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AFLMA
Newsletter #15 ::
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The
Newsletter of AFLMA Inc, the AFL Members Association.
In
this issue:
1)
AFLMA Strategic Planning
2)
AFL Membership Renewals
3)
Absentee Membership
4)
Club Member Forum News
5)
Contact details
AFLMA
STRATEGIC PLANNING
The
AFLMA Committee is using the 'off-season' to review our past and look
at
our future. At the end of this process we will have a Strategic Plan
that
will guide our activities over the next few years.
We'd
like your input very much and your perspective on what we have
achieved
so far and what we should aim to do in the coming few years.
If
you want a reminder of the former please check out our website, in
particular
the AFLMA Documents at http://www.aflma.com/links.htm and
our
Press Releases at http://www.aflma.com/press.htm.
Please
send your response as soon as possible to mailto:steercom@aflma.com.
Thanks,
in advance.
Remember:
there are now 4000 AFLMA Members and we are growing in number
weekly.
Your views are important. Let us know what they are.
AFL
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
By
now you would have received your 2003 Membership Renewal package. We
remind
you that the deadline for renewal is
During
the year the AFL asked us what we wanted, via the AFL Members
Census
and the introduction of the AFL Members Monitor.
The
AFL Members Association would also like your feedback as to what you
do
and don't like about the 2003 AFL Members Package.
There
have been changes to next years package. Do these changes impress
you?
Do they address your concerns? Are there any changes you would like
to
see occur in the future?
Are
you going to renew your AFL Membership this year or are you going to
let
it lapse? Do you think its still a value proposition?
What
ever 'bouquet or brickbat' you have about the 2003 AFL Members
Package,
please let us know and we will communicate your views to the
AFL.
We will also use your views to look at our Four Point policy
(http://www.aflma.com/AFL%20Positional%20Statement.htm)
to see if it
is
still a reflection of what you want.
ABSENTEE
MEMBERSHIPS
The
AFL Membership renewal package notes that an Absentee membership
will
be granted to those "living or working interstate or overseas for
the
during of the 2003 football season" and those that show "special
individual
circumstances".
Unfortunately
the package doesn't provide examples of what would
qualify
as appropriate circumstances.
We
remind AFLMA Members that earlier this year the AFL Membership
department
indicated that Absentee memberships would be available in a
variety
of situations, including:
1.
Any illness or ailment that prevents you from attending the football.
2.
Extreme financial hardship.
3.
Caring duties for an infant or family Member that may prevent you
from attending the football.
These
are the most common situations, and provide the tenor of what
qualifies
as an appropriate special individual circumstance.
CLUB
MEMBER FORUM NEWS
In
recent issues we've told you about the AFL Members initiatives of
a
small number of the Football Clubs' membership departments.
Support
group. AFLMA President Michael Agrotis is a member of the group
and
believes that it has added significantly to the Membership
Department's
understanding of the concerns of the AFL Member.
the
Blues fans:
To get all of the latest "Blues
News" direct from the
Football Club, register your email address
with the Club to
receive the popular "Carlton Email
Update.
This great email service includes injury
updates, training & match
reports, events & promotional updates,
and special "member only"
offers.
Just email membership@carltonfc.com.au and
ask to be placed on the
database to receive the Carlton Email
Update. Please leave your
Full Name, Suburb and Email Address.
The
AFLMA has begun to write to the other Melbourne-based clubs, offering
them
the opportunity to similiarly connect with their fans within the
AFLMA
Membership.
CONTACT
DETAILS
Internet: http://www.aflma.com
Email: info@aflma.com
Telephone: 0412-125-533
Mail:
Patterson VIC 3204
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