RoarinRow said:
...Seriously, I'd say organized, professional, respectful...
OldVMer said:
...It doesn't need to have officers, prizes, etc. It just needs to be an excuse to get together with the AVs, visit with some friends and sometimes see an interesting sight.
--OldVMer
Totally agree with the above...
IMHO...
It should always be about the Av...
My charitable involvement/s are personal and not part of my Avalanche Owner Experience...Who, How and Where I give are no ones business...
It should always be non-profit orientated...
I don't need/want a Board of Directors dictating how and where monies come from or about the cost of operating a web site.? If you operate a local chapter it should be out of love for the Avalanche Experience.? If the expense of running a website is a drain or hardship, don't do it...many local chapters operate very well with no local website.? That IMHO is what this site is for anyhow...
It should ALWAYS BE FUN...
Having meetings about this and that (non Avalanche related) topics are a drain on my "fun meter"...
Many local clubs/chapters are very successful because their activities are Avalanche related; more mod parties than you can shake a stick at...
and/or...
GTGs based on interesting places to go to and an Avalanche carAVan to add the excitement of showing off the Avalanche...
Too many Activities can be as harmfull as too few...
I have a life other than the Avalanche...and I want and need the time to have that life also.? If you try to schedule my every free moment...I will quickly loose interest...I want to share with you...but not once a week.? Make me want to come...not feel bad for missing...
Have an agenda that I can plan for...
I love to attend Get Togethers...share and help others do mods to their Avs...show them off...admire your Avalanche...share in the Avalanche Owner Experience...
Plan something nice...in advance...make it include something about the Avalanche specifically and I'll be there...
In closing...there are a lot of folks who miss the mark...
There are a lot that are successful...SoCal & Arizona are examples of groups that pretty much have it right...while I don't agree with ALL of their foundational structure...they come closest to the standard by which others should measure up too...or strive for.?
And to clarify I only mention those 2 clubs because I have personal experience with both.? There are a couple on the East Coast that seem to have their act together as well.