URGENT UPDATE : No "Fee Concession"

Dear Division Governors and Area Governors,


Greetings from Las Vegas!

DG Sue Chan, LGET Ramdas and I are burdened with the updated news from TI here in Las Vegas, that all membership renewals for Oct 2011 to March 2012, remains at USD36.

Our past Region Advisor's earlier communication with a TI official indicated that clubs renewing membership dues before 30th Sept 2011 would enjoy the old rate of USD27 for 6 months. The District received the news with much delight. Bearing in mind that DG, LGET and I would be away for 10 days, we thought it was best to inform you early so that you could start encouraging clubs and members to take advantage of the "fee concession".

During the senior officers training at TI convention, we realised there were various interpretations to the fee increase. Our concerns grew when we were not able to get any firm confirmation, as all the TI staff were so busy managing the convention.

Finally Sue got to meet the manager in-charge of membership, Darci Maenpa, on 16th Aug (Tue).

The truth hurts. We are truly disappointed that there is no "fee concession".

The DG, LGET and I express our regret on this. We also want you to know that past Region Advisor had worked very hard to get TI to give the best deal for members and clubs in District 51.

Moving on, let us remain cool and stay in control.

There will probably be a lot of enquiries from clubs and members following this. It is unfortunate that the DG, LGET and LGM are not in town to handle all the questions, but we are confident that the Division and Area leaders will handle the situation well.

District leaders, thank you for your patience, understanding and support. The District needs you to keep our members and clubs together especially when the three of us are away.

We will update you with all the details when we are back in Malaysia.



Kiang Faang Pyng
LGM 2011-2012