Membership Details

Requirements & Perks of Membership

Requirements

$50 per family for the 25/26 school year and volunteer for 1 fundraising event.

Perks

Supplies for all lessons during the cold months (October - May) are included in membership. $2 suggested donation per family to the Washburn Club is not included in membership.
Free admission to Spoons for the People Folk Music Workshop, Guest Speakers/Lessons, Poetry Tea time Parties, Homeschool Pizza and Dance Party and The Great Lakes Aquarium Classes.
Discounted Sky Zone tickets.
Can vote for Board members and on policies.

Volunteering for a fundraising event has a couple different looks...

You can donate items needed for a sale
Participate in a workshop that helps us prepare for a sale
Do behind the scenes work like creating promotional flyers, hanging flyer, providing canopies, coolers, etc. Really anything that can help us get ready for the upcoming sale.
Volunteer your time at a fundraising event. It could be set-up, tear down, money handling, restocking, etc.

See Below for examples of our Fundraising Events

Registration starts July 1st 2025.
Fill out the Membership Form. This form will be available at The Washburn Club when Penokee is there.
Please bring cash to any of the Penokee meetups to pay for your family's membership. If you prefer to use PayPal, please send $52 to cover what PayPal takes out. Click here for PayPal.
Sign up to volunteer for at least one fundraising event during the 25/26 school year (July 1st 2025-June 30th 2026). Volunteer opportunities will be announced in the Telegram chat and at Penokee Co-op meetups.
Membership fee is due by November 7th 2025.

Dog Wash Fundraiser with Dogsenter