Membership Invoice
VIRGINIA NURSERY & LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION, INC.
383 Coal Hollow Rd, Christiansburg, VA 24073-6721 - Phone: 1-800-476-0055, Fax: 1-540-382-2716, info@vnla.org Firm: ___________________________________________Contact Person: _________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________________________________ City: ___________________________________________________ State: __________Zip: ___________-________ Phone: (_____)________-_____________ FAX: (_____)________-_____________ 800-_________-______________ Email Address: ________________________________________________@________________________________ [_] I do not wish for my name and address, phone, fax, and email address to be listed on the VNLA website at www.vnla.org [_] I will accept fax and email correspondence from the VNLA to expedite the receipt of important correspondence [_] I will NOT accept fax and email correspondence from the VNLA to expedite the receipt of important correspondence
Membership Categories
ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP (Gross Sales Volume) ____Under $50,000 ...... ........... ............ $ 65.00 ____$50,000-$100,000 ............ ............ $ 90.00 ____$101,000-$175,000 ........... ............ $125.00 ____$176,000-$250,000 ........... ............ $185.00 ____$251,000-$500,000 ........... ............ $235.00 ____$501,000 and up ... ............ ............ $295.00 ____Multi-store (6 or more stores) ............ Corporate dues ............ $1,000.00 ............ plus ____# stores X $55.00 = $________ (1) ____Additional Branches [Each Location] ............ (To receive mailings) $55.00 ____SILVER SPONSOR ............ Regular dues plus donation of $50-99.00 ____GOLD SPONSOR ............ Regular dues plus donation of $100.00 plus
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(See detailed descriptions on back of this sheet) ____INDIVIDUAL ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP ......... $65.00
Available to individuals associated with the nursery/ ............. landscape or as employees of non-members
____ALLIED MEMBERSHIP ... ............ ............ $100.00
Available to businesses supplying products and services to the nursery industry.
____OUT-OF-STATE MEMBERSHIP .. ............ $75.00 ____STUDENT MEMBERSHIP ............ ............ $25.00 School Name:__________________________________
.............................. (required for Student Membership Classification)
Voluntary donation to VNLA Research Foundation $____ Voluntary donation to CW Bryant Scholarship Fund $____ Voluntary donation to Shoosmith Scholarship Fund $____ (See detailed descriptions on back of this sheet) ____Virginia Green Industry Council dues……….$ 50
Additional Branch Locations is a new classification for nurseries or garden centers with branch stores who would like their branch stores to receive all mailings from the VNLA Office, including the VNLA NEWSLETTER. This is a non-voting category. Make copies of this form to list additional branch stores. (See detailed descriptions on back of this sheet)
Type(s) of Business ____Retail Garden Center ____Wholesale ____Landscape ____Interiorscape ____Re-Wholesale ____Mail Order ____Landscape Maintenance ____Supplier ____Broker ____Turfgrass Producer ____Florist ____Service Provider ____Lumber/Hardware/Garden/Home Center ____Other_________________________________________________ Number of: ____Full-time Employees; ____Part-time; ____ Seasonal ____ # of Acres in Production _____ # of Acres in Container Production [This information is very valuable when we go to Richmond or Washington to talk to our legislators and they want to know how many people we represent, or the economic impact of our industry.]
PLEASE NOTE: Contributions or gifts to the Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. However, dues payments are deductible by members as ordinary and necessary business expenses. Effective January 1, 1994, some portion of your dues may not be deductible based on the percent of time the VNLA has spent on lobbying activities.
Dues are payable by March 31, 2009
Pay with Credit Card: ____VISA
____MasterCard
____Discover
____American Express
Credit Card #: _________-__________-___________-____________ exp: _____/______ Signature:______________________________________ Print Your Name:_____________________________ Date Paid: ___/___/________ Check #_________________ Amount Paid $___________________
Virginia Nursery & Landscape Association Inc
VNLA Membership Dues Categories
Active Membership is based on gross sales volume of your business and is available for nurseries, garden centers, landscape contractors, landscape designers, landscape maintenance contractors, landscape architects, wholesale growers, re-wholesalers/distribution yards.
Additional Branches - Active members with more than one location (up to five) can pay an additional $55 per store and each store will receive all mailings, including the bi-monthly Newsletter.
Active Membership Multi-store (6 or more stores) is available for retail firms with multiple outlets (six or more) who pay one invoice for the corporate dues of $1,000 and $55 for each store location. All stores have full membership rights and privileges. (i.e. Corporate pays $1,000 plus 35 stores X $55 = $2,925.00) Otherwise if each individual store pays the dues separately, they pay the active member rates based on the individual stores sales with dues from $65 to $295.
Individual Associate Membership is available for individuals associated with the nursery/landscape industry or as employees of non-member firms. Also available to Extension Agents and local/state government individuals. Individual members will be listed as: Associate – “their last name” (Associate – Miller). Extension agents and government employees will be listed as the locality they work in. Allied Membership is available for businesses supplying products and services to the nursery industry which includes hardgoods, chemical/fertilizer, equipment, insurance, management and financial services, technology services, independent salesmen, brokers, etc whether in-state or out-of-state. Out-of-State Membership is for nurseries, garden centers, landscape contractors, landscape designers, landscape maintenance contractors, landscape architects, wholesale growers, re-wholesalers/distribution yards not located in Virginia. Student Membership is for full-time students, teachers, etc. Students are listed as: “Student – VA Tech” or whatever their school name is. Silver Sponsor - is available for any member who wishes to support the association ($50-99 contribution) above and beyond their regular dues category payment. They receive a silver seal for their membership plaque recognizing them a Silver Sponsor. Gold Sponsor - is available for any members who wish to support the association ($100+ contribution) above and beyond their regular dues category payment. They receive a gold seal for their membership plaque recognizing them as a Gold Sponsor. Contributions to the following funds, goes directly to the investment endowment fund: VNLA Research Foundation funding $25-35,000 in research projects each year (Current endowment is $550,000+) Shoosmith Scholarship Fund started providing three $1,500 and two $750 horticulture scholarships in 2008. (Current endowment is $185,000) CW Bryant Scholarship Fund is seeking additional funds to reach its endowment level of $50,000+ Virginia Green Industry Council – supports the VGIC, include VGIC dues with your VNLA dues payment.