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COA Online Membership Renewal<\/h2>\n

Beginning in 2021 COA started transitioning to online membership renewals. All COA members will have created a COA account permitting them to view their membership status online and saving COA volunteers considerable time and effort. When you renew your membership online you\u2019ll be making even more of an impact with your contribution. Renewing online conserves resources: saving printing and mailing costs used to send membership reminder letters; reduces paperwork; saves visits to the post office and the bank; and saves COA volunteers a number of other labor-intensive tasks.<\/em> This is especially important during the current pandemic.<\/p>\n

The account creation process is relatively easy and not unlike registering for accounts on other websites. Life members and those that have already paid for 2021 membership and *not yet* created an account have been contacted by US Mail and by email regarding account creation by (check your email including spam folder). Our payment processor is PayPal and you may use a credit card, debit card, or a PayPal account for purchases.<\/p>\n

Before purchasing a membership online you must<\/strong> first create a COA account (mail-in members must also create a COA account). You only create an account once and you may use it to renew your membership every year thereafter. Your COA account stores your self-managed contact information in your account profile.  While we recommend you read below about the account creation process first, you may begin by clicking the following button: [maxbutton id=”1″ ]<\/p>\n

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COA Account Creation Process<\/h2>\n
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  1. First, complete the pre-registration email verification form by entering your name and your preferred email address after connecting to the link above. Check the I am not a Robot<\/em> box then press the Send Email Verification<\/em><\/strong> button.<\/li>\n
  2. Next, check your email for a new message from COA. It should arrive quickly – within minutes (check your spam folder too)<\/span>. Open the email and click on the single-use link in the email message. You’ll be taken to a Registration form where you enter your complete contact information.<\/li>\n
  3. Start by choosing an easy-to-remember Username<\/em>. Complete the rest of the contact information fields in the form; check the I am not a Robot<\/em> box, and press the Register<\/em><\/strong> button. If all is well with the form, you have created your COA account and you will be logged in to your account.<\/li>\n
  4. To purchase a membership, you should click the link to visit the Join-Us page<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  5. Above the membership options, the page will tell you if you are logged in to your COA account. If you are not, then you must<\/strong> login before proceeding to purchase a membership. Click the link to login to your account and afterwards return to the Join-Us page<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  6. Once there, you may select a membership option to add it to the COA shopping cart. Next, press the Checkout with PayPal<\/em><\/strong> button below your cart (you may need to scroll down to see it).<\/li>\n
  7. You will be transferred to the PayPal website to complete your purchase with a credit card, debit card<\/strong>, or a PayPal account. Follow PayPal’s instructions to make your payment. Once the payment is completed you will be returned to the COA website.<\/li>\n
  8. After completing a successful PayPal purchase, you will receive: an email receipt from PayPal; another email payment receipt from COA; and an email from COA related to your account information and membership status.<\/li>\n
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