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• All applicants must be sponsored by an ACTIVE MEMBER of MOWA
• Apply for only one classification
• Active and Contributing applicants should complete the work classification box.
• All applicants must include with this application a check payable to MOWA for first year's dues plus
a non-refundable $25 initiation fee.
• Active or Contributing: $35 dues + fee = $60
• Industrial: $100 dues + fee = $125
• Remit the application and the application fee to your sponsoring member.
• Deadline for the Summer meeting is April 1st, for the Winter meeting, December 1st.
• If an applicant fails to attend at least one of the next two meetings after applying, his/her application
will be discarded.
• Must be a resident of Michigan.
• Must write (broadcast, photograph, or otherwise communicate) for pay and on a regular basis
about natural resources or enjoyment of the outdoors.
• Must show proof of having pursued this activity for a minimum of one year.
• Must write for public consumption. (Club/in-house newsletters and the like do not qualify).
• Must attend one regular meeting before this application will be acted on.
CONTRIBUTING MEMBERSHIP
Must be involved in paid, professional or educational pursuits that generate outdoor news (at the
discretion of the Board - but does not include Chamber of Commerce personnel or politicians).
WORK CLASSIFICATION
(Check as many as apply and explain on separate sheets where you feel it would be helpful):
_____Staff/Masthead (give publications):________________________
_____Freelance (attach proof of recent publications)
_____Writer_____ Photographer_____TV/Radio/Video_____Artist_____Lecturer
_____Other (explain) _______________________________________
Include with this application at least six dated samples that indicate a minimum of one year's worth of
work.
The representative of an industry involved in manufacturing materials relating to the outdoor or natural
resources (at discretion of Board) - Use "Employer" space below to I.D. the industry.
COMPANY NAME___________________________________________
ADDRESS________________________________________________________
CITY_________________________________STATE________ZIP__________
TELEPHONE_____________________________________________________
JOB TITLE_______________________________________________________