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Subject: 
Re: Clubs/Events - Tips and Tricks
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events
Followup-To: 
lugnet.trains
Date: 
Wed, 24 Mar 2004 03:33:12 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Don Cox wrote:
> 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

Great idea!  Now, if we can only figure out how to put one into our layout...

JohnG, GMLTC
fut .trains



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  Re: Clubs/Events - Tips and Tricks
 
(...) 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 (...) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.events)

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