is practical) sent to secretaries are important for individual recognitial at the chapter level, as others have noted. even our inactive members show up at the chapter meeting to be cheered by their peers when they get their renewal, whether they’ve been with the Society 2 years or 62 years.