One of the best ways to ensure that you do not have to worry about your membership status as you get older and/or your health declines is through Life Membership. This establishes continuance of membership and assures that you as a member has a permanent association with the Society. Life membership as a way to prevent the loss of your membership as you age and if you family may not understand how important your DAR membership is to you.
The application and non-deductible contribution may be made at any age; however, the benefits of life membership begin after the participating member reaches age sixty-five. The $1,200 contribution may be made in installments until a member has completed the required payment. The installments are remitted with a completed application form and are due annually on the first day of the month in which the member applied for life membership. If a payment is not received within sixty (60) days, all previous payments will be transferred to the Investment Trust Fund. The applicant will forfeit all claim to and receive no credit for these payments toward life membership Life membership status becomes effective when an active member reaches the age of 65 and has made her final payment. A member who has already reached the age of 65 must remit the full $1,200 at one time to become a new Life Member.
If an active member applies for life membership and is under the age of 65, she is classified as a “Life Member Pending.” A Life Member Pending continues to pay national, state, and chapter dues until she reaches the age of 65. As national dues are payable each year by December 1, the Life Member Pending must have reached the age of 65 on or before that date in order to become a Life Member
The contribution is placed in the Life Membership Fund where the interest pays for the life member’s national dues and the President General’s Project contribution of $7.50 per administration.
Again, the benefit of being a Life Member of DAR are that you don’t have to worry about your membership payments as you age and/or have declining health.
Our Chapter Registrar, Judith Dean, will be able to help with your application process for Life Membership and can contact the chapter via our Contact Sleeping Lady Chapter Form.
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