Rural System's

Right Rural
A Rural Citizens' Organization

Right Rural is an organization for everyone in the region and, later, everyone interested in the activities, operation, and successes of Rural System.

Charter membership of 10,000 people is anticipated. It costs about $25 per person per year. Membership supports the development and growth in effectiveness of Rural System but it also provides members many benefits including:

1. A newsletter and access to the Right Rural web-site
2. Notices of several occasional meetings each year
3. Outdoor clothing discounts
4. Outdoor equipment discounts
5. Outdoor and nature book lists with discounts
6. Discounts on memberships in The Foresters and The Wildland Walkers
7. Discounts on Avi course entrance fees
8. Discounts on several announced tours a year
9. Discounted registration at an annual meeting
10. Discounts for RuraLives entries
11. Priority access to land management consulting and management service
12. An annual rebate or award based on total profits of Rural System

For Consideration (duplications and overlaps?)...
Membership within Rural System (or more limited the Forest Group) provides you with...

1. A positive basis for tax deductions that also benefit the region
2. A personal annual land valuation report
3. A unique regional hat (see Rural Reds)
4. Access to prime rate group insurance
5. Access to a regional credit card program
6. Membership pin and belt buckle
7. Information about tours for members
8. Access to a caretaker for your land if you "live away"
9. Information about government programs and services available for your land holding
10. A monthly newsletter about the region and the role of Rural System within it
11. A framable sepia-colored computer map of your county and the region
12. Testimony on forest and agricultural issues before your county, town, city and state government
13. Reasonable protection effort from impacts of development
14. Access to responsible land buyer or tenants
15. Substantial savings in
    • services of all divisions of the system
    • savings on costs of events and tours
    • savings on related memberships
    • savings on purchases of outdoor clothing and boots
    • savings on books
    • savings on costs of annual meeting
    • lower cost memberships in turkey, bear, raccoon, and other groups
16. Notices of special events and opportunities
17. Employment opportunity notices
18. Money and energy-saving hints
19. Resource improving hints
20. sign for display at property entrance

To be followed: By using www.Gravee.com the income from purchases from their adds are totaled and a large percentage of the returns to the bloggers are distributed to members of that social group (hereing proposed to be members of RS.

Perhaps you will share ideas with me about some of the topic(s) above .

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Robert H. Giles, Jr.
July 3, 2005