How many AACA Members?

[CarNucopia]

I saw an ad today on Facebook that states the AACA has "45K+ Members Worldwide". When the website was updated last year, the number was 54,996. What's the actual number? 

 

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Edited June 1 by CarNucopia (see edit history)

[Dave Mellor NJ]

There used to be 60,000 but that was including wives. I guess we're slipping

[hook]

7 hours ago, Dave Mellor NJ said:

There used to be 60,000 but that was including wives. I guess we're slipping

Also. there are a lot of members of advanced age that are sadly slipping under the grass and it's hard to renew a membership from down there.

[Mark Shaw]

Anybody know the number of HCCA members?  They only list members with pre-1916 vehicles in their roster.  

 

I suggest that car clubs should list all members.  And they should show a 5–10-year history of membership to make their current members aware of how much clubs are growing or declining.  Perhaps this would help motivate members to recruit more to save their clubs from fading away.

Edited June 2 by Mark Shaw (see edit history)

[JACK M]

1 hour ago, Mark Shaw said:

I suggest that car clubs should list all members. 

PAS does this.

[CarNucopia]

1 hour ago, Mark Shaw said:

Anybody know the number of HCCA members?  They only list members with pre-1916 vehicles in their roster.  

 

I suggest that car clubs should list all members.  And they should show a 5–10-year history of membership to make their current members aware of how much clubs are growing or declining.  Perhaps this would help motivate members to recruit more to save their clubs from fading away.

From a privacy standpoint, I’d prefer not to be in a list. I do agree clubs need to disclose stats that are a measure of the club's health. Like the gauges on a dashboard, we need something to keep us informed about what’s going on.

[West Peterson]

1 hour ago, Mark Shaw said:

Anybody know the number of HCCA members?  They only list members with pre-1916 vehicles in their roster.  

 

I suggest that car clubs should list all members.  And they should show a 5–10-year history of membership to make their current members aware of how much clubs are growing or declining.  Perhaps this would help motivate members to recruit more to save their clubs from fading away.

 

You're a member of HCCA. You can easily find out by looking in the back of your December issue of its magazine.

[Mark Shaw]

3 hours ago, West Peterson said:

You can easily find out by looking in the back of your December issue of its magazine.

Not true.  Only listings there are for affiliated registers and regional groups, no actual membership numbers.  

[West Peterson]

21 hours ago, Mark Shaw said:

Not true.  Only listings there are for affiliated registers and regional groups, no actual membership numbers.  

It's federal law. It has to be there. The document is called "Statement of Ownership."

[Mark Shaw]

1 hour ago, West Peterson said:

It's federal law. It has to be there. The document is called "Statement of Ownership."

I checked the 2023 November - December issue of The Gazette and there is no Statement of Ownership in the back of the magazine.   I also checked the September - October issue.  

 

West,  are you referring to this USPS requirement?  

 

Form 3526

A Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation is required for all Periodicals publications annually on or before the first of October¹. The publisher of each publication authorized Periodicals mailing privileges as a general or requester publication must publish a complete statement of ownership, containing all information required by Form 3526, in an issue of the publication to which that statement relates²³. The USPS Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation, also known as PS Form 3526, is required by the Post Office annually to show proof of continued eligibility for mailing under a Periodical Permit⁴.

Edited June 3 by Mark Shaw (see edit history)

[West Peterson]

20 hours ago, Mark Shaw said:

I checked the 2023 November - December issue of The Gazette and there is no Statement of Ownership in the back of the magazine.   I also checked the September - October issue.  

 

West,  are you referring to this USPS requirement?  

 

Form 3526

A Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation is required for all Periodicals publications annually on or before the first of October¹. The publisher of each publication authorized Periodicals mailing privileges as a general or requester publication must publish a complete statement of ownership, containing all information required by Form 3526, in an issue of the publication to which that statement relates²³. The USPS Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation, also known as PS Form 3526, is required by the Post Office annually to show proof of continued eligibility for mailing under a Periodical Permit⁴.

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