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Membership Rules and Regulations
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Each member must attend a
minimum of 5 monthly meetings, not including the Annual Organizational
Meeting held in October of each year. |
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A member must work 4 "special
events" including but not limited to crew captures, work details,
special meetings, fund-raising events, etc., in order to be eligible
for participation in parades. |
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When representing the "Pyrates
of the Gulf Coast," a member should conduct himself or herself in a
manner that they wish the community to remember in a positive way. Any
member that brings negative press to the club will be placed on
probation and could be marooned by his/her shipmates. |
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If the member dues are not paid
in full by the last day of September, he/she will not be eligible to
vote in the election. 60 days will be extended to bring dues current.
After these 60 days, if dues are still not current the member will then
become inactive. Once inactive, the member will have an additional 90
days to make payment of dues or the member will be dropped from the
membership. |
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Costumes must be period
authentic dress. Examples are swashbuckling hat, pirate or poet shirts,
baggy slacks, flowing skirts, vests, non-descript skull caps, etc.
Examples of items that will not be allowed are: NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL team
support items; flip flops; club t-shirts or tanks; no bare feet; no
cut-off blue jeans. If you as a member are unsure of an item, bring it
before the board for approval. |
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