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08-01-2013, 03:58 PM
one thing we want to do, probably starting next year is to at least get a quarterly pamphlet/postcard to ALL members for upcoming events that they can magnetize to their fridge or something - you know, for the people who don't have internet access 
The "best of" is something we also tossed around and seems to be a worthy cause it just takes time and a huge amount of effort to do something like this as well as cost. Again we don't have people banging on our door to help out and volunteer - we have to work with what we have.
Right now we have a great resource of people who put a bunch of time and effort into our club be it DE or wine dinners or Der Gasser. Over the years we realize out of about 1500 members we really have only somewhere between 200 and 300 active members who show up to at least one event over the course of a year. It really is heartening sometimes to put a ton of effort into an event only to have a few people show but we come to realize that the people who do show certainly appreciate it and that's why we do it.
The other members of the club are just happy to be a part of PCA and sit quietly in the background and read their panarama - that's just human nature and actually it was me in the first year or so of PCA.
As for a tidy sum that the the club has...true we have a bit but we do have to keep a ton of that money for DE to secure tracks for the next year coming. We are also trying to give back to the people who support our events who come out and participate in Riesentoter events, like giving lunch to the people who show for driver's training, maybe a free set of tires to a lucky winner at DE, have some apps free of charge at one of our happy hours, or great door prizes at the holiday party.
Again our chairs put a ton of time and effort into bringing our members a variety of Riesentoter events to choose and yes getting a hard copy of events to more members does indeed help the cause but we are reaching a vast amount of members with email blast and the website as well as Der Gasser. The people who want to be a part of this club in a physical way (showing up at an event) I think are informed properly via technology.
I would argue if it seems the majority of our members are reading Der Gasser online via their smartphones, tablets, and computers, why would we need spend an enormous bundle of cash to satisfy the minority?
The thing I'm not arguing with is, yes a printed newsletter is a nice to have, I do miss it somewhat, so if someone wants to help minimize the cost and more so the effort, again please contact our editor.
The "best of" is something we also tossed around and seems to be a worthy cause it just takes time and a huge amount of effort to do something like this as well as cost. Again we don't have people banging on our door to help out and volunteer - we have to work with what we have.
Right now we have a great resource of people who put a bunch of time and effort into our club be it DE or wine dinners or Der Gasser. Over the years we realize out of about 1500 members we really have only somewhere between 200 and 300 active members who show up to at least one event over the course of a year. It really is heartening sometimes to put a ton of effort into an event only to have a few people show but we come to realize that the people who do show certainly appreciate it and that's why we do it.
The other members of the club are just happy to be a part of PCA and sit quietly in the background and read their panarama - that's just human nature and actually it was me in the first year or so of PCA.
As for a tidy sum that the the club has...true we have a bit but we do have to keep a ton of that money for DE to secure tracks for the next year coming. We are also trying to give back to the people who support our events who come out and participate in Riesentoter events, like giving lunch to the people who show for driver's training, maybe a free set of tires to a lucky winner at DE, have some apps free of charge at one of our happy hours, or great door prizes at the holiday party.
Again our chairs put a ton of time and effort into bringing our members a variety of Riesentoter events to choose and yes getting a hard copy of events to more members does indeed help the cause but we are reaching a vast amount of members with email blast and the website as well as Der Gasser. The people who want to be a part of this club in a physical way (showing up at an event) I think are informed properly via technology.
I would argue if it seems the majority of our members are reading Der Gasser online via their smartphones, tablets, and computers, why would we need spend an enormous bundle of cash to satisfy the minority?
The thing I'm not arguing with is, yes a printed newsletter is a nice to have, I do miss it somewhat, so if someone wants to help minimize the cost and more so the effort, again please contact our editor.