Membership Requirements

Here are our membership requirements directly from our Policies and Procedures Manual. If new members have any questions regarding membership requirements, they should contact the membership chair.

General Member Annual Duties

All Members shall complete the following duties:

(1) understand and abide by the bylaws and policies and procedures handbook;
(2) attend all General Membership meetings, or notify, via telephone, the President or Secretary if member is unable to attend monthly meetings or other BMCF events;
(3) pay dues according to the provisions set forth in DUES section of this handbook;
(4) assist with one (1) philanthropic endeavor and one (1) community relations event per year;
(5) be a participating member of at least one standing committee (the President, Secretary, Past President, and Treasurer are exempt from serving on at least one standing committee; Ways & Means Committee members and Communications Chairperson are exempt from serving on a Craft Show Committee);
(6) work five (5) hours at Craft Show with a minimum of two (2) hours on Friday night set up and a minimum of three (3) hours on Saturday of Craft Show;
(7) bake required amount for Craft Show bake sale;
(8) work at the Fox Trot 5K walk/run; and
(9) notify, via telephone, as soon as possible, the chairperson of an event for which the member is unable to fulfill their previously committed obligation.

Benefits

All General members of BMCF in good standing shall enjoy the following benefits:
(1) receipt of regular club updates/newsletters;
(2) voting rights;
(3) receipt of Flower Fund services;
(4) participation in any of the Club’s social activities; and
(5) access to the “members only” section of the BMCF website.

Resignation

Any member may resign by filing a written resignation with the Secretary, but such resignation shall not relieve the member so resigning of the obligation to pay any dues or other charges heretofore accrued and unpaid. If a letter of resignation is not submitted via the procedure set forth above, then after two (2) absences the member shall be contacted by the president, who may accept a verbal resignation and submit a resignation letter (Appendix D) on that member’s behalf. Membership status for the following Club year shall be declared at the Spring Banquet (i.e., General Member, Auxiliary Member, Resignation).

Termination and Reinstatement of Membership

Termination of membership may occur for several reasons, one of which is lack of attendance at General Membership meetings. After two (2) unexcused absences, by discretion of the President, within one fiscal year from a General Membership meeting, the member may be contacted by the President to inquire as to the reasons for her absences. The Board of Directors by affirmative vote of two thirds of the board of directors may suspend, expel or terminate said member for cause. Membership may be reinstated upon written request signed by the former member and filed with the Secretary, at which time the board of directors may, by the affirmative vote of two thirds of their members, reinstate such former member to membership on such terms as the board of directors may deem appropriate. The same process shall hold true for standing committee meeting attendance. Committee Chair shall notify president of members’ lack of attendance at standing committee meetings. President shall contact member to inquire as to the reasons for her absences. Same process shall then be enacted.