Section 1. Eligibility.

       A. Member shall be a natural person who is twenty-one (21) years of age or older and must be a resident of either North or South Carolina and follow the guidelines "Shraddha and Saburi" of Sadguru Shirdi Sai Baba.

 

       B. Membership in the Temple is encouraged to provide you an opportunity to participate in major decisions and to jointly create an excellent place of worship and spiritual learning for current and future generations.

 

       C. Many donations to the temple can be counted towards membership.

 

       D. Donations made towards membership fulfilment must be made in accordance to applicable laws of both federal and state pertinent to nonprofit organization.

 

       E. Persons who elect to pay their membership dues in installments are not recognized as members until membership dues are fully paid.

 

       F. All the member names shall automatically be published on website and/or temple notice board unless a member has any objection.

 

       G. Corporations, LLC's, trusts, professional associations and any other organizations are not eligible to be members in any of the membership category.

 

       H. All donations and membership fees are nonrefundable.

 

       I. Trustee, Patron and Grand Patron Members are together classed as Donor Members and are eligible to seek positions in the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee. Life Members are eligible to serve in the Executive Committee    and become officers of the Temple. Regular members can be appointed as executive committee members or as chair persons of sub-committees.

 

       J. To become a member, please fill out the Membership Form available online, sign it and mail it or bring it to the temple together with a check for the appropriate level of membership currently available.

 

Section 2. Membership Levels.

      A. Regular Membership: This class of memberships is valid for one fiscal year. It is renewable every year. Membership is $100 and is to be paid in a lump sum.

 

      B. Life Membership: Membership is $1,000 and is to be paid over one fiscal year either in lump sum or monthly equal recurring installments.

 

      C. Trustee Membership: Membership is $5,000 and is to be paid over 2 fiscal years either in lump sum or monthly equal recurring installments. This category is valid only till December 31, 2018.

 

      D. Patron Membership: Membership is $5,000 and is to be paid over 2 fiscal years either in lump sum or monthly equal recurring installments.

 

      E. Grand Patron Membership: Membership is $10,000 and is to be paid over three fiscal years either in lump sum or monthly equal recurring installments.

 

      F. Founder Membership: Membership is $50,000 and is to be paid over 3 fiscal years, either in lump sum or in up to five installments. This category is valid only till the completion of Phase Temple Construction.

 

Section 3. Membership upgrade.

Membership can be upgraded from one class to another, by payment of the difference in membership dues, in one fiscal year.