KC Girlfriends Book Club's Member Qualifications:
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We are always looking for new members. We do not have a certain amount of members that we are trying to obtain
Men are welcome to join.
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You should love to read African American fiction.
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You should be able to attend meetings on a regular basis. If you have a lot going on right now and can only make a few
meetings a year please look into joining us during our radio show book discussions on the 3rd Monday of each month
instead. There is no need in you joining if we hardly see you.
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Read the books every month regardless if you intend on attending the meeting. You can still join us during the radio
show discussions if something comes up.
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Read the books regardless if you like the book or not. There's still a discussion to be had telling us why you didn't like
the book. You really can't have an opinion if you didn't read the entire book. This also shows support for the members
that chose the book.
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We do not allow members to come to the meetings without reading the entire book. We cannot discuss books that have
been half read. We are a book club first and a social group second. Only guests that are sitting in our discussion for
the first time is exempt from this rule.
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Be willing to help support the book club and the members. We are starting to move in a new direction as far as helping
to organize an annual literary event in the future, be more involved in the community, etc. We'll need everyone to help
out in one way or another. Also, other members have social events that come along from time to time. We like to
support each other's interests as well.
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We are a fun group and want members that can bring a new point of view to the table! We expect to have different
opinions about the books. It just makes that discussion even more lively!
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Know that we meet in various restaurants throughout the Kansas City Metro. Everyone will have to travel further than
others at some point. This is unavoidable due to everyone living in different areas of the city. We only meet once a
month so it shouldn't be made a big deal of.
(Trust me this has been an issue for some new members, which is why it's being addressed)
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These standards may sound a little bit harsh or maybe direct, but necessary. We really do want good members that are
willing to make the time and effort to becoming an involved member of our group. Unfortunately, due to us having an
open membership it is even more necessary to get straight to the point and weed out the people that can not comply
with these simple guidelines.
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