Hi,  I am in a bit of a dilemma – I want to produce a Club Newsletter but I have very little Club information to print, the idea of a Newsletter is self evident and that is to bring you the news about the Group!  Having said that; how do I get “The News” about SAM? and the answer should be from the Members of the Group and by me attending the Club Nights, SAM Training Days, the Ride-Outs, the Committee Meetings, the Regional Conferences, and the AGMs and so on.  So I have completed my part of the deal; so what about you, the Membership!  

There is the 20/80 rule of course, but whereas Vilfredo Pareto created it with finance in mind (i.e 20% of the people owning 80% of the wealth),  it can and has been applied to virtually anything. For example 20% of the membership support the Group and 80% don’t, 20% of the membership turned up the AGM and 80% didn’t – that’s right – the score on the night was Committee 12,  Membership 30,  Visitors 2, Absent 204,  and therefore from any point of view it was a pretty poor turn out. 

So to continue with the original question: how to produce a Newsletter without any “Club News”, similarly, how to put interesting ‘stuff’ about the Club on the SAM web site without it becoming a one-man-show with one person’s view; and of course you know the answer – YOU the Membership need to get involved, to write something, to send in a photo or two, and in order to do this you need to get involved with the Club, to attend the Club Nights, the Group-rides, and the dare I say even attend the AGMs – they are only once a year and it’s your Club.