The Association is getting a lot of attention lately and this makes us so happy! I wanted to take a moment to THANK YOU for becoming members, taking our classes, telling your friends and family members about us, becoming volunteers and coming to our events.
If you have been hanging around the Association you may have noticed a few things about the way we do things which we are really proud of.
1. We are a non-profit organization which is completely run by VOLUNTEERS (Even I, your dear Director, am a volunteer). We pay our teachers for the hours they (or I) teach. All of our teachers make the same amount of money per hour because we only hire the BEST TEACHERS. Our teachers are also volunteers.
2. We are serious about TRANSPARENCY. We publish our prices on-line. We give a 5% discount if you pay by bank transfer. We declare every cent that enters the Association.
3. Our TEACHERS ARE PROFESSIONALS with their own tax numbers. We do not compete, we COLLABORATE. We develop course plans together and co-teach for the joy of sharing our ideas and working together.
3. We do not pay for advertising. Most of our advertising is word of mouth or thanks to our events that are open to the public, our members, and the quality of our courses. We occasionally put a small ad in the Piccolo when we receive an outside contribution to do that (Thank you, donors!)
The Association is a fun place to be because we all (volunteers, members, future members) CHOOSE to be there. It is like a second home to many of us (to the dismay of our spouses!), so we treat it that way.
If you haven't been to the New Association, stop in and take a tour! We can't wait to see you. Thanks again for spreading the word about us and getting involved!