At the annual meeting Sep. 27, 1998, the CI members approved an additional option for membership.
CI until now has offered a single membership plan, including the following features (slightly simplified here for succinctness): A one-time up-front membership fee of $1,250; no dues, except for those who want voting rights--voting rights dues now $100/year; minimum suspension fee of $28,000.
However, even though the total costs are far less than in other organizations, some prospective members have very limited cash available. These include some students and some older people living on fixed incomes. Yet many students can afford life insurance, and many older people can fund a suspension out of assets available at death, including real estate. Further, some people simply prefer to part with as little cash as possible at a given time. Certainly a decision is easier when very little cash is required.
So we now offer an alternative--Membership Option Two.
PLEASE NOTE CAREFULLY that Otion Two does NOT replace the previous Option One. Present members are not affected at all, nor is the status of existing contracts. Option Two is just an alternative for consideration by prospective new members.
Either the new option (Option Two) or the older option (Option One) is now available to new members. Option Two allows membership in CI and execution of a contract with the smallest initial cash outlay available anywhere, as well as minimal total cost. Option Two has the following features:
There is no membership fee.
Dues (payable in advance) are $120 per year or $35 quarterly. The first payment secures your current membership and the right to execute a contract. If dues are not paid when owing, membership lapses and contracts are not in force.
Minimum suspension fee is $35,000, whole body.
If the Option Two member wants voting rights, and the right to stand for office, there are voting dues of $100 per year additional. Voting dues for Option Two members must be paid for three years before eligibility to vote or hold office.
Option Two members may switch to Option One at any time by paying the $1,250 Option One membership fee.
Option Two is initially offered for a six month trial period. This does not mean that your Option Two membership can be voided after six months; it just means that, after March 31, 1999, we will review results and decide whether to continue to extend this option to new members.
Has cash outlay held you back from membership? Now you can gain cryonics protection for a mere $120 per year (or $35 quarterly) plus the cost of a $35,000 life insurance policy (or a little more for costs of members at a distance), or other funding arrangement. No membership fee! No sign-up fee! Why should you risk further delay without protection?
To read the membership applications for both options, please go to "Contents" and click on "Membership." Print out the one you want and mail it in. Choose life!
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