We are finally picking up where we left off before Covid started and will be moving forward on becoming a 501c7 and adding some more organization to the club. Over the past year we have been talking about this change and tinkering with a charter. The hope is that making these changes will allow us to keep doing the awesome stuff we are doing, but also have a better and more transparent way of managing money and more officially supporting charities with our projects and parties.
I have attached the charter as a google doc, please look over it, but I’ll give you the basics. There will be three volunteer positions, two co-chairs and one treasurer. Member led workgroups will then form to organize and plan things such as competitions, beer projects and speakers. We will start asking for dues starting at $20 per year. No one has to pay dues to attend meetings or be a club member, but those that pay dues will have first shot at different fun stuff we do (such as barrel projects, group buys, beer projects, etc). Dues paying members will also be able to take part in our Homebrew Club Club meetings (HBCC) and have a voice in club decision making. The money collected from dues will go towards paying for basics each year (website, insurance), but also help front different projects or fun stuff such as competitions, club merch, parties, speakers and more.
We’re really excited about some of these changes and we think they will help sustain and improve our awesome club. What we would like from all of you is to look this over and respond in Facebook or Slack about any thoughts or concerns you have by October 14th. We will go over these comments and concerns at our HBCC meeting on that date.
If you’re not already a member of our Facebook group and/or Slack chat, you can find the information to join them both on the contact page.