{"id":18,"date":"2024-05-20T13:49:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T13:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mvsurfcasters.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2026-03-02T01:18:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T01:18:33","slug":"the-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mvsurfcasters.org\/index.php\/the-club\/","title":{"rendered":"The Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='flex_column av-1ivs8-ab9ed2a79f4d0be25112fae53da83598 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lwf1gz64-c953eda63c30be86840e38787c0141c6\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lwf1gz64-c953eda63c30be86840e38787c0141c6{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lwf1gz64-c953eda63c30be86840e38787c0141c6 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lwf1gz64-c953eda63c30be86840e38787c0141c6 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lwf1gz64-c953eda63c30be86840e38787c0141c6 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Membership in the Surfcasters<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-r15s-00769eca9bec0462db7721f4ea2c249f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>The Martha&#8217;s Vineyard Surfcasters wants you!<\/h4>\n<p>Any person sixteen (16) years or older may become a member of the organization. Persons under 16 may become a &#8220;Junior Member.&#8221; If you are thinking about joining we encourage you to talk with a member and learn about the wide range of programs and activities. Our group is diverse in age and has something for everyone. We have all levels of angling experience and practice all techniques of surf, fly, and boat fishing.<\/p>\n<p>Annual membership dues are now a flat<strong> $40<\/strong> for singles, families, juniors (under 16), and seniors (over 65).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mvsurfcasters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MVSAMembershipApplication2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download an application<\/a>, print it out and mail it in today. You&#8217;ll need the Adobe Acrobat Reader program to open and print the file.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mvsurfcasters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MVSAMembershipApplication2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Membership Application<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>MV Surfcasters take stewardship of nature seriously&#8230;<\/h4>\n<p>Since their inception in 1989, members of MVSA have accepted a responsibility to promote and uphold sound conservation practices and laws. Some of the MVSA programs which give evidence to that commitment are the Martha&#8217;s Vineyard Surfcasters beach &#8220;Courtesy Patrol&#8221;, the MVSA &#8220;Spent Fishing Line&#8221; collection boxes, the &#8220;Take a Kid Fishing&#8221; day, and many other programs and services.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-w6vy-9669d5c545ad70d0afc35146cb8c52b5 av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lwglcm5z-a4f8534f286efe64dd084587c3c28044 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<thead><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h4>MSVA Officers<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>President<\/td>\n<td>Donald Scarpone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>President<\/td>\n<td>Lisa Belcastro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Treasurer<\/td>\n<td>Michael Klein<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Secretary<\/td>\n<td>Martha Klein<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<thead><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h4>Program Chairpersons<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Membership<\/td>\n<td>Martha Klein<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Website<\/td>\n<td>David Balon<br \/>\nVictor Kwortnik<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Prizes<\/td>\n<td>Bob Yapp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Banquet<\/td>\n<td>Zach Magid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Newsletter<\/td>\n<td>Lisa Belcastro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Scholarship<\/td>\n<td>Phil Horton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fishing Outing and Cookout<\/td>\n<td>Donald Scarpone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>In-House Derby<\/td>\n<td>David Balon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Annual Tackle Sale<\/td>\n<td>Donald Scarpone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mvsurfcasters.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mvsurfcasters.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mvsurfcasters.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mvsurfcasters.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mvsurfcasters.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/mvsurfcasters.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":929,"href":"https:\/\/mvsurfcasters.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions\/929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mvsurfcasters.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}