Gathering, Long post with a question. Options

[JoeSharp]

Gathering, why aren’t we getting the participation that we should be? We have over 14,000 members now. I can’t say as all of the last 4 or 5 events that we have had here I have considered flops as far as numbers go. I don’t understand it.
One of the reasons I enjoy gathering so much is the Brainstorming. I feel that it is very important because, we as creative individuals will be turning ourselves lose into Mother Nature’s realties in a creation of our own invention. Brainstorming with anyone that can get themselves to an event and adding their IQ to mine, I am sure that the total will be at least an IQ of 120. And who knows, they may have a totally different insight into what you are thinking about.
Just because you are here you are a unique individual. You have an affair with a car that even Volkswagen pushed off on Porsche. And for years Porsche owners have looked down on us and treated us like they had something shoved down their throat.
No matter who you are, you will find Respect at our gatherings. You will find unique individuals like yourself, interested in the same things as all of the other unique individuals there.
So my question is how can we reverse the trend and get more people to come to our gatherings?
Sorry about the long post.

[eric9144]

Dawn Patrol - We try to do our part. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif)

For me it's been finding time to get to a bigger event...it's not that I don't dream of WCR's...it just that 2 kids and a wife take priority... (read between the lines, the wife says no (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif) )

The Dawn Patrol runs have been GREAT, sometimes we get a lot of 914's...sometimes not so many, but it's a good way for us all to get out, shoot the sh!t and drive the piss out of our cars...and still get home before noon. I think small events like that reinforce all the reasons we choose 914's and also that it's not just the cars--the DP crowd are great guys (and sometimes gals) that are truly fun to hang out with.

I think if there were more small events like that to build peoples enthusiasm and comradery, we might see more turnout at the bigger events as well...