Only $5/week!

Five Dollars a Week

 As a 501C-3, non-profit organization dedicated to historic preservation with an unfaltering commitment to educate residents, visitors, city and state officials to value, protect, and enhance our community, we rely on members and others of good will for significant financial support. 

In fact, almost one-third of the 2010 German Village Society budget is expected to come from membership dollars. 

Everyone wholeheartedly supports the array of activities the GVS does “For the Good of the Neighborhood”.  No questions, no doubts. 

There is strong consensus, though, that more of those who benefit should financially support the countless daily tasks and efforts that serve our community and that have helped shape German Village for 50 years and, we hope, will do so for the next 50 as well. 

Think $5.00 per week.  For less than $5.00 each week you can be a Patron level member ($250/year) of the German Village Society. 

We hope you will think about this when it is time to renew your membership or time for you to join the organization that supports, educates and advocates on behalf of our historic neighborhood and our beloved community. 

We hope you will consider this $5.00 investment each week when you are so glad the GVS is here for you and your friends and neighbors, for school children, for local and international visitors, for people who grew up here, and for those who live here and those who love what German Village represents.

When you attend an event at the Meting Haus, when you call with a question or to report a lost or found pet, or stop in to chat or have a cup of coffee, when you see the beautiful parks so lovingly cared for, when you are represented in discussions about brick street repair or the future of the 70/71 split, think:    $5.00/week. 

In addition to the many activities and accomplishments that the German Village Society proudly does “For the Good of the Neighborhood”, there are noteworthy direct member benefits as well. 

For example:  20 percent discount on all events, products and services (such as copies of historic files, and Meeting Haus space rentals), as well as assistance with package delivery and other special needs. 

For members at the $125 level and above, two complimentary tickets to June’s Haus & Garten Tour are included as well.

Starting in 2010 there will be a distinction between members and non-members in the services and products the GVS offers. 

In other words, you will need to be a GVS member (at the level you feel you can afford to help maintain our services) to receive certain benefits or services.  A list of member benefits, as well as opportunities to get connected in German Village can be found at www.germanvillage.com. 

If you haven’t renewed your membership already you will receive an email with details.  Non-members within the German Village boundaries will receive a letter with an invitation to join and membership information.

If you have renewed already, thank you, thank you. 

German Village Membership Committee: Susan Altan,  Russ Arledge, Pam Bergeron, Jonathan Brooks, Heidi Drake, Sid Druen, Betty Garrett, Cheryl Hacker, Bob Jackson, Kyle Kraner, Sevy Kraner, Sherry Mullet, Erin O’Donnell, Dave Ross, P. Susan Sharrock, Ashley Stephens, Susan Sutherland.  Chair:  Jeanne Likins (jlikins@columbus.rr.com, 614.444.0565 (w), 614.444.7966 (h).

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