hmm, I'll have to renew my membership a bit early this year.
2009-09-30 02:13:37
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OUR MEMBERSHIP MATCHING PROGRAM EXPIRES OCTOBER 31
If you're not a member of BikePGH, or need to renew, now is the best time to do it because your donation will be DOUBLED. We only have one month left before our dollar-for-dollar matching program is over.
You can direct any membership questions to me, or by emailing membership@bike-pgh.org
I can't stress enough how important membership is to us. Very few groups, especially locally, put an emphasis on membership, so it really makes an impact on the local decision makers when they hear our membership numbers.
Thanks for hearing me out, thanks for reading, and most importantly, thanks for riding!!
2009-09-29 20:18:24
hopefully i have a job by then... this will be one of my first paychecks!
2009-09-30 21:36:29
by the way. We can now accept credit cards online, without first having to sign up to google or paypal.
go to www.bike-pgh.org/membership
then you'll see the "Click and Pledge" button.
2009-10-02 20:39:11
which do you guys prefer? check in the mail?
2009-10-05 12:25:06
it's all the same.
2009-10-05 12:49:27
There aren't fees associated with a credit card?
2009-10-05 12:51:04
there's a little, but there's staff time in processing checks too...
2009-10-05 15:11:11
Hey everyone, not to guilt you too much, but there's a lot of activity on these forums, and I'm sure that some of you taking part in them aren't members. 
Just remember, these forums wouldn't be possible without the folks donating to us and supporting our mission of making Pittsburgh more bike friendly. So please, if you're not already a member of BikePGH, sign up and make your donation go twice as far. Now's the time! Thank you in advance, and thanks again to all of you who are already members. None of this would be possible without you!
2009-10-05 19:08:07
Are regular donations outside of membership also doubled?
2009-10-05 20:34:48
sorry, if you're already a member, and you make a donation before october 31, it will still be doubled (up to $100).
if you made your last donation in the last 7 months or so, i'll ask if you want the donation to be applied to next year's membership dues, or this year's (ie you'll be asked to contribute again when your expiration date comes up).
2009-10-06 18:45:51
so I can "donate" now and have it applied towards my dues end of November?
2009-10-06 19:43:43
YES, most definitely
2009-10-06 21:22:17
as long as we get it before october 31
2009-10-06 21:22:50
Sorry if this is dense or redundant. Can I pre-pay membership dues for the year (or two, or three) after my expiration date with this? Or is it just donations qua donations?
2009-10-09 04:08:27
i could forward your dues 1 year. if you donated a month ago, i would just add it onto this year's donations, but if it was 6+ months ago, i'd just ask if you want it added to this year's or apply to next year's. or just say so in the comments or drop me an email that says where you want it applied
2009-10-09 13:04:04
hey ya'll. gonna keep pushing this!! we are 30 members away from 1,000 full paid members!!!!
so if you're not a member yet, please do so today.
It's just a number, but it's a huge milestone for us for such a young organization.
Go go grassroots!!!
2009-10-14 17:58:05
I just got the letter you sent out...and it pushed me to finally get around to joining (first time member).
I just recently started biking again after a ten-year hiatus (and for the first time since moving to Pittsburgh), and the impact Bike PGH has had on this city is amazing. I'm glad to be a part of it now, and looking forward to helping out in the future.
2009-10-17 15:17:51
do i get a prize if i am the 1000th member?
haha 
2009-10-19 20:10:40
like:
ride on the cargo bike
chaffered uphill on the tandem
dates with all three male staff members
etc
2009-10-19 20:11:47
thanks mattre!
Catlin:
Yes
Yes
Yes
2009-10-19 20:55:21
shoot i think i was like, 5 people away from being # 1000!!!
2009-10-22 16:24:02
there's seriously like 7 left.
c'mon people.
if we don't reach 1000, the messageboard goes down!!! 
2009-10-22 16:29:57
gotta wait for this weeks check to clear, and i'll be in...
2009-10-23 10:02:10
okay, i'm in. how close are we?
2009-10-26 02:39:20
got a good chunk of memberships in over the weekend, i'll let ya'll know soon enuff
2009-10-26 14:22:46
i just got paiiiiiiiidddddddddd for a heinz hall gig... y'all are gettin some of it
2009-10-26 18:19:52
awesome...thanks everyone!! We crossed, 1000!!! but don't let that stop you!! we still have to maintain it!
2009-10-26 20:50:26
great news! new goal... 5 digits...go!
2009-10-27 14:01:01
get a friend to join!
2009-10-27 14:06:57
this matching thing ends tomorrow, manana.
2009-10-30 18:59:30
btw, memberships have been rolling in!!!!!
THANK YOU ALL FOR SUPPORTING US!!!!!!!!
that also means that i have to process them all, a pretty good problem to have if you ask me!
I could really use a hand or two on monday packaging up the memberships if anyone is available. I'm willing to stay after most of you get off of work, so if there are any downtown workers that wouldn't mind stopping by for an hour to give me a hand, let me know!
Just PM me or email me at membership@bike-pgh.org
2009-10-30 20:56:10
thanks everyone who donated during this. It was really successful and got ton of new members!
i'll post some details once i crunch some numbers
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
2009-11-02 17:26:16