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People often ask: "Why should I become a Member?" or "What do I get as a Member?".
Here are my thoughts as someone who joined DEJA in Jan. 2003 and have been very involved with the club ever since.
First, "What is DEJA?".
DEJA is a group of people with the common bond of being Jeep owners and enthusiasts.
Some have owned many Jeeps, some like myself are first time Jeep owners.
We often have different reasons for having a Jeep or different ideas of how a Jeep should look, what it should be used for, etc.
Jeeps and the purpose they were bought for tend to vary as much as the people that own them.
But again, the common bond is we all love Jeeps.
Next, "What does DEJA do?"
Like the Jeeps and the people that own them what we do as Club Members varies widely.
Many like to take their Jeeps rock-crawling. We organize monthly trips to Rausch Creek Off Road Park as well as twice yearly trips to George Washington National Forest.
Some, like myself enjoy riding on the beach and fishing. We often get together for weekends and do a once yearly surf fishing tournament.
Others just use their Jeeps as their daily driver. We as a Club try to touch all aspects of Jeep ownership and usage.
We have regularly scheduled Club meetings that all are welcome to attend.
Here we discuss and handle club business as well as catch up with friends.
Meeting dates can be found HERE.
We also do several charity type things with Jeeps for Joy being our flagship cause.
We collect and deliver toys for hospitalized children at Christmas.
We also collect and send packages to the Troops several times a year.
And then of course there is our website which is how you found us.
It serves as the primary communication channel for DEJA Members and guests.
Here we discuss everything from our Jeeps to just about anything imaginable.
We also have swap meet forums for selling and buying things both Jeep and otherwise.
The website is free to use by everyone as long as our rules are respected.
"Why join DEJA?"
DEJA is 100% Member supported.
We do not need to take advertising or support from outside sources.
We achieve this through Membership fees and products we sell through the Club store.
As an Incorporated nonprofit Club we are required to file a franchise statement with the State of DE. This costs us $$.
Running the website costs us $$ for server fees. We are fortunate to have a Member that functions as our webmaster without charge.
We as a Club also hosts several functions during the year such as the "Spring Fling" that costs us for food and the venue.
DEJA also makes a yearly donation to Jeeps For Joy that helps them fill the specific needs of sick children.
People frequently ask: "What do I get as a Member?"
Well, all the above as a start.
You also get a Member sticker and free gallery space, but what you really get at least in my opinion may not be as tangible.
I for one, enjoy the feeling of belonging to a great organization that is made up of great people that do some great things.
Without your support we would not be able to do the things we do.
Hopefully, this answers some of the commonly asked questions.
Related links:
Jeeps For Joy http://www.jeepsforjoy.org
Raucsh Creek Offroad Park http://www.rc4x4.org