Spring Membership Drive 2024

[Angela]

JOIN THE TEAM NOW! Today marks the beginning of the Spring Membership Drive!!

WHO: Southern Off Road Bicycle Association - Central Savannah River Area chapter (SORBAcsra)

WHAT: Your local trails advocacy and maintenance organization.

WHY: Do you like to run, hike, or bike on trails free of downed trees, mudholes and overgrown foliage? Do you want someone advocating for new trails, new features, and trailhead improvements?

WHEN: Right now, today! For $39 individual or $50 family you can become an important member of the support team for your trails in the CSRA

www.imba.com/join/chapter/csra

Thank you for your support!!

[Angela]

Here at SORBA-CSRA, we understand that with your busy life as a mom or dad, business owner or student, etc it can be difficult to find the time to ride, run or hike the amazing trails in the CSRA--much less finding time to help in the never-ending task of trail maintenance.

So until you can contribute a little sweat equity at one of our volunteer work parties, please consider becoming a member. Your $39 single or $50 family membership is essential to equipment maintenance, trail builds and trail enhancements.

Adding your name to the membership rolls also provides for a stronger bargaining position with all of our land manager partners. Please consider joining today and partnering with like-minded trail users across the CSRA.

Click here and join us during the May Membership Drive!

www.imba.com/join/chapter/csra









Click here and join us during the May Membership Drive!

www.imba.com/join/chapter/csra

[Angela]

ARE YOU AN INVISIBLE TRAIL USER?

City, county, and state officials like to know the projects they back and finance are being used. Unlike the very visible hard surface bikers, runners, and walkers, trail users can be nearly invisible. Why?

Even our most trafficked trails such as FATS and Bartram are off the beaten path, often you head to the trailhead and disappear into the forest alone and unnoticed. Not to mention our outlying trails like MODOC or Keg. This is not a bad thing, it’s actually one of the draws.

However, as our trail community continues to grow, and we know it is, it can be very hard for the local land managers to SEE the growth, and understand the need for continued support. After all, they say, isn’t nearly 150 miles of singletrack trail enough?

As we all know, trail activities are dynamic which continue to evolve. When we talk to land managers about committing to change and growth it is often a numbers game. Who do we represent, how many of you are there? Our membership number is the cleanest metric available to share.

Unfortunately our membership numbers have remained static at around 175, despite the obvious increase in usage by a larger trail community. This invisible growth needs to be represented on the SORBA-CSRA membership rolls.

Land managers are eager to provide opportunities for recreation, but which groups will get their support?

Help us to share your voice. For only $39 per individual or $50 per family you can join the SORBA-CSRA team and help ensure the future of mountain biking, trail running, and hiking in our area. All of our trails are multi-use and all require your support to ensure maintenance and growth continue to occur.

Please take a minute to click on the link below in the comments and join now while the May Membership Drive is going on. This will also enter you in the raffle for some amazing prizes. Thank you!

Click here and join us during the May Membership Drive!

www.imba.com/join/chapter/csra

[Angela]

SORBAcsra is celebrating our 25th Anniversary!

We couldn't have gotten here without all of the great member support and hard work, and are thankful beyond measure. 

Our members keep this organization and its very important mission going, and as we strive to build new membership, we have noticed that many previous memberships have lapsed. 

Currently we have 159 regular members plus 14 new members, but 25 members who have lapsed; thus, we are losing members faster than we are getting new ones.

We understand that life changes quickly, and interests shift to different sports and time commitments.  But if any of our 25 lapsed members are still trail users, please renew right now, we need you!

And for current members or those who renew lapsed memberships, auto-renew is offered for your convenience - please select this option and you won't have to think about it again!

Our solid base of members have kept this organization going strong for 25 years!  Help us celebrate by renewing your membership today! Thank you!

Click here and join us during the May Membership Drive!

www.imba.com/join/chapter/csra