Of course, not all of an association's members partake equally of membership's rewards. They join and assume that the association is going to know what their needs are and is going to solve all their problems. But I can't refer you if I don't know you. A person needs to make a commitment. They need to get involved.
Involvement can take many forms and benefit members in unexpected ways.
Last year, Mr. Cantu fell ill. He was uninsured and now faces staggering medical bills. One evening in December, Garfinkel and Cantu were advising Patricia Fripp, a former president of the NSA, on a speech she was to give at the NSA's national convention in February. The conversation drifted. He wasn't trying to entertain us, but he can't not be funny.