TCA Operations Manager John V. Luppino announced that beginning Monday 21 July 2008 TCA members who carry the Bank of America/TCA Visa Card can renew their membership on line at http://www.tcamembers.org/. “We wanted to give our members additional value for carrying the TCA Visa card and for being TCA members. This is just one of several membership benefits that are planned to operate in conjunction with this TCA Visa card,” said Luppino.
This renewal process is completely secure and is a part of the new Members Only section of http://www.tcamembers.org/. As this section is developed, TCA members will find more services just for them. The public side of the website will remain open to members and non members alike and continue to host a wealth of information about the Train Collectors Association.
To access the members only section, each TCA member will need to register. This registration process will also serve to establish an account on the TCA X-change, an on line buy/sell/trade site that is a greatly expanded electronic version of the printed Interchange Point found in the National Headquarters News.
“A lot of people worked very hard on this project,” said Luppino. “I would like to thank various members of the Internet Committee, Nicole Peace, IT Manager, Carol Bair, Association Bookkeeper and our partners at Bank of America, Bank of Lancaster County and especially JimQuest Communications and Ribbonrail Productions for their patience and hard work on this project. It proved to be an idea that was easier dreamed than executed but no one ever gave up and we finally surmounted all the challenges.”
