Survey of NAR Members on How to Spend the Legal Fee Reimbursement

1. NAR Member Survey - June 2010

This survey is intended to get feedback from NAR members concering how the NAR Board should use the $32,000 in legal fee reimbursement we were awarded by the Federal Court at the end of our successful nine-year battle with BATFE over their unjustified attempt to regulate high-power rocket motors. The options presented are roughly proportional to the amount of money we received so if you make a new suggestion (which is welcome) keep it affordable! This survey will close on Saturday, July 24, 2010.

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* 1. Are you currently an NAR member?

Yes

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* 2. How long have you been an NAR member?

Less than 2 years

2 to 5 years

6 to 10 years

More than 10 years

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* 3. What age group are you in?

Age 20 or below

Age 21 to 39

Age 40 or above

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* 4. Did you make a cash contribution to the NAR Legal Fund (separate from your dues) during 2002-2009? The list of contributors is on the NAR website at http://www.nar.org/wcontributors.html if you do not remember.

Yes, over $1000

Yes, $250 to $999

Yes, less than $250

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* 5. What should the NAR do with the $32,000 that we recently received as partial reimbursement of our legal fees from the lawsuit that we won against BATFE? You may vote for up to three choices (in priority order) including one that you offer of your own.

	First choice	Second choice	Third choice
(a) Hold it as a reserve fund for future legal challenges or other unexpected emergency events	(a) Hold it as a reserve fund for future legal challenges or other unexpected emergency events First choice	(a) Hold it as a reserve fund for future legal challenges or other unexpected emergency events Second choice	(a) Hold it as a reserve fund for future legal challenges or other unexpected emergency events Third choice
(b) Fund building an exhibit on the hobby's history at a major national aerospace museum	(b) Fund building an exhibit on the hobby's history at a major national aerospace museum First choice	(b) Fund building an exhibit on the hobby's history at a major national aerospace museum Second choice	(b) Fund building an exhibit on the hobby's history at a major national aerospace museum Third choice
(c) Provide a dues credit of about $10 to each current member who was a member during 2002-2009 when we were paying legal expenses	(c) Provide a dues credit of about $10 to each current member who was a member during 2002-2009 when we were paying legal expenses First choice	(c) Provide a dues credit of about $10 to each current member who was a member during 2002-2009 when we were paying legal expenses Second choice	(c) Provide a dues credit of about $10 to each current member who was a member during 2002-2009 when we were paying legal expenses Third choice
(d) Increase funding for NAR student scholarships and youth outreach programs	(d) Increase funding for NAR student scholarships and youth outreach programs First choice	(d) Increase funding for NAR student scholarships and youth outreach programs Second choice	(d) Increase funding for NAR student scholarships and youth outreach programs Third choice
(e) Increase funding for grants to NAR sections for things like range safety equipment or initial development of launch sites	(e) Increase funding for grants to NAR sections for things like range safety equipment or initial development of launch sites First choice	(e) Increase funding for grants to NAR sections for things like range safety equipment or initial development of launch sites Second choice	(e) Increase funding for grants to NAR sections for things like range safety equipment or initial development of launch sites Third choice
(f) Provide compensation for authors of Sport Rocketry feature articles and increase the number of pages in the magazine	(f) Provide compensation for authors of Sport Rocketry feature articles and increase the number of pages in the magazine First choice	(f) Provide compensation for authors of Sport Rocketry feature articles and increase the number of pages in the magazine Second choice	(f) Provide compensation for authors of Sport Rocketry feature articles and increase the number of pages in the magazine Third choice
(g) Use as the seed money for hosting a future World Spacemodeling Championships in the USA	(g) Use as the seed money for hosting a future World Spacemodeling Championships in the USA First choice	(g) Use as the seed money for hosting a future World Spacemodeling Championships in the USA Second choice	(g) Use as the seed money for hosting a future World Spacemodeling Championships in the USA Third choice
(h) My own suggestion different from any of the above (described in text box below)	(h) My own suggestion different from any of the above (described in text box below) First choice	(h) My own suggestion different from any of the above (described in text box below) Second choice	(h) My own suggestion different from any of the above (described in text box below) Third choice

My suggestion is:

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* 6. As long as we have your attention, are you willing to become more actively involved in some aspect of the NAR's programs by assisting one of the national committees or key volunteers?

Yes. Describe the area where you would like to assist and what skills you can contribute. Include your name, NAR number, and e-mail address. Or send a note with this information to president@nar.org.

Here's how I would like to help

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* 7. We intend to do a full-scope member survey within the next year, but in the meantime if you have any specific feedback or input on the NAR and its operations and services that you'd like to pass along, you may provide it below.