<CORSA Chapters> Member participation

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I asked one of our younger members why he doesn't do more stuff with us. He said that we're all old. He hangs with his friends in a multi car club.



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From: gswiatowy <gswiatowy at rochester.rr.com>
To: aeroned <aeroned at aol.com>
Cc: Ned Madsen via Chapters <chapters at corvair.org>
Sent: Wed, May 27, 2015 3:54 pm
Subject: Re: <CORSA Chapters> Member participation



You are not alone. My last chapter meeting had 3 members in attendance, 3
officers.
Seems a lot of out other members always have conflicts with other
activities. On occasion we do maybe 10 members at a meeting, but that is the
exception. Mostly we see 5-6 at a meeting out of a membership of 40 or so. Many
of us though are scattered, 3 plus hours away. Some are only members to get the
newsletter and we may never meet them. Age and health issues do not help either.
We do have a few younger members and I hope some day to get more.

This is not
unique to corvair clubs either. I have been a member of other Marque clubs, and
general car clubs. Life sometimes gets in the way of things like car club
meetings. And it has been my "experience" with other car clubs that personality
clashes can drive memmbers away, as well as cliques.

Gary
Swiatowy




---- Ned Madsen via Chapters <chapters at corvair.org> wrote: 
>
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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