We also offer memberships, which brings extra benefits. These include: 

• Auction selling privileges (but anyone can donate plants to the auction)

• Auction of special specimen plants (outside the general auction)

• Subsidies, when applicable (e.g. hotel subsidy on field trips)

• 10% discount at the Carnivorous Plant Nursery in Smithsburg, MD

• Members-only meals or events, including some field trips

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Several membership packages are available: 

• Individual (over age 18): $20/year

• Family (single address): $30/year

• Student (individual under age 18 or enrolled in a university): $5/year

• Corporate: $200/year

• Lifetime: Any membership who has given significant service to MACPS can be nominated for lifetime membership with 3/4 vote of the board. Membership does not expire and there are no dues. 

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Membership purchased in 2021 will expire on December 31, 2022. You get two years for the price of one, as we are not sure when we can resume in-person meetings due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Dues are not prorated. All proceeds from membership dues go directly towards operating costs of meetings (food, guest speaker honoraria and travel, meeting venue fees, maintenance of the website, etc.).

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To apply for membership, please fill out this form and send the appropriate amount by PayPal to treasurer@macpsociety.com. Submitting the form and paying does not guarantee membership; we review each form and will let you know if you are approved for membership. In the event that you are not approved, you will receive a full refund! You can also apply for membership in person at our meetings.