FOUNDERS' PLEDGE / MISSION STATEMENT
Established January 10, 2005
Circle of Trust RV Family Members' Pledge
Updated 10/17/2005

The Circle of Trust RV Family is a group of independently owned companies who serve the Recreational Vehicle consumer. "Family Member" Companies bearing this seal have been carefully selected as having an excellent customer service rating, a reputation for distributing quality products, and a commitment to the future of the RV industry.

First and foremost, we must always keep in mind what the COT RV Family is and what it represents. Our collective objective is to combine the efforts of select RV businesses united in the ideals of networking together to share contacts, assist each other in mutual marketing efforts; in a community spirit at no or low cost to other members, and to explore more creative ways to promote everybody’s products and services.

As a COT Family Member I agree to the following:

1. Members of Circle of Trust RV Family agree that an "All for one, one for all" spirit should pervade our dealings with each other and with the RV Community in general. All "family members" bearing our seal must be approved UNANIMOUSLY by all of the founders. A family member’s seal can be revoked at any time, without refund, by a majority founders vote if the terms of this agreement are broken or compromised in any way.

2. The Members agree that we are individual companies with the right to express our own individual policies. We agree not to hold each other back from other opportunities or situations, which might be considered competitive with each other -competition is good, and we respect each other’s right to continue to grow business when opportunity arises. We do pledge to each other that we will refrain from any practices which might actually damage the business of a Founder or Member.

3. Everyone involved in the Circle of Trust has his own business and many outside responsibilities. We hope you can use this site to help each other in new and creative ways. We'll give you an example: we, the Founders, have created this site to assist ALL of us, and we have committed to each other that we will be as active as we possibly can in the member forum to help our members. With our own businesses to run, it will sometimes be hard to do. But we have made a pledge to each other that when time runs short for one of us, the others will try to step in and answer his e-mails, complete his projects or carry them forward, or assist him in some way. This makes it possible for one company to do many more things - it's as if we've each expanded our staff by five! Perhaps you could do the same, or perhaps you'll think of even better ways to share your resources...

4. If a founding member or family member decides to dissolve his membership with the Circle of Trust RV Family, he will relinquish any and all rights to past or future benefits resulting from the COT; including anything of promotional or monetary value. When a membership is dissolved, the COT seal will be removed from any web sites.

5. This site is a productive place to share your ideas. The Founders hope to act as facilitators of your many exciting ideas, but we are not baby-sitters, and will not continue to host a board that becomes a domain for arguments or conflicts among competitors. The very nature of this creation makes it impossible that you will not eventually run into someone or something you do not agree with. Should you have issues with another member, do not bring it here. "Take it outside," or you will be terminated from the forum.

This Family Members' Pledge will exist and remain in effect for the duration of the Circle of Trust's existence on this site, and you are agreeing, upon registration to the forum, to its contents.

The Circle of Trust is an evolving project and a community effort. All Founders understand that the Pledge will need to have added commitments from all of us as we move forward. This document is a living testament to our commitment to work together to create something of value, based on friendship, trust and good business principles. It may be amended as needed by the Founders.