<VV> Corsa Conventions and kids

[Jamie & Tanya Reinhart]

Ken and All, CORSA has been encouraging hosting chapters to provide low cost 
activities for women and children at the conventions. Last year in Iowa we 
had several. I believe Denver has some activities for this year also. CORSA 
even has a ladies and youth activities committee chair person. Her name is 
Sharon LeVeque! She is listed with all the other committee chairs in the 
Comminique. Thanks

Jamie Reinhart
CORSA President



-----Original Message----- 
From: Ken Pepke
Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2011 7:12 AM
To: Vair Views
Subject:  Corsa Conventions and kids


This is a very good point.  CORSA has a long history of failing to make 
provisions / provide entertainment to encourage children.  Years ago when I 
brought my sons to CORSA Conventions they would meet other kids, play in the 
pool, etc.  Sure, I took them to some of the events but there was nothing at 
any of those events that was geared to kids.  Upon returning home they would 
tell their friends of a great vacation but their stories never included the 
cars!  I would not go so far as to say CORSA, itself, discourages kids 
attendance but they have done nothing to peak their interests either.

Same with wives.  Not every wife attending conventions has a great interest 
in the cars.  CORSA has no, other than very expensive side trips, provisions 
for those wives that are drug there and left to fend for themselves.  And 
they are pretty 'hard nosed' about keeping it that way!  In 2007 we fought a 
battle, and won, to provide no cost / low cost activities for those 
forgotten women right at the convention Hotel.  A total of over 60 women 
participated!  Still, the lesson was not learned and CORSA did not add 
women's activities to their regular agenda.

Ken P
Wyandotte, MI
Worry looks around; Sorry looks back, Faith looks up.

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> From: Karl Haakonsen <cityhawk at pobox.com>
> Date: July 6, 2011 9:36:21 PM EDT
> To: Virtual Vairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Subject: <VV> Corsa Conventions and kids
> Reply-To: cityhawk at pobox.com
>
> To those who would rather discourage kids from attending, there is a
> good reason for decline in membership. Those kids could be the next
> generation's members.
> Not to mention the fact that their parents tend to be younger adults who
> could also bring new blood into our society.
>
> I could understand discouraging kids if our society were a lot younger
> and the membership really liked to party.... but our membership is not.
> Being more kid-friendly should be a no-brainer to me for the growth of
> the society and for increasing participation.
>
> Karl in Boston
> www.chezhawk.com/VairBlog





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