[ SHOWGSD-L ] Regional club fun stuff
- From: Zoa Rockenstein <zrockenstein@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:55:57 -0800 (PST)
Most of us know the many important roles that our regional clubs play in the
big picture of our breed. Regional clubs often struggle with attracting and
retaining members, however. As we all know, lots of things compete for
leisure-time attention (until a person gets hooked, that is!). So, my question
is this: In what ways has your club intentionally incorporated fun stuff into
your meetings and competitions? I'm not talking about educational seminars
(although I love those). I'm talking about just plain fun.
Here's an example: Our club, German Shepherd Dog Club of Minneapolis/St. Paul,
held it's annual piefest as a feature of our November match last night.
Members were invited to bring their favorite pie to share. Those bringing a
pie participated in a drawing for a prize. We also had a silent auction during
the match. It was like a five ring circus between the pies, the auction,
confomation competition, performance competion, and the all-important "ring" in
the middle where nervous obedience folks practice, first-time-out puppies are
admired, people see folks they haven't seen since the National, and breeding
decisions are frequently made. In a word, it was fun.
So, what kinds of fun stuff does your club do?
Zoa
Dr. Zoa Rockenstein
www.riverrockshepherds.com
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