1. Ensure your profile is set to "public" so your request to join can be viewed by a community admin. Setting your profile to public does not make it publicly accessible to non-members; it makes your profile visible MVC volunteers.
    

2. Then, click the Join button. The Community admin will receive a notification and you will be added to the waitlist. ​The button label will change to "Pending." This is an indication that your request to join the waitlist was sent.
    

3. After being invited, you should receive an email and the Pending button label will update to "View." Click the View button to access the community. 

A request to join places you on a waitlist; it does not guarantee access.

• Community admins are MVC volunteers. Please note that your full name, membership level, and physical address may be visible to community admins.
   

• Your profile name and email may be visible to other online community members.  
   

• Your community posts may be emailed automatically to other members in the community. This is a feature that MVC would like to disable in the future. 
   

• Cancelling your paid membership will remove access previously granted to the online community when your membership expires; it does not constitute a refund.
   

• By participating in the online community, you automatically agree to the Terms of Use.