Becoming a  Mothergrove Member

How do I become a Member of Mothergrove?

By coming to an event and finding out if we are "your cup of tea."  If you decide that we are, just let someone know, who can pass your membership information on to the Membership Scribe.  To find out about Mothergrove events, call the Pagan Infoline at 361-4404 or email Keith for the monthly "Events Update."  Events are held in Victoria BC or the surrounding countryside.

Question:  What are community members and what are voting members?

Answer:  There are two types of members:  Community Members and Voting Members. Community Members are people who want to belong to Mothergrove and come to rituals, events and classes, and are notified about those rituals, events and classes.  They might also lead such events or classes.  They don't want to be concerned about politics, bureaucracy, or administration.  New members automatically become Community Members.

Voting Members are "de-facto trustees."  They fulfill the obligations imposed on us by the Society Act, and they also take care of the bureaucratic decision-making.  In other words, voting members act as a collective to:

    1.  Keep minutes of meetings
    2.  Keep members informed about events and meetings
    3.  Update the phone machine message and answer messages left on it.
    4.  Handle the bank account, deposits, cheques, bill-paying,
bookkeeping, and financial statements
    5.  Keeping a register of members - who is and who isn't.
    6.  Speaking on behalf of Mothergrove when necessary.
    7.  Making bureaucratic decisions regarding Mothergrove.

How do I become a Community Member?

Just by joining Mothergrove.  Or, if you are a voting member and want to become a community member instead, just let he Membership Scribe know.

How do I become a Voting Member?

To become a voting member, you should be a community member for at least a year-and-a-day, attending some meetings so you can see how decisions are made and find out if you are interested in the bureaucracy, and have time to volunteer.  Then, ask a Voting member if they can endorse you in becoming a voting member.  They will take your endorsement to a meeting and the meeting will vote on you.  A majority vote means you're in.

But remember, voting membership means work!  It means writing correspondence, answering phonecalls, running errands, etc.