{"id":184,"date":"2011-02-19T23:03:46","date_gmt":"2011-02-20T04:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nerandonneurs.org\/nersite\/?page_id=184"},"modified":"2025-10-24T14:03:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:03:53","slug":"ner-membership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ner.bike\/nersite\/?page_id=184","title":{"rendered":"Membership"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>IMPORTANT NOTICE:<\/h3>\n<p> This page refers to NER New England Randonneurs (NER) Membership, which is <strong>separate<\/strong> Randonneurs USA (RUSA) membership. RUSA membership is <b>required<\/b> for all events. NER Membership is <em>optional<\/em> for all NER events, although appreciated and helps us operate the region. Riders who are NER Members but not <em>current<\/em> RUSA members will be unable to ride any event with us. Please <a href=\"https:\/\/rusa.org\/cgi-bin\/membersearch_GF.pl\">verify your RUSA membership<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/rusa.org\/pages\/memberservices\">join\/renew RUSA<\/a> before becoming a NER member. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikereg.com\/nermembership\">Become a 2023 NER Member Now!<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Benefits of being a New England Randonneurs Member:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s what membership provides:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You show that you support NER and our events.<\/li>\n<li>You are eligible for members-only events and swag.<\/li>\n<li>Free participation in our monthly P-12 series. (When offered)<\/li>\n<li>Voting rights for NER elections.<\/li>\n<li>Note: NER Membership and RUSA Membership are separate. RUSA Membership is required for all events.\n<\/ul>\n<p>Membership is only $10!<\/p>\n<p>There are two ways to become a member:<\/p>\n<p>Method 1: You can <a href=\"http:\/\/bikereg.com\/nermembership\">purchase a membership online at BikeReg<\/a>. Anyone is welcome to purchase a NER membership.<\/p>\n<p>Method 2: If you volunteered on an event in 2022 you should have been sent a coupon for free 2023 Membership. Please note that you will still need to register on BikeReg in 2022 in order to be an active member and\/or Season Pass holder. (Please <a href=\"http:\/\/nerandonneurs.org\/nersite\/?page_id=172\">contact volunteer Coordinator Emily O&#8217;Brien<\/a> if you volunteered but didn&#8217;t get a coupon.)<\/p>\n<p>If you Volunteer in 2023, you&#8217;ll have a free membership in 2024!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Randonneurs USA (RUSA) Membership:<\/strong> NER membership is separate from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rusa.org\/memberservices.html\">RUSA membership<\/a>. While RUSA membership is not required for NER membership, all NER events require RUSA membership. Being a RUSA member also allows you to participate in <a href=\"http:\/\/nerandonneurs.org\/nersite\/?p=67\">Permanents<\/a> and the distances you complete can be used toward many distance awards. A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rusa.org\/memberservices.html\">RUSA membership<\/a> helps the sport so we encourage it for all riders.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>We do not require that members to volunteer but we strongly encourage it. Our events only happen due to the commitment of our volunteers. Volunteer duties include staffing a control, leading an event, verifying the route cue, shuttling supplies, etc. While many volunteer duties preclude riding on the day of the event, volunteers can pre-ride an event up to two weeks in advance and still receive RUSA\/ACP credit.<\/p>\n<p>Membership Fine Print: A membership is for the calendar year. The team events entry fee still applies unless all team members are also NER members. A membership is not the same as a NER Season Pass and membership alone is only good for a discount on our normal 100-600k series events.<\/p>\n<p>Visit our page of <a href=\"http:\/\/nerandonneurs.org\/nersite\/?p=125\">volunteer needs<\/a> to see what sorts of things you can help with. Also check out the individual event pages for requests for help on those particular events.<\/p>\n<p>We might also have <a href=\"http:\/\/nerandonneurs.org\/nersite\/?p=178\">board member<\/a> positions open. Contact the NER President for more info.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IMPORTANT NOTICE: This page refers to NER New England Randonneurs (NER) Membership, which is separate Randonneurs USA (RUSA) membership. RUSA membership is required for all events. 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