Member Matters Sons of Norway 2018 Simplified Dues Structure Sons of Norway International delegates voted at the 2014 and 2016 International Lodge Meetings to proceed with a simplified dues structure for U.S. members only. The vote to implement the Simplified Dues Resolution will put into effect the will of the International Lodge, your elected representatives. The resolution does not affect dues in Norway and Canada. See the handy charts below that detail the dues structure effective Jan. 1, 2018, and log in to the Member Resources section at sonsofnorway.com for more information. This chart lists the membership dues starting Jan. 1, 2018, for all membership categories. The total dues amount is shown for members in United States lodges. United States Intl. Individual Regular Golden Lifetime Family Regular Both Golden One Golden/One Regular One Golden/One Lifetime Both Lifetime $32.00 $16.00 $0.00 Dist. $14.00 $14.00 $0.00 $14.00 $12.00 $0.00 $42.00 $25.00 $28.00 $21.00 $25.00 $32.00 $25.00 $16.00 $0.00 $14.00 $0.00 Total Dues Local Annual Monthly $60.00 $5.00 $42.00 $3.50 $0.00 $0.00 $14.00 $21.00 $12.00 $0.00 $95.00 $8.00 $60.00 $5.00 $78.00 $6.50 $42.00 $3.50 $0.00 $0.00 For lodges in Canada and Norway, only the International lodge portion of dues is shown. At the May 2017 International Board Meeting, the 2018 International portion of the Canadian and Norwegian dues were set in the local currency, and hence will no longer be subject to exchange rate fluctuations. Canadian and Norwegian districts and lodges will continue to set their portion of the dues. This includes the Canadian lodges in District 4. Canada and Norway Regular Member Unge Venner (if dues not waived) Golden Member Life Member Central lodge dues are set by the International Board. Central Lodge; 000 & 999 (includes district dues) Canada (CA$) 20.00 20.00 0.00 57.00 31.00 12.50 15.50 0.00 Norway (NOK) Primary Spouse Primary Spouse 40.00 270 135 135 48.00 425 210 90 90 350 sonsofnorway.com VIKING AUGUST 2017 33http://www.sonsofnorway.com http://www.sonsofnorway.com