BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC – The
Southern Legal Resource Center, which since 1996
has been defending the rights of Southerners to
honor their unique heritage, has now become a
membership-based organization.
The SLRC will retain its status as a
U.S. 501 ( c ) (3) registered public charity,
but now, instead of subsisting mainly on casual
contributions, pass-the-hat donations and
occasional grants to support its participation
in heritage-related litigation, it will offer
renewable memberships at a flat annual fee of
$35.00, according to SLRC Board Chairman Dr.
Neill Payne.
“The Board has debated going to a
membership format for some time, and we even
asked our newsletter readers what they thought,”
Payne said. The overwhelming consensus was
that, yes, we should do so.”
“The benefits to us, of course, are
that it gives us a nucleus of support,” said
Executive Director Roger McCredie, “and our
members, besides getting a pin and a
certificate, will have the satisfaction of
knowing they have an active voice in our
operations and are fighting right alongside us
to defend our heritage. Plus, membership is tax
deductible.”
A membership application form may be
downloaded from the SLRC’s website,
www.slrc-csa.org, or obtained by calling the
SLRC toll-free at (866) 564-8747, e-mailing
mim@slrc-csa.org,
or writing to the SLRC at P.O. Box 1235, Black
Mountain, NC 28711.
SLRC officials also announced a
special new member incentive for the Month of
August. For a contribution of $75.00 or more,
members joining by August 31 will receive, in
addition to their SLRC membership pin and
certificate, a complimentary Harvard Confederate
memorial Initiative (HCMI) pin AND a beautifully
embroidered HCMI blazer badge. “These are the
same premiums we will be offering to the general
public later this fall when we kick off our
campaign to establish a memorial to the Harvard
Confederate Dead [see the SLRC website], said
SLRC Chief Trial Counsel Kirk D. Lyons, “but new
members can obtain them right now, together with
their full first year membership and their SLRC
credentials – all for just $75 or more.”
To download a copy of the SLRC Membership
Application form, click
HERE. Send your completed form and check to: Southern
Legal Resource Center, Inc., P.O. Box 1235,
Black Mountain, NC 28711.
