[Lnc-business] Agenda Item Request - Memberships

[Joe Bishop-Henchman]

Americans spend almost as much on pet Halloween costumes ($490 million) 
as they do on all donations to state legislative candidates ($1.3 
billion in a 2-year cycle, or $511 million a year), so there's 
tremendous growth potential here

JBH

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Joe Bishop-Henchman
LNC Member (At-Large)
joe.bishop-henchman at lp.org
www.facebook.com/groups/189510455174837

On 2020-01-28 19:50, Elizabeth Van Horn via Lnc-business wrote:
> Ooh! LP Pet Gear!  I love it.
> 
> LP dog sweaters!  Might sell better than people-wear.
> 
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> Elizabeth Van Horn
> LNC Region 3 Representative (IN, MI, OH, KY)
> 
> On 2020-01-28 19:42, Alicia Mattson via Lnc-business wrote:
>> We already have honorary life memberships for people, so I wouldn't 
>> want a
>> name which is confusingly similar.  I bet we can come up with a clever 
>> name.
>> 
>> I wonder if pet gear would sell in the LP Store...doggie sweaters, 
>> iguana
>> ties, leashes, food/water bowls, food/water bowl mats?
>> 
>> -Alicia
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, Jan 28, 2020 at 4:27 PM Elizabeth Van Horn via Lnc-business <
>> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> Tim Hagan and John Phillips, I also support the idea.  Thank you both
>>> for speaking-up on this topic.
>>> 
>>> I'd be happy to see this added to our agenda.
>>> 
>>> EVH
>>> 
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>>> Elizabeth Van Horn
>>> LNC Region 3 Representative (IN, MI, OH, KY)
>>> 
>>> On 2020-01-28 18:47, john.phillips--- via Lnc-business wrote:
>>> 
>>> > I would support this as I had already brought up a similar idea,
>>> honorary sounds better terminology than I suggested
>>> >
>>> > John Phillips
>>> > Libertarian National Committee Region 6 Representative
>>> > Cell 217-412-5973
>>> >
>>> > On Jan 28, 2020 5:30 PM, Tim Hagan via Lnc-business <
>>> lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Elizabeth sent an e-mail to this list concerning Mascot Memberships
>>> >> that's visible in the Archives, but I did not receive the e-mail. Am I
>>> >> the only one?
>>> >>
>>> >> I request ten minutes on the agenda to consider offering Honorary or
>>> >> Mascot Memberships. So that we have something to start word-smithing, I
>>> >> will offer this motion:
>>> >>
>>> >> Add another subsection to the Policy Manual, Section 2.05, Membership
>>> >> Policies:
>>> >>
>>> >> 6) Honorary Membership
>>> >>
>>> >> People may purchase an Honorary Membership for $15 for a being or
>>> person
>>> >> incapable of signing the membership certification. This program is
>>> >> designed for young children and pets. Honorary Members are entitled to
>>> >> no rights or benefits other than receiving a membership card.
>>> >>
>>> >> --
>>> >> Tim Hagan
>>> >> Treasurer, Libertarian National Committee
>>>