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Associates

There are over 1700 people on the Vampire Church List. Most of them come to learn and discuss. And out of that 1700, a few step forward to be leaders, teachers and outstanding community members. They feel strongly about the purpose and philosophy of the Vampire Church. They are a point in their lives and their awakening where they feel drawn to helping others in a more prominent and proactive manner. They are a team of strong individuals, who are responsible for answering questions on the general list, writing articles and reviews for the VC NewsZine, meeting with the Owner to discuss how the VC can be improved and greater benefit the members, coding and editing the NewsZine, teaching classes, moderating the general list, settling disputes of members and insuring the future of the Vampire Church as a whole.

For those of you whom have thought of applying to be an Associate, ask yourself if you are ready for these responsibilities. Furthermore, ask yourself what that title really means. Being an Associate does not give you any special perks. Being an Associate gives you more responsibilities. You are helping to shape and inform a community and those outside of that community as well. When you go to another list, you carry those responsibilities with you. What I mean is that, you will reflect directly onto the Organization.

Associates are not people who just wanted a fancy name tacked onto their signature. These people care, they truly care about the community. They commit valuable time and energy into the Vampire Church. On top of their responsibilities at the Organization, they have lives outside of it as well. Many of these people have jobs, families or educational duties and some Associates have all three. These are everyday people who reach beyond themselves to help others.

One of the harder realities to accept as an Associate is that not everyone can be helped. Some people do not want to be helped, at that. Many of us would bend over backwards to help another list member. Some of us have learned that that is not always necessary and that the greatest teaching can come from a little guidance and an encouraging word.

Even harder to accept as an Associate is that many times, the help you offer is thrown back in your face. They try to offer guidance and information and their words are met with bitterness and criticism. The funny thing is that more often than not, it is not the information that is being ripped apart, but the “attitude” behind the words. This is always amusing and slightly bewildering because it is so difficult to interpret what someone’s tone is in black and white. Remember, Associates are just people too. Sometimes they have bad days or what they say just comes out the wrong way.

Associates are a living resource for the members of Vampire Church. More often than not, it is humbling and flattering when a member comes to us for advice. If you feel you would like to speak with an Associate, then pursue that notion. In fact, talk to all of them! There are twenty-one, count ‘em!, 21 Associates currently listed in the Vampire Church. That’s twenty-one completely different experiences with vampirism. Twenty-one different lives in which vampirism has been vital. It is really refreshing to get information that comes from a variety of sources. It will benefit a student far more to learn from a myriad of people than from one person.

I am proud to be an Associate of this Organization. It has given me an outlet to be proactive in my small way within the community. I have met some wonderful people while serving as an Associate. I know I will meet many more. Also, it has helped to increase my understanding of myself and my vampirism. You see, by informing/teaching the members at Vampire Church, I have gotten a more thorough and explicit edification of how just about everything in life works. I have been able to improve my people skills to a great extent. (Now, some of you are snickering, that’s not very nice.) But seriously, that is true for me; I have come a long way from the person I was before I began my Associate duties at Vampire Church. This organization and the people that make it up have been part of a remarkable transformation that I have undergone. I am quite thankful for that, you can be sure. Hopefully, that is something that I will be able to offer to someone else someday.

Laura Kabelka

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