Membership

Only $10 of your $20 annual dues are retained by the Harris County Chapter. The remaining $10 go to the CHS state organization. With the removal of the state support of the Library, CHS state funds are no longer available to help cover the rental and utility expenses of the Harris County Chapter library, increasing our chapter expense budget by $4,000 per year.

Donations are welcome and very much appreciated. Please contact Anna Krpec at 713-349-0500, or by email, [email protected].

Dues - Renew now for 2011!

The membership year is January 1 to December 31 of each calendar year. Total general membership dues include chapter dues ($10) plus State dues at one of the membership levels shown below:

• State-Regular - $10 (Chapter + State = $20)
• State-Contributing - $25 (Chapter + State = $35)
• State-Supporting - $50 (Chapter + State = $60)
• State-Patron - $100 (Chapter + State = $110)

New members can fill out a membership application at the Library during Wednesday Library hours, or at any CHS-HCC function. Renewing members can send a check to the Library address (shown below). Please note on the check the name(s) for whom dues are being paid.

Benefits of Membership

• Receive quarterly issues of Poznamka and Cesky hlas
• Interesting speakers and activities at Chapter membership meetings
• Monthly Czech movies with English subtitles
• Free Czech language classes at beginner and intermediate levels

Would you like to be more involved?

• Volunteer your time at the Archives, for social/cultural events, or on committees
• We need a committee to sort our many photos and postcards, and place them in a scrapbook
• We need to replace 11 books lost to Hurricane Ike damage: Zadaverice-Rakava, I Serve the King of England, Texas by Bohumil Svoboda, President of Czechoslovakia by Dr. Edvard Benes, Vistin, Hubertovo Kralovstvi, The Lamp Beside the Golden Door, A Spiritual Journey by Norbert Fabian Capek
• Keep us in mind if you have Czech items to donate
• Offer rides to members who may not drive
• Participate in the Calling Committee