Why does OBS have annual dues?
The dues are kept to an absolute minimum. OBS is a not-for-profit organization, so there is no motivation to make money. All club officers, committee members and ride leaders are volunteers. The dues cover the expense of printing and mailing the newsletter, maintaining the OBS website (cost of domain space only, domain name registration and site maintenance are donated), cost of room rental for monthly meetings, and various other miscellaneous club expenses.