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In lugnet.loc.us.ny, Chris Phillips wrote:
> In lugnet.loc.us.ny, Jim Foulds wrote:
> > > Although we aren't located in New York, NELUG has a band of trainheads in
> > > western Massachusetts (and the surrounding colonies) who might be interested in
> > > helping out. I have posted to the club's newsgroup to see if there is any
> > > interest.
> > >
> > > Do you know if they are trying to set up a permanent layout using their own
> > > brick, or would this be a temporary (privately-owned) display? Any other
> > > details you could provide on what they are trying to accomplish or what
> > > timeframe (start date and duration of display) would be very helpful.
> >
> >
> > The layout would only be for a weekend, on March 17-18, 2007, so it woul d
> > only be a temporary layout using privately own collections. Based on my contact
> > with the Toy musem if someone were interested, there are many opportunities with
> > the museum so there might be a possibility of setting up a permanent display.
> >
> > What I'm looking for is someone to take over this project. I have too much
> > going on right now, but this seems like a good opportunity to grow into
> > something more, so I really don't want the community to miss it.
> >
> > In regards to the other suggestions, I already tried ILTCO and LUCNY without
> > success so I posted to lugnet in hopes of getting someone's attention.
>
> Jim,
>
> I posted this to the NELUG list. The general consensus so far is that this is a
> long distance for us. Our nearest member is over 4 hours from Rochester, and
> most of us are more than 6 hours away. This means that a temporary display
> (setup + manning the layout + teardown) would be unrealistic for us, especially
> on such a short timeframe. Some members are interested in supporting a
> permanent layout for the museum, since we presumably wouldn't have to be on-site
> to babysit the layout.
>
> Feel free to put the museum in touch with us (send them to www.nelug.org, or you
> could give them my e-mail address) if you think they might want to pursue this
> with us, but I'd hate to "take ownership" of this project from you since we
> cannot commit enough resources to do a private layout there in March.
>
> I am x-posting this to rtlToronto, because they are probably the closest LUG to
> the Rochester area, and they may be able to help.
>
> This looks like a great opportunity, and it would be a shame to let it get away.
I believe I was in contact with Jim before this event, and LUCNY couldn't get
the manpower to staff it that weekend. The museum is a great venue, and I live
only a half-hour or so away from it, but most of our members are over 2 hours
away, and weren't available anyway. I couldn't swing it myself.
Honestly, we get many requests for shows and displays throughout the year, but
our membership just hasn't diversified/grown enough to cover the broad Central
and Western New York area. We have a core group that can't stretch that thinly
at the moment. If I can assist NELUG or others with the pursuit of a permanent
layout at the museum, please let me know.
Just thought I'd follow up here.
Ed
LUCNY
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