The minimum donation for joining Club Payne is $25. There are benefits for paying higher amounts as described at the bottom of this page.
Please donate as much as you can. You can use either your PayPal account or a Credit Card with the following form, or send a check made out to PAYNE COMPANY and mailed to:
Evan Lacke
460 Trapier Drive
Charleston, SC 29412
Club Payne was established by the Payne Company in 2009 to own, operate and maintain the Lone Mountain Homestead. Membership is annual and is the only means of having a voice in the affairs of the LMH and acquiring an ownership interest.
Only direct descendants of Byrd and A Payne are eligible to join Club Payne.
VOTING
Membership in the Club requires a donation of $25 or above. Higher donations = greater voting power and a greater ownership interest. If a member donates $25, they will have one vote, a member who donates $100 will have 4 votes, and a member who donates $500 will have 20 votes. No member can have more than 20 votes even if they donate more money.
Voting power expires at the end of the Membership Year.
OWNERSHIP
Ownership is in the form of dissolution rights in the event the Lone Mountain House should ever have to be sold. The proceeds of any sale would be distributed according to a percentage. This percentage would be based on total donations made by all Payne descendants since 2009. In other words, the more a person contributes, the more he or she would receive in the event of dissolution.