• We're a fun bunch of people!
  
• We have members from all over the world who have just about any knitting machine you've ever heard of.
  
• We like to include all our members in anything we can dream up to keep us all knitting.
  
• Our Machine Knitting contest has included members from everywhere, including Belgium and England.
  
• We have one of the few knitting machine publications that come out once a month. That's right, your $20 will give you a newsletter packed full of patterns, techniques, ideas for all machines, hints and tips, and even a monthly recipe designed to save you time in the kitchen (so you can get back to your true love--the machine).
  
• DUES are only $20 per year. Our membership year runs from January 1 to December 31. Dues are not prorated for those who join during the year. Newsletters dating back to March, 2003, are available to current members on an Newsletter Archive CD for a nominal cost, and two years of newsletters are available at our at our Archive Site for members only download. You can join at any time and have access to a tremendous volume of patterns and discussion.
• MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES a monthly newsletter & Membership in our Guild Members-Only Forum. New members will be invited by e-mail to join our Foum. This is an invitation-only group and will not cause you spam problems. You will get a world-wide knitting community to share your questions, experiences and enthusiasms. Guild membership also allows you access to our special events such as our membership-wide contest. We try to include events that everyone can participate in regardless of how far apart we all live.
• BYLAWS

THE CMKG NEWSLETTER is available as a download from our Forum site the first week of every month*. The editors announce its readiness on the Forum. Those who are unable to gain access to it that way may request a paper version. If you wish to receive paper copies by mail you must specify this when you join. We encourage you to download the newsletter if you are able, because the photos are in color and larger that way--plus, you'll get it faster. Unless we hear otherwise, we'll assume that the newsletters are reaching you. It is the responsibility of each member to contact an for help if the newsletter doesn't arrive within a reasonable time. Do so right away so as not to miss out.

THE EASIEST WAY TO JOIN is to click the Paypal button below. Type of Payment New Membership Renew Membership Our PayPal account accepts all forms of payments including credit cards and international payments in Euros, Canadian dollars, or other currencies. Payments for renewal of Guild memberships are due on or after January 1 for the current year and will be accepted until the last day of February. Payments for new members' dues will be accepted at any time during the calendar year and pay for membership during the current year (which includes access to the entire archive of newsletters). Members from previous years who renew on March 1 or later need to select "New Membership" as the type of payment.

THE OLD FASHIONED WAY TO JOIN STILL WORKS
Send your check or money order paid to Carolinas Machine Knitters Guild for $20 to our treasurer:
Valeria Truitt
P. O. Box 14254
New Bern, NC 28561-4254

WHEN YOU JOIN
Be sure to include your mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone number so that you receive full membership privileges. Please make check payable to Carolinas Machine Knitters Guild. We will not give your information to anyone else. If you'd like to, please do share a bit of detail about what you knit, what machine(s) you use, and how you use them.

PLEASE PRINT THIS PAGE AND KEEP A COPY OF YOUR CHECK OR PAYPAL RECEIPT as a reminder of your privileges. It will serve as proof and reminder of your date of membership.
June 11, 2008

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