This thread is for the purpose of discussing, and hopefully reaching some consensus, on the desireability of having a "formal" SVX club, along the lines of SOCA and other clubs around the country. This means a formal organization with officers, dues, etc. This web site would be adopted as the "official" SVX owner's club web site, and would be supported by a portion of club dues. It is my feeling that this is a step the SVX community needs to take, and I'm willing to devote time to helping form the organization. But, like this site, it's not something a single person can, or should, do.

So, folks, the floor is open for discussion. Should we form such an organization? How would it be organized? What would be its activities? What do you think?

PS. Also please check out the Volunteers thread, which deals with maintenance of this site.

Count me in!
 

Yes, I am in favor of a more formal "club" organization, with officers, dues, by-laws, etc.

I was once active in the Mountain State Chapter of the BMWCCA, so I'm not exactly a stranger to that sort of thing - I actually miss it.

The main obstacle that I see will be just taking the initial step. Do we have enough interested people to make it workable?

Going back to the BMWCCA: The main problem we had at the Chapter level was turnout/participation. The same members were officers, came to the meets, did the newsletter and provided input year after year. The rest were signed up and paid the dues, but never did anything. The downside of that is burnout. I know after 3 years of being Newsletter Editor, it started feeling like a job!

Having said all that, it may sound like I'm down on the idea - I'm not. But it can't be over emphasized that the key to having a fun club/organization is PARTICIPATION.

So let's see if we can get a feel for how many want to carry this idea forward and do it!

We began discussing such a possibility on the Yahoo board about six months ago, but the idea fizzled away.
Personally, I would favor such an organization and would be willing to help in any capacity I could.
The obstacle I see is trying to get everyones ideas out and all the details in place using this electronic media.
Many years ago, I was involved with several motor clubs and sat on a couple of committees and unless you got people together, face to face it was very difficult to effectively iron out the details.
The other fear is that when someone is sat at a keyboard they may make committments they later can not keep.
On the other hand, the probability of getting a key group of SVXers together, in person for this purpose is low. So if we're going to do it, it will have to be eyeball to monitor.
Am I making sense?
Add me to your aye list.

Count me in
 

I would like to help out too. I know that there isn't too much participation in the northwest, but I would like to help out doing whatever I can.

Thanks, Guys
 

Thanks for the feedback. I just really feel very strongly that we need to take this step. so, let's keep talking it up, and I'll start scribbling some things down, and throw them up for comment.

Draft Mission Statement
 

Attached is a copy of a draft Mission Statement. Please feel free to suggest any changes, additions, deletions, etc. The mission statement is just a statement of purposes - what does this organization intend to do, what are its objectives, etc. Note that it does not spell how to achieve them in any detail. It's just a broad statement of objectives.

Thanks

Somehow, I managed to blow the attachment part. Here's take 2.

uhhh.....i'm not seeing the attachment.
toby

darnit, while i was writing that last msg, you added the second one.
now i look 'slow'. :p
toby

The beauty of this board is, Toby -- you can delete your previous message. Then, people can wonder what this messages is about until I realize you've deleted yours and delete mine.

woohoo
 

i like the mission statement. good work.
now to figure out what we want to call ourselves.
toby

delete....no way!
 

randy.....if i go ahead and start deleting my messages, how am i ever going to catch up to the 'big guns'?
[stated in a tone like this would actually be possible]
toby

Constitution Draft
 

Attached is a draft of the first several articles of a constitution. Please read and comment. Note: This is not intended as a final document, but a starting point for discussion. I'll post the rest in a day or so.

Constitution, Part 2
 

Here are the remaining Articles that are part of the first draft.

First Round of Modifications
 

Here is a complete draft of a constitution, with the first round of suggested changes. Please review and comment.

Doug, please look at how I've incorporated your modifications, and see if you agree with the format, wording, etc.

TIA