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"The International has approved free first year memberships both for new A/S purchasers and first time A/S owners who buy from a private party. "

We joined just a few weeks ago and nobody said anything about the first year free. There is nothing on the application form and the Unit membership chairman said nothing about it. I guess I'll call Ohio tomorrow and see if I can get my fees back, or have them credited for future years...

As for being welcomed by Unit members, we haven't been able to join any rallies or caravans yet since our trailer is still "in rehab", but we've received several nice notes from different unit members. (California South Coast) We are not retired, so we only intend to participate in a few weekend rallies each year, and from what we have read this unit has several close-by rallies to choose from.

We look forward to meeting the folks in the unit, and, even though we will be the youngest members, we don't anticipate any problems.