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Subject:	Re: Clubs/Events - Tips and Tricks
Newsgroups:	lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events
Date:	Wed, 24 Mar 2004 01:28:02 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, John Gerlach wrote: > In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote: > > I'm putting out a call to help me assemble your best tips/tricks/best practices > > for forming and running local clubs and events. > > One thing the GMLTC seems to do well is talk to kids. If a kid is scoping out > the layout with a parent, we'll start talking to the kid before we'll talk to > the parent. We know that kids are our "target audience", if the kids are happy > the parents will probably be happy. > > JohnG, GMLTC Yes, and we go a bit further. When a parent(s) has small kids with them or mention the younger kids (includinf grandparents), we also put in a plug for the Dupo trains, both 'push' and the battery-powered sets as starter sets til the child becomes older and ready for the 'L' gage sets. We have an example on our layout: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=699052 -- Don GtwLUG St. Louis

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		Re: Clubs/Events - Tips and Tricks
(...) Great idea! Now, if we can only figure out how to put one into our layout... JohnG, GMLTC fut .trains (23 years ago, 24-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events)

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		Re: Clubs/Events - Tips and Tricks
(...) One thing the GMLTC seems to do well is talk to kids. If a kid is scoping out the layout with a parent, we'll start talking to the kid before we'll talk to the parent. We know that kids are our "target audience", if the kids are happy the (...) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events)

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