We will recognize any donations totaling $100 or more in the first year as Founder's Club.
Since our first public announcement was Jan. 8th 2010, we consider that the year deadline for founder's club.
As donations came in for the Mad 5, we tried to note any that put people over the $100 level and move them to founders club. if we missed you, just send me an email
nik@wisconsincarry.org and we'll look into it and fix it. We do have record of everything we've been sent so we can verify and adjust and re-assign you a new founders club number.
A few other thoughts. We didn't initiate Founders Club as a tool to encourage people to donate any more than they were comfortable. Rather, before we even had a "founders club" we had a few people right off the bat send in large contributions and I came up with founders club as a way to recognize them/say thank-you for their contribution.
People's money is hard-earned and we value every member the same, founders club or regular. At the end of the day, action is more important than money. The more people willing to act, the less you need money and the more power you have to affect change just in numbers of people.
Many people make large contributions to the cause of freedom in Wisconsin without being a member of WCI at all. They should be proud of their efforts.
Please do not give more than you have disposable just to be a "founders club" member. Your early participation in our organization will always be documented by your member number (each of which are assigned sequentially) so low member numbers will always denote early joining.
It is also noteworthy that as 2010 is our founding year, ANYONE who has a 2010 member decal will have a permanent symbol of your joining in the founding year.
2010 member decals will never be produced again after this year so for people looking for a keepsake that is a good one. If anyone needs an additional decal (perhaps if you put both of yours on a vehicle and you want one extra for a keepsake) just mail me a self-addressed stamped envelope and $1 to
Wisconsin Carry, Inc
PO Box 270403
Milwaukee, WI 53227
Make sure to have a self-addressed stamped envelope in the envelope you send to me and I'll drop a decal in it and send it off. I also usually have decals at events, so just ask if you see me at one.
But again, money is hard-earned, don't feel pressure to send enough to hit founders club if you are tight on money or even if you just have other things you'd rather spend it on. Your 2010 member decal can always be a keepsake of your founding participation.