The PALM 2010 applications were mailed out January 12 by 1st class mail. We mailed 3477 of them, up about 400. If you haven't received our application by Friday and want one, check the web site. I'll post a link to a PDF file containing it there. Our printer mailed them out and said that about 300 people had forwarding addresses (they moved or are in Florida). It's going to take some time for the applications to reach these people. If you are one of them, download a copy on Friday.
As advertised, I added anyone who emailed us their mailing address by Jan 2 to the mailing list and you should get an application by mail. Everyone who emailed us after that I added to the mailing list and then emailed them the link to the application on the web today. You should be set. Once again the reason I'm not posting the link to the application on the website now is that lots of our riders are not friends of the web and we want everybody to have an equal opportunity to get on PALM.
A few more things to remember: last year we mailed out the applications Jan 25 and the ride filled (700 rider limit) on Feb 5. Every year for the last 4 years we've filled a little earlier. With the economy in Michigan, who knows about this year, but you've been warned. If you are short on cash after Christmas, remember all you have mail in immediately is the registration fee: $110 for adults 18 and over, $65 for young people 11 to 17, and $55 for children 10 and under. You have until May 15 to add any meals and bus rides you may want. (All meals are optional: you can pick and chose if you want.)
Please fill out your application carefully, Last year about 15% of the applications had errors. Every error means we have to at least make a phone call. If you got the amount wrong, we have to mail you back your check and get a new one. Very time consuming. And please send us a business sized self addressed stamped envelope so that we can send you back a confirmation letter. (That's one of the things I do for registration, so I'm real interested in this.)
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I received my application today!
Will we ever get to an on-line registration process?
We have a lot of longtime riders who don't use the web. On-line registration would cost us (and eventually you) money to do. So far we've picked fairness and economy over efficiency and convenience.
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