Membership Requirements

Section 1:
Full membership shall be open to any person with a real beard, portraying himself as Santa and subscribing to the goals and tenets as defined in our Goals and Tenents.

Section 2:
Associate membership shall be open to a member Santa’s wife, or a person regularly portraying herself as a member’s Mrs. Claus at holiday events, and/or an Elf who regularly appears with one or more members at holiday events. Upon the death of their member Santa, an Associate Member may maintain membership by paying current annual dues.

Section 3:
Annual dues for the calendar year, as approved by the Board of Directors, shall be due from each full member by November 1^st of each year. Dues received with new membership applications before August 1^st of each year shall be considered dues paid for that calendar year. Dues received with new membership applications after August 1^st shall be considered full dues for the following calendar year.

Section 4:
A member, whose duly specified annual dues are current, shall be considered a member in good standing.

Section 5:
Each member in good standing shall have one vote. Associate members shall not have a vote.

Section 6:
All members in good standing and associate members shall be welcome at any general membership meeting.

If you wish to join, go to our Santa Store, fill out the membership form, and pay the annual dues. Please read the instructions carefully. Welcome to FORBS. Click Here

If you have any questions please email our membership chairman at: Forbs Member Question