Massage Therapy Alliance of America

[Paige(Tokio Hotel <3)]

I just received a notice from the MTAA and am wondering if other MTs have also gotten this and if you're thinking of joining it. The price of $35.00 annually is certainly right, though I'm not sure what all the benefits of belonging to it will be as yet. Any thoughts?

Here's a cut & paste of the email:


Welcome Massage Therapists to Massage Therapy Alliance of America. We are so glad that you want to be a part of this new Association.

In July 2011 at the World Massage Festival, an election took place to create the Board of Directors. They immediately held their first meeting on Sunday, July 17, 2011. The Board at that time set the membership fee at $35 with the approval of the membership. If you join now and become a Charter Member, the $35 fee will be a life time amount annually. So I hope you will join us as we need and want your help. The membership fee will be increasing, so join us now while this ground breaking special is going on to become a Charter Member of MTAA. There is a paypal button on the registration page of the website.


Massage Therapy Alliance of America
http://www.mtaamassage.org
or you may send a check made out to MTAA to:

Darcy Neibaur, 318 N. 61 Ave, Pensacola, FL 32506. If you have any questions please email das2580@aol.com. We look forward to serving you.

Darcy Neibaur MTAA Treasurer

http://www.mtaamassage.org/index.html

 

[windy gurl]

Massage Therapy Alliance of America

It appears to me that the bottom picture on that link you gave may be their "board meeting". Honestly, it doesn't give me great hope that their alliance is doing any more for the profession than any of the other current associations are already doing. And, I don't belong to any of those. I am not saying associations aren't needed. I just don't choose to belong (for whatever reason).

They (MTAA) are: "Committed to the promotion of massage therapy, the MTAA is a voice for its membership. Dedicated massage therapists are a significant force that will serve the larger mission of promotion, growth and protection."

I don't see much there that makes me twirly.

I'll probably spend that $35 on a few CD's for my office/clients instead.



12/30/11 - added a left-out word

 

[Stefan V]

Massage Therapy Alliance of America

To me this looks like just another thing to pay for :roll: they don't even offer insurance

 

[solstice_baby]

Massage Therapy Alliance of America

Feel the same as both of you. Sigh...Would love to have something new under the sun that actually was set up by MTs for MTs that had any value!

 

[Caramel Eyes]

Massage Therapy Alliance of America

Feel the same as both of you. Sigh...Would love to have something new under the sun that actually was set up by MTs for MTs that had any value!

Even if it all it had is a magazine subscription. If it's just for support and networking, well.. MassagePlanetL is far more established and far more free

 

[Pompal 09.]

Massage Therapy Alliance of America

If it's just for support and networking, well.. MassagePlanetL is far more established and far more free

Agreed! I love MassagePlanetL!

Hey, maybe we should get a little e-store going... :grin: