The special assessment to fund renovations and improvements at resort properties to which you have usage rights is due on February 25, 2010. If you have opted into the flexible payment option, the first payment is due on that date. The special assessment will be used to fund the improvements listed in detail, by resort, at the following web page: www.raintreelistens.com/improvements.

While the payment is due on February 25, 2010, the Disclaimer notice that allows the payments to be charged to a credit card must be completed and returned no later than February 19, 2010. Therefore, we urge Members to make your payment decision soon if you haven’t made it already. We want to ensure that all Members understand the payment options and how to submit the payment for the assessment.

We urge Members to complete the payment process as soon as possible. If you use the Disclaimer notice to establish payments to your credit card, the card will not be charged until February 25, 2010. If you do not use the Disclaimer notice, but instead call and give us your credit card information, it will be charged immediately. Completing the process early will ensure that you have ample time should you run into any issues. We anticipate that as the payment due date approaches, Members may have longer waits when calling Member Services for assistance.

For Raintree Vacation Club Members only, the easiest way to pay the special assessment, whether in one payment or through flexible payment options, is online. This option is not available to VOC or B-share members. Raintree Vacation Club Members can use the same procedure they use to pay maintenance fees online to pay their special assessment.

Online payment process

Raintree Vacation Club Members can pay online by:

1. Go to www.raintreevacationclub.com and choose the “Members Only” tab at the top left.
2. Login with your user name and password.
3. Next choose the “Pay Maintenance Fees Online” option from the column of options on the left.
4. Use the “clicking here” option in the first paragraph to take you to the payment sign-in page.
5. Accept the “terms of use” and then follow the sign-in instructions. If you have already registered for online payment, log in with your email address and password. If not, register with your reference number and security number from your special assessment fee statement.
6. Once you have logged in, hold your cursor over “Maintenance Fees” in the navigation bar and then select “Special Maintenance Information” from the drop-down menu.
7. The amount of your special assessment will be listed under the “balance” column and a Disclaimer will automatically pop up. The Disclaimer is the authorization for payment through your credit card, which is required for online payment.
8. After reading the terms and conditions, complete the Disclaimer with your credit card information and choose the payment option. Your choices include single payment, 3 monthly installments, 6 monthly installments and 12 monthly installments. Once you have completed the form and chosen your payment option, click on Accept and you will receive a screen confirming that your information has been stored.
9. If you have problems seeing the disclaimer, your browser possibly has a pop-up blocker and you will have to unblock it.

If you have problems with online payment, please call a Raintree Vacation Guide (800-424-6532 from the U.S. and Canada; 01-800-667-2611 from Mexico; and 1-317-805-9167 for other International calls). The Guide can walk you through the process while you are online.

Other Payment Options

If Members prefer to pay the special assessment in full by check, you can write your Member ID on the check, marking it payment for the special assessment, and writing it payable to RVC Members, LLC. Mail it to JP Morgan Chase, Attention: RVC Members, LCC, P.O. Box 203924, Houston, TX 77216-3924. Checks must be in U.S. currency.