{"id":535,"date":"2020-05-10T01:09:04","date_gmt":"2020-05-10T01:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostongrotto.org\/?page_id=535"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:22:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T10:22:52","slug":"join-the-boston-grotto","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bostongrotto.org\/index.php\/join-the-boston-grotto\/","title":{"rendered":"Join the Boston Grotto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Hey, thanks for your interest in joining! We welcome everyone &#8211; beginners to advanced cavers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You do <em>not<\/em> have to be a dues-paying member to attend meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Membership<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joining the Boston Grotto gives you an opportunity to learn about caves and participate in caving trips and other fun club activities. Members:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Receive access to our digital caving library<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Receive a subscription to the Massachusetts Caver newsletter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access to Grotto gear loans &amp; our gear cache<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can vote in Grotto elections<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"746\" height=\"487\" src=\"http:\/\/bostongrotto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/09_Lech_Lake_Chandalar.JPEG.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bostongrotto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/09_Lech_Lake_Chandalar.JPEG.jpg 746w, https:\/\/bostongrotto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/09_Lech_Lake_Chandalar.JPEG-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Joining the Grotto<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To join as a member, we require a payment of annual dues and a completed <a href=\"http:\/\/bostongrotto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Membership-Application-Waiver.pdf\">Application &amp; Waiver<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Membership in the Boston Grotto costs $15 (see Membership Dues, below) per calendar year, expiring on December 31st. This can be paid through cash, check, or digitally our Treasurer. They can receive Venmo or Paypal; <a href=\"https:\/\/bostongrotto.org\/index.php\/contact\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/bostongrotto.org\/index.php\/contact\/\">please contact us<\/a> for info (not listed for privacy reasons).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If by check, please make the check out to &#8220;Boston Grotto&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Put the completed Application &amp; Waiver (both pages) and your check in an envelope and mail to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Richard Lester<br>Boston Grotto Treasurer<br>23 Wilshire Drive<br>Sharon, MA 02067<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Membership Dues<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Membership in the Boston Grotto costs $15 per calendar year, expiring on December 31st. A pro-rated fee schedule applies: Jan-Apr is $15, May-Aug is $10, and Sept-Dec is $5. Additional family members living at the same address may join for $5 per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Membership dues are used to pay for website hosting, replace loaner gear and support Grotto exploration grants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey, thanks for your interest in joining! We welcome everyone &#8211; beginners to advanced cavers. You do not have to be a dues-paying member to attend meetings. Membership Joining the Boston Grotto gives you an opportunity to learn about caves and participate in caving trips and other fun club activities. Members: Joining the Grotto To &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bostongrotto.org\/index.php\/join-the-boston-grotto\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Join the Boston Grotto&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-535","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bostongrotto.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bostongrotto.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bostongrotto.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bostongrotto.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bostongrotto.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/bostongrotto.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":682,"href":"https:\/\/bostongrotto.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/535\/revisions\/682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bostongrotto.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}