{"id":99,"date":"2018-07-31T18:38:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T18:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tenncoc.com\/?page_id=99"},"modified":"2018-08-22T13:15:45","modified_gmt":"2018-08-22T13:15:45","slug":"join","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tenncoc.com\/index.php\/join\/","title":{"rendered":"Join"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"size20 Helvetica20\" style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Joining the Confederation of Clubs &#8211; Tennessee<\/b><\/span><\/span><b><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><b style=\"font-size: 24px; text-decoration-line: underline;\">or the <\/b><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b><u>Independent<\/u><\/b><\/span><b style=\"font-size: 24px; text-decoration-line: underline;\">\u00a0Coalition Of Bikers<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><span class=\"size14 Helvetica14\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 28px;\">HERITAGE \u00a0 &#8211; \u00a0 TRADITION \u00a0 &#8211; \u00a0 RESPECT<\/span><\/b><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p><span class=\"size14 Helvetica14\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">The Tennessee Confederation Of Clubs has reached a saturation point in handling quarterly business meetings, and all other matters of the TNCOC due to the number of existing clubs in the State.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p><span class=\"size14 Helvetica14\" style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Due to the extensive number of clubs available, and the varied interests found within them, the TNCOC recommends joining an existing club, or merging with an existing club. This will allow the TNCOC through its established programs, \u00a0lobbyist, legislative agenda, education efforts, and dedication to the cycle enthusiasts to more adequately and effectively protect your interest and involvement.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<p><span class=\"size14 Helvetica14\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">We can handle additional members within the established, and recognized clubs. \u00a0We are unable to admit additional clubs at this time.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\"><span class=\"size14 Helvetica14\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">When we do have room for membership, here are some basic guidelines for being considered.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li><span class=\"size14 Helvetica14\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">We only consider true patch-holding motorcycle clubs. The by-laws of all Member Clubs are subject to review by COC-TN board members.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"size14 Helvetica14\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">Each Member Club will have an organization with officers and a process for new members prospecting and becoming fully patched. Clubs where a person sends a check and gets a patch are not eligible.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"size14 Helvetica14\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Member Clubs must have at least five (5) active members, must be\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"size14 Helvetica14\" style=\"color: #000000;\">established for at least one (1) year and must have a clubhouse in\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"size14 Helvetica14\" style=\"color: #000000;\">the state of Tennessee.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"size14 Helvetica14\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">All Member Clubs must consist of males who are 21 years and older who own and ride a motorcycle.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"size14 Helvetica14\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">Member Clubs with more than one chapter in the state gets one vote per chapter as long as each chapter is paying individual dues.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"size14 Helvetica14\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">Dues are $120.00 yearly, payable at the June quarterly meeting.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"size14 Helvetica14\" style=\"color: #000000;\">Member Clubs are expected to send at least two (2) representatives to at least three (3) of the years&#8217; quarterly meetings.<\/span><span class=\"size14 Helvetica14\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div align=\"left\"><span class=\"size14 Helvetica14\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Before contacting anyone click the link and read the data carefully to be used as only a guideline and can change without notice:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rcvsmc.net\/id4.html\">MC\/RC Education<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><span class=\"size14 Helvetica14\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">Only after you have read the above link for more details or other questions, contact the<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><span class=\"size14 Helvetica14\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px;\">State Vice-Chairman listed on the <a href=\"http:\/\/tenncoc.com\/index.php\/board-of-directors\/\">Board of Directors page<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joining the Confederation of Clubs &#8211; Tennessee or the Independent\u00a0Coalition Of Bikers HERITAGE \u00a0 &#8211; \u00a0 TRADITION \u00a0 &#8211; \u00a0 RESPECT The Tennessee Confederation Of Clubs has reached a saturation &#8230; <a title=\"Join\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/tenncoc.com\/index.php\/join\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Join\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-99","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tenncoc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/99","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tenncoc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tenncoc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tenncoc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tenncoc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/tenncoc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/99\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":186,"href":"https:\/\/tenncoc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/99\/revisions\/186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tenncoc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}