Dues Notice letter to Zone Chairman

C-6 Clubs,

A reminder that member dues are due by August 31! FYI, attached is copy
of the ZC dues notice letter, received by your ZC, Dee.

Thanks for your attention to this important matter.

Pat Baron
Zone Secretary

Dear Zone Chairperson:

Please find attached COPIES of the MD19 Second Half Dues statements for the clubs in your zone. These were emailed (or sent as a hard copy when no email was available) to each Club Treasurer or Secretary/Treasurer, between July 27-30, 2012.

There have been some questions regarding these bills in the past, so please note the following explanations below for each item on the Statement.

1.    “Prior Balance of Account” – Any outstanding balance or overpayment preceding this statement. See #2.

2.    “6 Months of Per Capita Dues” (for January-June, 2012) - This is the MD19 dues figured as follows: $9.30 x number of members reported on the MMR for December 31. 

3.    “Student Membership Dues” – members who are registered with Lions Clubs International as students pay half the amount of the regular MD19 dues, ($4.65). A Club will be billed for new student members joining their club subsequent to the billing month on a pro-rated basis depending upon the month in which they join.

4.    “Pro-Rated Dues” – A Club will be billed for new members joining their club subsequent to the billing month on a pro-rated basis depending upon the month in which they join.

5.    “New Club Paraphernalia” – This is each club’s share of the New Club paraphernalia given to Lions Clubs ORGANIZED in the previous Lions year.  This explanation is found in the MD19 Constitution & By-Laws, Article X “BL”, Extension*. This is added only to the First Half Dues statement.

6.    Canadian Funds.  According to the MD19 Policy Manual, Canadian Clubs may now pay their dues in equivalent Canadian currency. Chapter II, Budget and Finance, letter C states “..…The per capita tax shall be billed to clubs located in Canada in both U.S. funds and in the Canadian equivalent, computed using the exchange rate used by Lions Clubs International in billing International dues to Canadian Clubs.”

1.   In order to be on time, clubs need to make their dues payment by August 30^th for the First Half Dues and February 28^th for the Second Half Dues.

2.   It is the Zone Chairperson’s responsibility to follow up with delinquent clubs. If you see reported that any club in your Zone has yet to pay their dues by the due date, please follow up with the club to make sure they have received the bill. This will affect your Zone Excellence Award if the club dues are not paid on time.

CC: District Governor