Double curly bracket Variables in emails

Hi, when I send the default new member welcome email to myself from the tab in Membership Management, it works fine... but when I send the same text (copy below) in a basic email to myself it shoots blanks... I want to send batch emails to members as VPE but I can't figure out why it won't auto-fill names in a basic email... thanks, Leonard 798751

Hello {{membername}}:

Welcome to the {{clubname}} club website.  The URL (web address) of this website is 

{{WEBURL}}

You have been set up as a member of this website.  As a member you can sign up for roles, update your profile including social media links, your photo, and other information, download member only files, sign up as a mentor or offer to mentor another member, and more.

To log in, visit the club website and click the "Member Login" link under the "Members Only" section.  If this is your first time logging in as a member, or if you forgot your password, you leave the password section blank and click the "Authorize / Login" button. You will be sent a login link via e-mail.  Click that link, then you will be prompted to set up a custom password.   This is a password that *you create*, the administrator does not assign your password.

You can access the FreeToastHost Users Guide at < support.toastmastersclubs.org/doc >.

If you have any questions, let me know.

Thank you and enjoy our club website!

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{{adminname}}
{{clubname}} Website Administrator
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Try {{name}} instead of {{membername}}

When I type {{name}} I get {{name}} returned... when I type {{membername}} I get a blank returned...

Please use double curly brakets

Double check which email you are looking at; as site admin you should receive two emails from the mailer. One sent to you as a member which will have the correct formatting and the copy sent to the site admin shows (Confirming Email) in the title. This one will display the variables in the message body. 

I have confirmed that there is apparently an inconsistency that I will need to address.   {{name}} is used in Send Basic Email, but {{membername}} is used in New Member Welcome.