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...profit organization that advances the rights of indigenous people across the globe. The smell of Tibetan curry permeated the air against the backdrop of cool Caribbean rhythms as locals weaved through the stalls staffed by 38 vendors from around the world. Agnes Portalewska, the special events and membership coordinator of Cultural Survival, said that the merchants donate 40 percent of their sales to the organization, amounting to between $20,000 and $60,000 in profits per bazaar. “This event gives an opportunity for people to learn about other cultures through crafts,” Portalewska said...
Exclusive Resorts, by far the biggest club with 300 homes in 35 destinations, raised prices 10% this summer. A mid-level membership is now $325,000, with annual dues of $19,500. Ultimate Resort and Quintess have also hiked prices. Crescendo is not only raising prices but also cutting the number of nights you may stay at its properties...
...from $85,000 (in the early days) to $1.3 million (in more recent years) to join, could lose most of their deposit. The firm owned only 67 of the 200 properties it managed (the rest were leased) and did not have sufficient assets to cover the expense of refunding membership fees...
Your top concern is the safety of your membership fee. Most clubs agree to refund 80% when you quit. So insist on proof that the club has enough assets to fully refund all members. Ask how long it takes to get a refund. Most clubs won't pay until they get two or three new members--a problem if growth stalls...
...small but rapidly growing minority of priests in this country who wear the traditional habit of a Catholic priest: the cassock, a long black robe. Two orders that do this are the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter and the Institute of Christ the King. Both orders have steadily increasing membership. The Priestly Fraternity cannot build rooms in its seminary quickly enough to house the number of young men who want to become a priest. Both orders say the traditional 1962 Mass in Latin...