{"id":18,"date":"2022-12-07T14:05:24","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T14:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esustage.wpengine.com\/kansas-city\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2025-06-12T18:26:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T18:26:09","slug":"become-a-member","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/princeton\/get-involved\/become-a-member\/","title":{"rendered":"Become a Member"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"\" class=\"left-heading-right-text\">\n    <div class=\"inner\">\n        <h5 class=\"title\">MEMBERSHIP<\/h5>\n        <div class=\"text\">\n            <h2 class=\"left-heading\">Welcome to the ESU&#8230;\r\nThe English-Speaking Union of the United States is a membership organization whose mission is carried out locally by the efforts of Branch members.  <\/h2>\n            <h3 class=\"right-text\">As an ESU member, you are contributing both financially and personally to programs that enrich the lives of students and educators through a diverse range of local and national programs.  Additionally, members expand their own social network by being invited to cultural and social events, speakers and book author events, regional and national events as well as invitations to international travel opportunities.<\/h3>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"\" class=\"bullet-lists-section no-pad\">\n            <div class=\"inner wide\" style=\"background-color: #ddf1f6\">\n            <div class=\"bullet-lists\">\n                <div class=\"bullet-list-title heading-5\">\n                                            MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"bullet-lists-wrapper\">\n                    <div class=\"bullet-lists-left\">\n                                                    <ul>\n<li>Automatic membership in a Branch and the National ESU<\/li>\n<li>Invitations to Branch member&#8217;s events<\/li>\n<li>Invitations to ESU-sponsored TLab educational travel<\/li>\n<li>Special membership rates for Branch lectures, receptions, dinner, and related activities (subject to Branch custom)<br \/>\nSubscriptions to Branch newsletters, ESU Annual Report, and national ESU e-newsletter (email address required)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"bullet-lists-right\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" class=\"esu-basic-full-width\">\n\n    <div class=\"inner\">\n        <div class=\"wrapper\">\n\n            \n            \n            \n                            <div class=\"content\">\n                    <h4>Additional Contributions<\/h4>\n<p>You can help the Princeton Branch execute our Mission locally by donating to the <strong>Branch General Fund<\/strong>. &nbsp;This fund supports our Educational Programs and all Branch activities and events. 100% of your contributions go to the Branch.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/esustage.wpengine.com\/kansas-city\/get-involved\/donate\/\"><strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;to make a fully tax-deductible donation<\/p>\n<h4>Consider Joining as a National Patron<\/h4>\n<p>National Patron Membership provides higher level support to programs that enrich the lives of our members, teachers, and thousands of high school and college students nationwide.&nbsp; National Patrons receive local and national recognition and invitations to exclusive events.&nbsp; Up to one half of your contribution can be designated to support your branch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Renewal-Form-Benefits-Page-6-16-22_en-us.pdf\"><strong>See membership benefits<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As an ESU member, you are contributing both financially and personally to programs that enrich the lives of students and educators through a diverse range of local and national programs. Additionally, members expand their own social network by being invited to cultural and social events, speakers and book author events, regional and national events as well as invitations to international travel opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Join the ESU on our new website here.<br \/>\nWe invite you to join the Princeton Branch of the English-Speaking Union. We welcome new members to join our fellowship in fulfilling the mission of the ESU and to enjoy the social and cultural events we hold throughout the year. We hope that the open exchange of ideas and experiences we provide will benefit you and the Princeton community.<\/p>\n<p>Click here for Membership Benefits.<br \/>\nMembership dues are as follows:<br \/>\n<strong>Single $85<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Couple $115<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Additional Contributions<br \/>\nYou can help the Princeton Branch execute our mission locally by donating to the Branch Scholarship Fund and the Branch Shakespeare Fund. These funds provide for educational and cultural opportunities for local teachers and students.<\/p>\n<p>Consider Joining as a National Patron<br \/>\nNational Patron Membership provides higher level support to programs that enrich the lives of our members, teachers, and thousands of high school and college students nationwide. National Patrons receive local and national recognition and invitations to exclusive events. Up to one half of your contribution can be designated to support your branch.<\/p>\n<p>National Patron Program Description: Download PDF<\/p>\n<p>Join ESU or Renew Your Membership Online<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            \n            \n\n                            <div class=\"buttons\">\n                                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/get-involved\/become-a-member\/membership-princeton-branch\/\" class=\"btn btn-solid btn-small\" target=\"\">Join the Princeton ESU Branch<\/a>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n            \n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":20,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v26.0) - 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