>>"The few members of our chapter that don't belong to national don't receive any benefits from national."

Bob,you keep saying this<<

...and some people keep readinng past what I'm saying Peter. I make a point of mentioninng "the few members of our chapter", meaning just that. There are a few chapter members who don't belong and don't receive any benefits. I'm not saying there is no benefit to a chapter for belonging to national. I do think there should be more tangible benefits to local members if membership in national is a requirement of every local member.

Bob