<VV> where's YOUR Fanbelt Toss this Year EXPERIENCE

[Bryan Blackwell]

I think the size of the club makes a difference too - our club  
(Northern Virginia Corvairs) has always been a pretty small, "hands  
on" club.  Although things have gone up and down over the years,  
we've had most all of our meetings at members' homes with a tech  
project as the "main event".  A couple times a year we do something  
different, like a picnic or tour.  Every four years for the past 16,  
we have been hosts for the Virginia Vair Fair.

What I've found is that different meetings pull in different members  
- some folks we only see at the more social events (especially  
spouses), but a few just aren't interested if they don't get dirty.   
Others prefer the drive.  We try and have a mix so we get as many as  
possible over the course of a year.  I think as a percentage of the  
membership we do pretty well - more than half our members show up to  
*something* each year.  To give you real numbers, we have 29 members,  
and generally get 6 to 12 at meetings.  Of course who exactly comes  
depends also on where the meeting is, but since it isn't a fixed  
location there's never a difference in that regard.

One thing I think pulls in the younger folks nowadays to our club is  
our tech focus - they can't afford a shop anyway, so having some  
experienced folks for advice and help makes a big difference in terms  
of getting their confidence up to work on the car.

--Bryan

Bryan Blackwell bryan at skiblack.com
http://autoxer.skiblack.com/
   Corvairs: '61 Lakewood, '64 Greenbrier, '65 Corsa, '66 Corsa
   '69 Road Runner, '97 Ford F-150, '99 Neon R/T
"Why do something if you're not going to obsess about it?"


On Sep 17, 2008, at 6:47 AM, Kenneth E Pepke wrote:

> This is for our area ... Has anyone else had similar experiences or
> does it work differently in other areas?
> Ken P
> DACC Editor