<VV> Membership

[tkalp at cox.net]

Jay,  The four original clubs of the Great Plains Corvair Roundup area (Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Wichita have all been growing stronger over the past decade in numbers and activities.  (Arkansas joined the group last year and I am not familiar with their situation)  The Wichita Model A club has over 100 members.  Not sure what it is like in other areas.

T. Kalp
Wichita, KS

---- Jay Maechtlen <jaysplace at laserpubs.com> wrote: 
> Re clubs in general:
> I wonder if "belonging to a club"  is in overall decline?
> With the various online/social media stuff, I wonder if that doesn't 
> satisfy some percentage of those who might otherwise belong to one or 
> more clubs.
> 
> I'd expect that to be seen especially in the younger demographics - 20s 
> and 30s.
> 
> Any data/opinions?
> 
> That's no excuse for us not working to support our club(s) - just 
> wondering what kind of results we should expect.
> 
> As far as demographics we should be targeting - I would say "all".
> It's nice to get someone in the 20s, but don't forget there are lots of 
> folks in the 40s and 50s (and 60s) with time and talent.
> And like some of you have pointed out, Corvairs are a recognizable and 
> inexpensive family of cars - someone can build a fun put-around or a 
> fire-breathing beast. And the clubs and groups are open to the extremes 
> and everything in between.
> 
> 
> Regards
> Jay
> 
> 
> -- 
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