<CORSA Chapters> Member participation

[Red Badgett]

Ned, I don't think your club is off the norm, and it seems some where winters are rough actually have greater member activity than some of us fair weather clubs.  Here in the San Diego Corvair where we have about 100 members (30 some Family, 40+ Singles and a couple of Subcribers - newsletter only) meetings run between 15 - 25 persons. I wish we could get 30%, but then we'd have to find a meeting venue to support that
I've read some of your replies from other clubs and a lot holds true here in San Diego.
We only have a few original members from 1973 (but that's 42 years ago).  The club is down from the original 250, and once fell to about 80.  We have climbed back up to the present 100 with a mix of OFs like me joining and some younger folks thrown in.  We've been somewhat lucky in that some members who have for various reasons moved out-of-state still remain voting members (a couple have elected to be Subscribers).  Many no longer own a Corvair.   
I would say that I've met maybe half to three quarters of our members in my 15 years in the club.  I think those absentee members are actually a great support to the club ~ they COULD be just subscribers.   
Because of the ages and or work schedules our events don't fare too well, either. We often get more members than Corvairs.  
I think the greatest member turnout is at our newest event in Rainbow CA, which is more a gathering than show.
The Great Western Fan Belt Toss in Palm Springs (a rotating host event between four clubs) brings about an equal number of members out.
We do try to attend other area clubs' car shows, sometimes as one of our events.  Those numbers skew the event data, but what the heck, it's driving and looking our favorite marque.
Keep on truckin' and getting the kids interested.  Even a few folks enjoying the Corvair is worth it.

Red Badgett
Secretary, SDCC  
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Ned Madsen via Chapters <chapters at corvair.org>
To: chapters <chapters at corvair.org>
Sent: Wed, May 27, 2015 11:53 am
Subject: <CORSA Chapters> Member participation


I was just wondering about club participation in other chapters. Here in Wichita
we have about 30 dues paying members. Some of these folks, I've never seen in my
15+ years in the club. We regularly get about 10 members at monthly meetings. We
might get that many to participate in a road trip event. We only get about 5 or
less to go to near by events outside our club. It doesn't sound like much, until
you look at the percentage.


I'm wondering how other clubs do? Do you get
30% of your members to show up at meetings or events? Is 17% a big number to
travel to other events?
Do we have a problem or are we just a small
club?


Inquiring minds want to
know,
Ned
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