NYAA, INC. MEMBERSHIP

Individual Member          $ 10.00
(ages 16 and above;
voting status)

Sponsor Member* *       $ 50.00
(ages 16 and above;
voting status)

Lifetime Member             $ 75.00
(ages 55 and above;
voting status)
 

*Youth Members are not members of the corporation and cannot hold office or vote on NYAA matters, due to legal restrictions.

**Sponsor Members receive a free
"gift" from NYAA.  In 2007 each sponsor member received a genuine Lamoka point artifact.
 

Checks should be made payable to NYAA, Inc. and mailed to:

   NYAA, Inc.
   Linda Brundage, Sec./Treas.
   7777 Searles Road
   Friendship, NY 14739

As a not-for-profit corporation, membership in NYAA, Inc. designates the individual as a member of the corporation; the exception to the corporation membership is the Youth Member category.  Membership is defined in the NYAA, Inc. Constitution and By-Laws by the paying of annual dues. 

As a member of NYAA, Inc. the individual is entitled to:

     -   hold elected or appointed office in NYAA, Inc. either as an officer
         or as a trustee of the corporation.

     -   vote on all NYAA, Inc. related matters and decisions.

     -   host NYAA, Inc. sponsored events with liability protection and
          insurance coverage as outlined in the NYAA, Inc. Event
         Sponsorship Guidelines.

     -   participate in all NYAA, Inc. sponsored events, including the
         NYAA New York State Atlatl Championships, without the
         payment of any participation fee (except for the Team Atlatl entry
         fee as outlined in the NYAA New York State Atlatl Competition 
         Rules).

     -   receive the quarterly NYAA, Inc. Newsletter.

     -   apply for the NYAA, Inc. Scholarship Award per eligibility.

     -   be eligible to receive the NYAA, Inc. Lamoka Award for service
          to NYAA, Inc. and the atlatl community.

     -   be eligible to receive other NYAA, Inc. awards.

Rodger Klindt first formed a New York Atlatl Association during the mid- to late-1990's.  However, the  group eventually went inactive.

In the summer of 2005 Douglas Bassett revived a New York State Atlatl Championship, which led to renewed interest in forming a state organization.  During the winter of 2005-2006 Linda Brundage, Scott VanArsdale, and Douglas Bassett organized a new state organization - The New York State Atlatl Association.

The organization officially became The New York Atlatl Association, Inc. on 29 September 2006 when it was chartered as a tax-exempt not-for-profit corporation by the State of New York.

The 1st NYAA New York State Atlatl Championships were held in June 2006 at Wellsville, NY hosted by the Genesee Valley Atlatl Association. 

In 2007 NYAA, Inc. established two official competition formats for state championships and two exhibitions.  The 2nd NYAA, Inc. New York State Atlatl Championships were held in August 2007 at West Almond, NY hosted again by the Genesee Valley Atlatl Association.