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In lugnet.loc.us.ct, Jake McKee writes:
> I have been inspired! Would anyone have any interest in forming a
> Connecticut and/or southern Mass. LEGO Train Club?
Jake,
First, let me say that I am located in southeastern Massachusetts, and would
certainly consider driving for a couple hours to participate in train shows
with you.
But your very question tips another issue that has long been festering in
the back of my mind. Did NELUG cast too wide a net? When we started NELUG,
we chose a "New England" designation because we were not certain that a
smaller geographic focus would contain enough AFOLs to support a LUG. In
reality, NELUG is dominated by activity in eastern Massachusetts, despite at
least a few past efforts to include members from other areas. Our attempts
to organize meetings in western MA or to do train shows in southern NE have
collapsed for lack of critical mass.
NELUG has always had a stated goal of creating smaller sub-groups if such a
dynamic emerged. In fact, I would say that NELUG currently has three rough
sub-groups: (1) people who attend general meetings, (2) people who attend
train shows, and (3) people who play BrickWars.
So I guess what I am saying is that you should feel perfectly welcome to
join NELUG (if you haven't already) and take the initiative to organize club
activities in your area. You can call on all of our members to participate
in local meetings and/or train shows. All it takes to have a meeting is for
a NELUG member to call one. We do have members in your area who have
expressed interest in attending meetings and doing shows if only it wasn't a
three-hour drive.
Of course, if you would prefer to create a new group rather than trying to
piggyback your efforts off of NELUG, that is certainly an option as well. I
personally look forward to seeing more LUG/LTC activity across our entire
region. I think I can speak for NELUG when I say that you can count on our
full support and cooperation, however you should decide to proceed.
- Chris.
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