I had lunch with Fred Coldwell a month or so ago. We discussed the idea of having a Rocky Mtn Rally for VAC-ers, ala the very successful California Rallies ( I had recently driven all the way out to attend the Olema Rally, which I thoroughly enjoyed). I mentioned to Fred that I had had so much fun with the Californians than we Coloradoans should have A rally here. We discussed having a Rally in the fall. Unfortunately, I have an RJ (real job), have been swamped, and have been unable to lead this endeavor. If anyone else wants to take the lead on this, Fred and I will help out.
Randy Unter
'66 Overlander
Denver
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
Jodi & John Guerin
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 6:54 PM
To: Multiple recipients of VACList
Subject: [VAC] Re: WBCCI MEMBERSHIP
Does anyone in the VAC group keep demographics on the VAC membership? My
husband and I and our two young boys are looking forward to attending a
couple of rallies in the near future, and I have to say that seeing
pictures of young families in the VAC archives makes attending appealing to
our group. Not that I expect to be among a particularly homogenous group,
but it might be interesting to know what our demographics are. It might be
something that could be used to advantage when trying to attract new
members. Also, does anyone know who the typical buyer of a new Airstream
is these days? My in-laws just bought one that was a year old and I'm
betting that at almost 60, they are the norm. The thing is, so far they
don't think they'll join the WBCCI group, and I don't think anyone at the
dealership gave them any info or anything. My father-in-law asked what the
advantage of belonging would be and I couldn't really tell him. (I just
sent in my membership) My husband and I knew we wanted to be members
because we would like to be able to use the annual rally as a reason to go
somewhere. Has anyone given any thought to the time of year many rallies
are held? It seems there aren't many held in our area (Rocky Mtns) in the
summer when those of us with kids could likely attend. Just
some thoughts, but we have intentions of being rally goers for quite a while.
Jodi of J&J 1965 Caravel
At 01:20 AM 1/11/01 +0000, you wrote:
> >I attended my first gathering last summer. It was interesting in that the
>group seemed taken back that we were "still working". The main reason I have
>not participated is because the rallys don't seem to encourage family
>participation. We "still have kids" at home and it would be really boring
>for
>them.
>
>I am, however, interested in the VAC gatherings..... Seems like a more mixed
>crowd of younger and used to be younger. And I think that will be the
>key, to
>put together events that attract all ages. I've been doing the Airstream
>thing
>for a while now and I really enjoy helping those just starting out and I
>really
>learning from those like Pearl who have been around a long time.
>
>Ken J. (at 47 years young)
>5358
>
> Roy Lashway's comments about the WBCCI and the future were excellent. I
> > like to compare the WBCCI to a mom and pop restaurant with one waitress
> > and one cook, and a part time dishman. At those staffing levels, the
> > volume will soon reach their expectations. When the membership levels
> > reach around 5,000 (about 4 more years) and needed changes have to be
> > made to save the club, new innovations, and new policies will be
> > implemented to attract the baby boomers, who will be approaching 60
> > years of age. The Washington DC Unit is the fasting growing unit in the
> > WBCCI, and that is because we reach out to all Airstream owners, vintage
> > or otherwise. We try to make it easy to join, and participate. Some
> > silly units make a new prospective member attend a rally before they
> > will give them their name tags. Maybe those same units should make the
> > prospective members, jump through additional hoops, to prove their
> > worthiness. At the WDCU, we want any owner of an Airstream product to
> > feel welcome, and join in the fray. Some of the "over the hill gang",
> > as Roy says, just don't care anymore. I agree, and I want to thank Roy
> > for his opinion and well thought out comments.
> >
> > Bill Scott
> > Charter Member and Membership Chairman
> > Washington DC Unit, WBCCI #3221
> > Our Homepage; http://www.servintfree.net/wbcci-dc/
> >
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