First post of the prez says

 If you haven’t renewed your club membership for 2011, you are officially no longer a club member.  Please get to Homebrew Headquarters or The Winemaker’s Toy Store to fill out a form and get your new card.  If you quit receiving the newsletter soon you will know you have not renewed or we have your information wrong.  It is important for the club since we run off of dues as our primary fund raiser.  We make very little from the raffles.  We have tried to spend about the same on prizes as we take in.  Having the funds in the bank allows us to do mass purchases such as the shirts we are about to get.