Barbara,
Sixteen of the 300+ AAW chapter had 100% AAW membership. I assume most require AAW membership.
How Does AAW feel? This is an issue where AAW lines up across the spectrum.
Some members believe all local chapters should be 100% AAW membership.
Some believe that AAW membership should NOT be required of any member.
Currently all officials of the local chapter must be AAW members in order to have AAW affiliation.
My personal feeling is that non AAW members are crashing the party.
Virtually no local chapter would exist without the AAW and most rely heavily on the AAW insurance.
To not join the AAW is to reap the benefits paid for by the AAW members for free.
How can a Chapter value AAW affiliation and not value AAW membership in its members?
Also without AAW there would not be any regional symposiums other than Utah.
Chapters with 100% membership Jan 2009
Central Florida Woodturners
Central Illinois Woodturners
Cumberland Valley Woodturners (PA)
Gold Country Turners (California)
Jersey Cape Woodturners Guild (Cape May, NJ)
Lincoln Land Woodturners (Springfield, IL)
Michigan Association of Woodturners
Milwaukee Area Woodturners (WI)
North Coast Woodturners (Ohio)
Northwest Michigan Woodturners
Northeast Wisconsin Woodturners
Pacific Northwest Woodturning Guild (Portland, OR)
Peace River Woodturners (Florida)
Pueblo Woodturners (Colorado)
San Diego Woodturners
Southern Oregon Woodturners
Al