Club Membership
Membership to North Star Sled Dog Club includes:
* participation
in the NSSDC Championship Points Program
(must be paid by December 31 to be eligible).
* voting privileges at
meetings.
* The TUGLINE newsletter, which is issued in January, March, June, August, October, and December.
Membership
options are:
Individual membership: $20/year (U.S. Funds)
Family membership: $25/year (U.S. Funds)
Junior
membership (under age 16): $8/year (U.S. Funds)
Please note that North Star's membership (fiscal) year goes from
July 1st to June 30th of the following year. If you pay your membership between January 1 and May 30, you are entitled to
a half year's membership privileges, and your dues are half the rate of a full membership.
North Star was formally incorporated by Minnesota state statutes in 1965 with Don Gale as its first president. Since then
it has grown from a membership of around 20 to almost 200.
North Star Sled Dog Club (NSSDC) sanctions several sled dog races during the winter months in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin,
North Dakota, and Manitoba and Ontario in Canada. During the summer months they promote the local Dryland events, including the Byllesby Dryland Classic.
NSSDC is a member of the International Sled Dog Racing Association (ISDRA) and Mushing USA, the United States governing
body of sled dog sports. ISDRA is an international organization which serves to promote sled dog racing and the welfare of
sled dogs.
Membership Application
For the PDF version
of our member application form please click here and send along with payment to the address on the form.
Online Membership Application
coming soon
Give the Gift of an NSSDC Membership
If you would like to gift a years membership to a loved one or a friend please contact our editor here. A gift card will be sent with their first Tugline issue.