.
Hello!
The members of
the Board of Directors of National OPRC wanted to reach out and personally let
you know we are happy you are a member of the Old People's Riding Club! This should explain a little bit about how
our National OPRC is structured and how we serve you. The National OPRC (NOPRC) is the parent
organization and is structured to give the chapters guidance, mentoring, and
access to shared resources a small group alone would find difficult to
obtain. A good example is Chapter
Liability Insurance. Being a part of a national
organization allows us to obtain better group rates while all
of the chapters share the discounted cost. NOPRC serves as the single
point of contact and manages the program for your chapter.
Our mission is
to serve you, the members. Each of the
NOPRC Board of Directors is a regular member of various chapters across the
country. We each volunteer our time without
compensation. In fact, most of us buy
our own supplies and most times pay for our own travel expenses. If you would like to volunteer at the national
level, please let us know. We can always
use more help! We do perform background
checks on our volunteers to protect your information and your funds. Yes, I did say "your funds" as the
NOPRC monies belong to our chapters. Anytime you want to see the financials, please let us know and we will
gladly share them with you.
Speaking of
money… OPRC is registered with the IRS
as a Social Club (Section 501c7) which means we are not eligible for charitable
donation tax breaks. As a Social Club,
our monies must be used for the benefit of the membership - in this case, our
Chapters. NOPRC offers several ways that
your chapter can receive benefits via our various programs. Some fun programs
are our Rally, and the Scavenger Hunt. A
Chapter can also request funding for special local programs through the
Education Award. We even offer a Ratings
Award allowing any chapter to earn a few dollars for allowing members to rate
up. All chapters, equally, have the ability to participate in these programs and to
apply for monetary awards. Likewise, the
chapter who receives an award must use the funds in a way that their members
have an equal opportunity to enjoy. For
instance, you can host a party or hold a clinic - whatever you desire - as long
as all chapter members have the opportunity to participate in how the money is
spent. You get the picture. If you have an idea, we would love to hear
from you!
Not only does NOPRC
provide group Liability Insurance for your chapter's member events, we also
have a program that provides special coverage for chapter events that include
participation by non-members. The
current policy is to provide up to three "Open" or "Public"
event insurance coverages per chapter per year at no charge to the
chapter. If a chapter holds more than
three of these special events per year, they have the ability to purchase the
event insurance at a low rate that most likely could not be found on the open
market.
We have also
leveraged a partnership with Association Resource Group to bring you discounts
and benefits at retail and other establishments, as well as offering a really
great deal on Excess Personal Liability Insurance for you. Where else can you get $1M of liability
coverage for just $19 per year?
We work hard to
build the OPRC member family to provide members with more opportunities to
engage with other equestrians across the country.We build camaraderie with our bi-annual Rally
which allows Chapters across the country to compete against each other in
Dressage, Jumping and other events. We
aid in communication by providing tools such as the OPRC Member Forum on
Facebook. The OPRC Forum, like our NOPRC
team, has an admin team that is all volunteer. We welcome you to fully participate and we hope you will take advantage
of our programs this year!
Enjoy your ride!
NOPRC Board of Directors