<div dir="ltr">Also, strategically, I agree with Wes. People want to be able to be officially involved in the LP, particularly Libertarian students. In college money, $25 might as well be $5,000. <div><br></div><div>In fact, to Scott's point: because 2-3 beers cost 25, most college students "pregame" before going out, in order to avoid spending the 25. Fraternity party admission is usually around $6-$10, and includes the traditional all you can drink get-you-drunk punch.</div><div><br></div><div>-Arvin</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 1:53 PM, Wes Benedict <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
  
    
  
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    <div>Oh, I forgot to mention the overall
      point is to get students to start thinking of themselves as
      Libertarian Party members and to get them in our database. So
      perhaps they'll become future donors and activists. Would be nice
      to get them in our database.<br>
      <br>
      I would not be encouraging them to attend monthly meetings focused
      on bylaws tweaking.<br>
      <br>
      I joined as a student. I realize not everyone has. I didn't go to
      monthly meetings as a student. I would have liked a nice long
      sleeve balck t-shirt - not an ugly one. We have lots of people in
      our database who started out donating $25, and later are donating
      hundreds and thousands.<br>
      <br>
      I'd also like to give candidate, county chairs, and others a
      reason to visit SFL and YAL events as guests, and something to do
      when they're there. I'd like to have a nice membership application
      card in their hand that is professionally designed and printed
      that they can bring.<br>
      <br>
      "Hi, I'm running for Congress as a Libertarian. I'd be happy to be
      a guest speaker at one of your future meetings."<br>
      <br>
      Gary Johnson for President filled an auditorium at LSU with over
      300 students. I was there. No one handed out "Join the LP" forms.
      Even the Gary Johnson campaign didn't have signs or stickers
      hardly at all at that point.<br>
      <br>
      I brought signs and stickers from my Super PAC. Those were taken
      in huge quantities. I had my mother, father, and wife handing them
      out. It's the first and only time I've ever got my family
      involved. They enjoyed handing out stuff to the students and the
      students enjoyed taking it.<br>
      <br>
       Wish I had had a student membership form just in case. <br><span class="">
      <br>
      <br>
      <div>Wes Benedict, Executive Director<br>
        <small><small>Libertarian National Committee, Inc.<br>
            <b>New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314</b><br>
            <a href="tel:%28202%29%20333-0008%20ext.%20232" value="+12023330008" target="_blank">(202) 333-0008 ext. 232</a>, <a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a><br>
            <a href="http://facebook.com/libertarians" target="_blank">facebook.com/libertarians</a> @LPNational<br>
            Join the Libertarian Party at: <a href="http://lp.org/membership" target="_blank">http://lp.org/membership</a></small></small><br>
        <br>
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      On 12/5/2014 1:33 PM, Wes Benedict wrote:<br>
    </div></div></div><div><div class="h5">
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      <div>We could leave one "fill in the
        blank" benefit for locals to add.<br>
        <br>
        For example, "Bring membership card or paid ap for free
        hurricane at your first Orleans Parish event." <br>
         Or "Bring card for free lunch with famous professor Walter
        Block."<br>
        Or "Bring card for free professional ten minute neck massage."<br>
        <br>
        <br>
        <div>Wes Benedict, Executive Director<br>
          <small><small>Libertarian National Committee, Inc.<br>
              <b>New address: 1444 Duke St., Alexandria, VA 22314</b><br>
              <a href="tel:%28202%29%20333-0008%20ext.%20232" value="+12023330008" target="_blank">(202) 333-0008 ext. 232</a>, <a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a><br>
              <a href="http://facebook.com/libertarians" target="_blank">facebook.com/libertarians</a> @LPNational<br>
              Join the Libertarian Party at: <a href="http://lp.org/membership" target="_blank">http://lp.org/membership</a></small></small><br>
          <br>
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        On 12/5/2014 1:16 PM, Daniel Hayes wrote:<br>
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        One of my delegates to Natcon complained about the cost of
        everything and wanted a student discount. SO he wanted the same
        voice we had for less money. I know with  100% certainty that
        there are some college students that want the BSM…for a
        discount.
        <div>I can understand the desire to get more student
          involvement. So offer a basic student membership with some
          minor swag(non-pornographic)..and then offer the full student
          membership for $25… No matter what we do..someone is gonna
          complain..and at the end of the day…if its important to them
          and they have to pay that big awful $25..then it will mean
          that much more to them.</div>
        <div><br>
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        <div>Daniel Hayes</div>
        <div>LNC Region 7 Alternate Representative.<br>
          <div>
            <blockquote type="cite">
              <div>On Dec 5, 2014, at 12:02 PM, Wes Benedict
                <<a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>>
                wrote:</div>
              <br>
              <div>
                
