Adjusted Work Requirement / Renewal Fee Schedule: Individual membership renewal: - $105.00 (current rate) -AND- 24 Hours Worked -OR- $260.00. For Example: 24 Hours of work for Individual Memberships to retain current renewal fee of $105.00. Less than 24 hours of work results in a renewal fee increase to $260.00. Renewal fees are not pro-rated for less than 24 hours worked. Family membership renewal: $157.50 (current rate) -AND- 32 Hours Worked -OR- $315.00 For Example: 32 Hours of work for Family Memberships to retain current renewal fee of $157.50. Renewal fee increases to $315 without full 32 hours of work. Renewal fees are not pro-rated for less than 32 hours worked. Each membership will receive a card to track hours worked, and which will be approved and provided to the Membership Secretary at the end of the year for appropriate assessment of renewal rates. Details will be provided in the coming weeks. Exemptions: Youth (18 & under/in HS), and student (18-24 in college) memberships are exempt from work hours, as are senior (65 & over) individual members, and senior members who are part of a family membership. (For example, family membership where one member is 65, but other family members are under 65, the senior member is exempt from work, and the work requirement is reduced to 24 hours.) Examples of work include: -Assisting in youth program activities. -Participating in chapter clean-up days. -Helping coordinate &/or participating in chapter conservation projects. -Assisting in NRA, HQL, and Hunter Safety classes. -Mowing and/or trimming grass, or shoveling snow as needed. -Assist with chapter fundraising events such as raffles, and the annual pig roast. Click here for a Work Hours Card