Credit Card Payment

Ridgewood now offers the option of paying by credit card! Many of you told us you wanted to be able to pay by credit card. You will notice two rates listed for many categories. The first is the full fee. The second includes a DISCOUNT for paying with cash or a check. If you choose to pay with cash or check, your dues remain the same as they were in 2007, 2008, and 2009. We haven’t had to raise membership dues for three year! Credit Card transactions must be made through this website.

Our 2009 New Member Recruitment Program (reduced Summer Non-Stock Membership fee, Member Referral Rebate and Neighborhood Canvass) proved a resounding success – despite the economy. We added nearly 100 new families, and are now recruiting them to become stock-holding members. While very encouraging, work remains to rebuild our membership back toward capacity, stabilize our long-term finances and give us financial flexibility to investigate some new membership options many of our long-time members have been asking about. So we will continue all three recruitment programs in 2010.

In an effort to increase our membership base we have reduced the Summer Non-Stock Membership fee to $410/$395* for our first time families, this also includes team fees! In addition, if a 2010 Summer Non-Stock member buys stock and becomes a regular member in 2011, they receive a $200 credit towards their 2011 summer dues.

This year, our Annual Membership Meeting will be held at the pool on Wednesday, June 2 at 6:30 pm. All members are encouraged to attend and learn about the upcoming season. This is an opportunity to meet Board Members, ask questions and discuss ideas to keep our pool vital.
We continue to offer the installment plan for the purchase of Ridgewood stock. Buyers are required to pay $210/$200* per year for three consecutive years for a total payment of $600*. All payments must be made within the 3-year period, regardless of summer membership, and are nonrefundable. Contact Patty Otterson at the Membership line (848-5289) for more details. (* - includes discount for cash or check payment)

Part of our strict budget management has meant depending on volunteers to do many tasks that were once performed by our paid staff. While we are heading the right direction again, we still need your help. In past years the bulk of our volunteer help has come from a small number of very dedicated individuals who have contributed extraordinary amounts of time and energy. We cannot continue to depend on this small group. As we did last year, our Volunteer Requirement asks every member to sign up for a minimum of one 2 hour time slot to volunteer at the pool. Times available include pool and grounds preparation for opening, social event volunteers, Neighborhood Canvassing, regular maintenance of pool grounds, and end of season closing tasks. If you do not volunteer, you are required to pay a Volunteer Buy-Out Fee of $50, so we may defer the cost of hiring out various jobs. We would prefer your help to your $50 – please volunteer! (This Volunteer Requirement is independent of the Swim & Dive Team volunteer requirements.)

We are currently managing volunteers through volunteerspot.com. To access the system, please use the links below:

RW swim & dive meets and events: http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/46-62552571827

RW Social events: http://www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/90-626125058114