Re: Packards International

Posted by Randy Berger On 2014/2/21 23:47:20

Introduce yourselves and welcome the new member and MAKE him or her FEEL welcome.... Group memberships are dwindling.....and a lot of it is the fault of the groups..!
That is exactly why I try to welcome new members here and Dave Czirr also does this on the PAC website. I didn't join the local Packard club for different reasons, but was a member of a local car club that allowed anyone to join who had an interest in cars. We used to put on a good show once a year, gave out 32 classes of trophies, had live and on-air entertainment. We raffled off a car every year, and gave a lot of money to charity. There are only two of us left.
Other hobbies are aging also. I belong to the Train Collectors Assoc. and our membership is dropping because of age. The younger generation is no longer interested in cars and toys. They don't even talk to each other.
But you can make a difference by just being friendly when someone asks about your car. ACOlds and I attend a lot of car shows together and we'll stay late and talk to anyone who is interested. I try to remember not to talk down to them although you do get some dumb questions.