New Mexico Chile Association

           Membership Form

Name _________________________________________

Company Name ________________________________

Address _______________________________________

Phone # ______________ Cell #___________  Fax # ___________

E-Mail ________________________________________

Dues/Sponsorship Amt. $_________________________

Amt.Paid $____________ □Check □Cash      Date Paid ___________

NMCA Membership Rates:

Processor annual dues

• Processors over $20 million annual sales products with chile       $5000
• Processors $10-20 million annual sales of products with chile      $3000
• Processors under $10 million annual sales of products with chile $1500

Grower annual dues                               $1,000

 INTRODUCTORY OFFER – GROWER DUES $500 FOR FIRST YEAR OF MEMBERSHIP- OFFER GOOD UNTIL AUGUST 31, 2009

Supplier annual dues - $1,000    Out of State Supplier annual dues - $500

Sponsorship (Company acknowledgement wherever available and appropriate)

• Platinum Sponsor                      $25,000
• Gold Sponsor                            $10,000
• Silver Sponsor                           $5,000
• Bronze Sponsor                         $2,500

Friends of the NMCA                             $100 (suggested donation, not a membership)

For every new paid member recruited, each member may receive 10% off of their next year’s dues.  Bring in 10 members and next year’s dues are free.  If a member fits into more than one category, they pay the dues from the highest category they belong to.

Address:  New Mexico Chile Association, PO Box 845 Mesilla Park, NM 88047

Key Contacts:

NMCA Administrator: Jaye Hawkins (806) 656-0070 (575) 642-4767; jayeh@nmsu.edu

NMCA President:  Gene Baca, Bueno Foods (505)243-2722; bgene@buenofoods.com

NMCA Secretary:  Lou Biad, Rezolex (505) 527-1730; rezolex.com@zianet.com

NMCA Treasurer:  Dino Cervantes, Cervantes Enterprises (505) 233-3148; dinoc@ceinm.com

Section 6033(e)(1)(A) of the IRS code of 1986, as amended requires exempt organizations that pay or incur nondeductible lobbying expenses to notify members of its reasonable estimate of the portion of the dues allocated to non-deductible lobbying expenses.  NMCA estimates that up to 100% of your dues may be allocable to lobbying expenses and may not be deductible for federal income tax purposes.