                <div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
                  <div>I'll propose the opposite
                    question first: would any student care if they
                    weren't considered a "bylaws sustaining member"?
                    Would they even know what that meant or care to
                    listen to an answer? I probably wouldn't bring it
                    up, though might put it in the fine print.<br>
                    <br>
                    Why join is in the "benefits TBD". <br>
                    <br>
                    I can imagine the benefits including whatever seems
                    to work, such as a nice shirt, a nice set of bumper
                    stickers and other stuff, special access to Dr. Jim
                    Lark, a membership card, a free candidate for
                    President yard sign or window decal, or a free book,
                    LP News if they check the box requesting it, etc.
                    Whatever we can afford. Probably not an AR-15. I'd
                    experiment to see what students want, plus do some
                    research.<br>
                    <br>
                    I seem to recall $10 memberships at other student
                    organizations but didn't want to get too deep into
                    deciding benefits. We have free memberships now.
                    Plus all these others.<br>
                    <a href="https://www.lp.org/membership-levels" target="_blank">https://www.lp.org/membership-levels</a><br>
                    <br>
                    <br>
                    <div>Wes Benedict, Executive
                      Director<br>
                      <small><small>Libertarian
                          National Committee, Inc.<br>
                          <b>New address: 1444 Duke St.,
                            Alexandria, VA 22314</b><br>
                          <a href="tel:%28202%29%20333-0008%20ext.%20232" value="+12023330008" target="_blank">(202) 333-0008 ext. 232</a>, <a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a><br>
                          <a href="http://facebook.com/libertarians" target="_blank">facebook.com/libertarians</a>
                          @LPNational<br>
                          Join the Libertarian Party at: <a href="http://lp.org/membership" target="_blank">http://lp.org/membership</a></small></small><br>
                      <br>
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                    On 12/5/2014 12:12 PM, Daniel Hayes wrote:<br>
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                    If its not a sustaining member then what would be
                    the reason for the student to even do it?
                    <div><br>
                    </div>
                    <div>Daniel Hayes </div>
                    <div>LNC Region 7 Alternate Representative<br>
                      <div>
                        <blockquote type="cite">
                          <div>On Dec 5, 2014, at 11:09 AM, Wes
                            Benedict <<a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a>>

                            wrote:</div>
                          <br>
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                            <div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Dear LNC,<br>
                              <br>
                              I'd like to offer some type of student
                              membership for $10 with appropriate
                              benefits TBD.  These memberships would not
                              be considered "bylaws Sustaining Members."<br>
                              <br>
                              First, I'd like feedback from the LNC on
                              the concept, before I get into suggestions
                              on programs. Second, I'd like the bylaws
                              and Policy Manual aficionados to advise on
                              what would have to happen for the
                              technical implementation if that were
                              decided upon. <br>
                              <br>
                              <div>-- <br>
                                Wes Benedict, Executive Director<br>
                                <small><small>Libertarian

                                    National Committee, Inc.<br>
                                    <b>New address: 1444 Duke
                                      St., Alexandria, VA 22314</b><br>
                                    <a href="tel:%28202%29%20333-0008%20ext.%20232" value="+12023330008" target="_blank">(202) 333-0008 ext. 232</a>, <a href="mailto:wes.benedict@lp.org" target="_blank">wes.benedict@lp.org</a><br>
                                    <a href="http://facebook.com/libertarians" target="_blank">facebook.com/libertarians</a>
                                    @LPNational<br>
                                    Join the Libertarian Party at: <a href="http://lp.org/membership" target="_blank">http://lp.org/membership</a></small></small><br>
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