<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><p style="margin: 0px 0px 6px; color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" class="">I considered just bringing this to the Council, but this is a Policy clarification that will affect everyone... so I thought I'd let you all know. Non-Member Surcharges (NMS) just became more common.</p><p style="margin: 6px 0px; color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" class="">As it turns out, we've been doing NMS wrong, as a Kingdom, for a very long time. NMS is to be charged on all events that have 1) a Site Fee, and 2) have had advertisement published at any level, either in print or electronically.</p><p style="margin: 6px 0px; color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" class="">This includes practices and other meetings with a mandatory fee.</p><p style="margin: 6px 0px; color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" class="">We are asked to update our practices starting in September, which means our Camping event will have NMS. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but hey — an Associate Membership is only $30/year! </p><p style="margin: 6px 0px; color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" class=""><br class=""></p><p style="margin: 6px 0px; color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" class="">~ Cunegonda </p><p style="margin: 6px 0px; color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" class="">Exchequer, Hartwood</p></body></html>