{"id":25,"date":"2016-01-25T00:49:14","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T00:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cprss.org\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2025-10-01T17:00:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T21:00:20","slug":"membership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.cprss.org\/?page_id=25","title":{"rendered":"Membership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Updated:&nbsp;<span class=\"last-modified-timestamp\">Oct 1, 2025 @ 5:00 PM<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Membership is <strong>required<\/strong> to run <strong>any<\/strong> powered equipment at the Park. \u00a0All memberships must be renewed by April 1 of each year. \u00a0You may pay ahead for multiple years.  Members not paid-up get dropped from the mailing list and won&#8217;t receive the Newsletter and other important news. \u00a0If you are unable to recall if you are paid up or not, contact the membership chairman. \u00a0His contact info is on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cprss.org\/?page_id=20\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"20\">Officers<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prospective members are welcome to attend the monthly meeting to see what the CPR&amp;SS club is all about, and can sign up as a member at the meeting if desired.<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #009955;\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CPR&amp;SS Club Membership categories are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Adult <\/strong>members:&nbsp; <strong>$15<\/strong>&nbsp;per year \u2014 includes voting privileges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Minors<\/strong>:&nbsp;<strong>$8<\/strong> per year \u2014 no voting and cannot run locos pulling public passengers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Associate Member<\/strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>$15<\/strong> per year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Charter<\/strong> Members are those who joined prior to October 31, 1984\u2013 Includes voting privileges and no dues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Honorary<\/strong> Members must have passed a simple majority vote of members<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Visiting Equipment Owners<\/strong>: Members who live more than 50 miles from the Park and bring equipment to operate at the track.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lifetime<\/strong> members are those who has contributed in such a huge way that they no longer are asked to pay dues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hardcopy<\/strong> of the Newsletter (optional) will be postal mailed to you for an extra yearly fee of $5 to cover printing costs and postage. Pay this postal fee when you pay your yearly membership dues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-888f838d45f36f4a5f942e42743234c5\" style=\"color:#fa0101\"><strong><em>New!!  <\/em><\/strong>Members can pay dues online for their convenience (with a slightly greater charge to cover processing fees) at <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.etransfer.com\/CPRSS\/payment.cfm\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To join, fill out this<strong> <\/strong>membership<strong> <\/strong>application<strong> <\/strong>below, then mail the application and check to the address at the bottom of the form, or bring it to the next club meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"http:\/\/www.cprss.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CPRSS-Membership-Application-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of CPR&amp;SS Membership Application.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-6102f3fe-849c-4f63-be50-888a4b32c619\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cprss.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CPRSS-Membership-Application-1.pdf\">CPR&amp;SS Membership Application<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cprss.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CPRSS-Membership-Application-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-6102f3fe-849c-4f63-be50-888a4b32c619\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Charter, Regular, Senior, <\/em>and<em> Lifetime <\/em>members have the right to vote at general membership meetings, hold office, and chair committees.&nbsp; Qualified and trained members may operate the CPR&amp;SS club motorized equipment and are highly encouraged to participate and assist on all train run days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All members receive a digital copy of the CPR&amp;SS newsletter. &nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Please provide an email address to receive the Newsletter.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> &nbsp; Starting in 2024, if you wish to have a hardcopy of the newsletter postal mailed to you, this please pay an extra $5 annually to cover postage.  Send this to (postal mail) to Mark Fenbers&nbsp; (Membership Chairman) at 6359 Hickorybark Dr, <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Loveland,<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> OH 45140 letting him know you want to receive the Newsletter by the U.S. Postal Service. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated:&nbsp; Membership is required to run any powered equipment at the Park. \u00a0All memberships must be renewed by April 1 of each year. \u00a0You may pay ahead for multiple years. 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