Membership at HSBNE
Updating your membership record when you're leaving the group is important! Whether you're moving cross-country or just going back to school for a few months,
If you've experienced a problem with another member that is making you feel unwelcome, please refer to How to Be Excellent and the Dispute Resolution Policy.
If you're planning to come back within a few months
Email the Treasurer (treasurer@hsbne.org) and ask to suspend your membership. They'll suspend billing, and keeps your account from getting all horrible and confusing.
Suspended membership leaves you on the email lists and stuff.
Suspended membership is appropriate for medium-term departures. If you're gonna be gone a year or longer, please just cancel your membership, below:
If you're not planning to come back (soon)
Email the Treasurer and ask to cancel your membership. As above, being clear about when you've left reduces the fretting about whether you have.
You are always welcome to renew your membership at any point in the future (it'll just be more paperwork)
In all cases
Go through member storage, make sure you've taken all your stuff home, and return any used tub(s) to the pile near the door.
Go through the rest of the space, and if you're taking anything loaned home that people might miss, please notify the forum!
It would be polite to offer the option if people want to buy from you the things we've come to rely on, before they simply vanish.
Optional: Let the executive know what made you decide to leave. Don't worry, they can take it!
Financial Hardship
Member Fees may be waived in part or in full for a three month period due to financial hardship or relocation by emailed petition approved by at least two thirds (2/3rds) of the management committee.
If you're stuck, email the executive and we might be able to give you a WOOFing task.