Volume XI
Issue 5
May 2008

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Dear Future Member,

Just imagine, for a moment, that you're riding in a friend's shuttlecraft.

He's piloting you and two other friends to lunch. His brand-spanking, four-door  new Ford  Novastar is in great shape. Nothing to worry about. However, halfway through your descent to the planet, an alarm announces a starboard nacelle failure.

"No problem," your friend says. "We can make it on the port nacelle." But moments later you hear: "Oh, oh. Big problem. The computer isn't compensating for the bad nacelle."

Your friend is forced to shut down the propulsion system. You're helpless floating above the planet in an orbit which will eventually end in a fiery, uncontrolled entry. What will you do? What can you do?

Your friend, beginning to panic, reveals he's not a member of a shuttlecraft club. Your other friends begin to nervously look around the cabin. One curls into a fetal position and begins to moan. They're pretty useless.

Not you. You crack a broad grin, open your wallet and lift out your ISA membership card. While your friends look on in astonishment, you use your subspace cell phone to call ISA's universal toll-free number.

Just a short time later, when ISA has taken care of the problem, your friends' surprise turns to joy as they realize that, not only will they live to have lunch, but there is no charge. Your card, even the temporary card given free to each new member of the Borg Alumni Association, covers you in any shuttlecraft, whether you're the pilot or just a passenger. It's you ISA covers, not your personal shuttlecraft.

Your friends will be thrilled by the rescue. You, on the other hand, will simply smile and slip the card back into your wallet. Just another example of your good sense in joining ISA.

Of course, most members join for our famous 24-hour deep space emergency service. In addition to reprogramming a malfunctioning computer, we will boost your shuttlecraft battery, open a locked cockpit door, give you mechanical first aid,  recomposite a faulty dilithium crystal or, if all else fails, tractor beam you to safety.

Most members think that ISA is a great buy just for services like these. We've added so many other benefits over the years, however, that ISA is now one of the truly great bargains in space travel. Just look at what else you get.

FREE STAR CHARTS: The clearest and most detailed charts of their kind -- of your own planetary systems and the entire quadrant. Why pay good credits for charts at the next spacecraft service station when you can get the best from ISA for free?

FREE GALAXY GUIDES: Packed with useful information not available in any other single source. Chose from 26 different guides that cover the most popular tourist areas. You'll know where your species can stay, what to eat, what to see and how to get around.

LOW-COST INSURANCE: We offer great rates to members for shuttlecraft, home and other personal insurances. Get free quotes and see how much you can save.

NO-FEE COLLECTIVE EXPRESS TRAVELER'S CHEQUES: Through a special, exclusive arrangement with the Borg, get the best there is, free of the usual fees. Save up to 15 intergalactic credits per 1,000 in cheques issued.

SAVE, SAVE, SAVE: Just wave your ISA card at hotels, shuttlecraft rental agencies, attractions like BorgWorld, Paramount Studios and all Hard Rock Cafe locations, as well as at major galaxywide retailers like Wal-Mart, Home Depot  and LensCrafters®.

According to our estimates, ISA members saved more than 290 million credits last year alone, just by showing their ISA cards. Plus, through our member financial benefits program, you can take advantage of a wide range of services that can save you credits and add a real measure of convenience to your life. Financial benefits include home equity loans, shuttlecraft loans, certificates of deposit, credit market accounts and mortgages.

This is truly the best time to convert your free BAA membership into a permanent ISA membership because you are eligible for our special, new-member savings package. We will waive our new member enrollment fee. Your spouse or another family member can join with you for free, and you will get an extra month of membership at absolutely no cost.  By buying an earth-orbit based, one-year membership for 50 credits now, you save more than 40 credits, right off the bat.