When they ask for my ID I'm flattered! (Carry your NPC Card, please!)

From NPC President Mark Hamrick:

Here's a gentle reminder to our fellow NPC members asking you carry your membership card with you whenever you are in the Club. This applies to all of our members, newly admitted or experienced. And I'm not asking you to do anything that I don't do myself.

Our staff and NPC committee leaders are helping to check for cards whether you are in the Reliable Source, where guests are only admitted when accompanied by an NPC member, or working out in the fitness facility or visiting the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library, for example.

There are reasons to do this. Only members in good standing enjoy the full benefits of the NPC, which they're paying for. We want to reaffirm the value of membership just as we begin distributing annual stickers to be applied to your membership cards. And, when you get the sticker, be sure to apply it to your card to show that you are up-to-date!

Please don't be offended if and when you are asked to show your NPC membership card by a fellow NPC member or one of our professional staff at any time. After all, you've been approved for membership and have paid for access to our wonderful Club. It is something special and we're glad to have you!