<div>Matthew</div><div><br></div>Well, yes. If you fail to meet your obligations as a member, the Guild will not maintain your membership status for you. Please don't place the "blame" of losing your membership or your RPT status on the Guild when a member is at fault. And to be clear, while there are exceptions in the by-laws for financial hardship and for re-instatement, the by-laws stipulate that if you allow your membership to lapse, you also will lose your RPT classification. You would re-apply for membership as an Associate. But again, this responsibility rests squarely on the members and the organization can't be held responsible for an individuals failure to bother with the requirements of membership.<div> <br></div><div>And remember, "the Guild" is you. It's easy to think of the folks on the board as some silly bureaucracy, but it's mostly made up of piano techs like you, who VOLUNTEER their time to spend a lot of hours working to try and make the organization better for all. And it costs money to have an organization that provides quality services for it's members. Remember, we're all on the same team here.</div> <div><br></div><div>William R. Monroe</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 11:44 PM, Matthew Todd <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:toddpianoworks@att.net">toddpianoworks@att.net</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span>So if you become an RPT, and then fail to pay your dues one year, do you get stript of your RPT status until you give the guild your money?</span></div> <div><span></span> </div> <div><span>Matthew<var></var></span></div> <div></div> <div> </div> <div><br></div></div></div></blockquote></div> </div>