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SURVEYS 

  • The 2018 Survey
  • The 2008 Survey =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SURVEY CONDUCTED IN 2018 BY LINDA SOUKUP CNM SURVEY RESULTS -- DECEMBER 2018 (published April 2019) =================================== Meeting Times: Saturday morning ||||||||||||||| Saturday afternoon |||||||||||| Saturday evening || Sunday morning ||| Sunday afternoon ||||||| Sunday evening || Weekday evening ||||||| Weekday evening spec days | Against evenings | Locations for meetings: Old Car Garage ||| Copper Canyon Cafe |||| Monroe's on Osuna || Annie's Soup Kitchen || Highland Senior Center | The Grill on San Mateo | County Line Restaurant | 66 Diner || Local Golf Course | Rotating Meeting Places | =============================================== Event preferences: Breakfasts |||||||||||||||||| Lunch ||||||||||| Dinners ||||| Picnic |||||||||||| Business tours |||||||| Museums ||||||||||||| Tours and garage visits ||| Paint/Body/upholstery shops | Autocross | Go cart racing | Rotating events to different parts of NM | Car Pooling 2 people said car pooling would help: Phil Finch Lube Lubert 2 people offered to assist people getting to meetings: Tarmo & Key Sutt of Santa Fe Steve Gongora of NE Albuquerque =================================== Website_Facebook_Corsa Do you utilize Facebook Yes || No |||||||||||||||||||||||| Do you utilize the website Yes ||||||||||||||||||| No ||||||| Will you except newsletter only via email and not mailed Yes |||||||||||||| No |||||||||||| Are you a Corsa member Yes |||||||||||||||||||||||| No || Do you agree with requirement to be Corsa member Yes |||||||||||||||| No |||||| Not sure || =============================================== Willing to help other members to repair their cars and get them on the road Ed Halpin (Very willing, remotely) 303-619-0080 Pat and Vickie Hall 505-865-5574 Geoffery Johnson 505-350-3994 Larry Blair (special tools) 505-821-1386 505-249-1035 Terry Price 505-328-8827 Dave Huntoon (corvair66@aol.com) 505-281-9616 Tony Berbig 763-226-0707 Dave Allin 505-410-9668 Curtis Shimp (clshimp57@gmail.com) Lube Lubert 505-400-3680 Phil Finch 541-662-0987 Tarmo Sutt 505-690-2046 =============================================== Suggestions for tours Aspencade Turquoise Trail Camp at Tularosa - formerly Richard Finch property Longer econoruns Attending more car shows to generate interest in Corvairs Madrid Tent Rocks Tinkertown Top of Mountain Golden Fall Colors tour Spring and summer drives in Mountains Picnics Socorro Glorieta Civil War memorials Ft. Craig Bosque del Apache Acoma Sky City Old Route 66 drive Santa Fe Museums East slope of Sandias Jemez Garage tours Owl in San Antonio Weather lab at Balloon Museum Valle de Oro Refuge in South Valley Mining Museum in Grants Aviation Museum at Airport Art Council Route 66 display Car collections List from Larry Blair not mentioned above: Journal Center FAA Facility Water Treatment plant Wastewater treatment plant Elipse Aircraft plant Police/Fire training facility MCT Industries in Bernalillo Coronado State Monument City Recycling Operation Albuquerque Studios Biopark Behind the Scenes Albuquerque Landfill Albuquerque Museum Nuclear Museum NM Veterans Memorial and Museum Bandelier National Monument Petroglyphs =============================================== Preferred discussions at meetings Would tech sessions at meetings make you more likely to attend? Yes |||||||||||||||||||| No || Types of discussions preferred at meetings: Talking about the cars Mechanical issues Technical issues mentioned often All topics Meetings where we do something Car maintenance Upcoming events New events discussion Info about fellow club members Videos from Corvair events like tristate and national meets Speakers Current car projects Unique Corvair conversions Tech session comments: If there is more time to do tech sessions Meeting where you can work on cars =============================================== Members with extra parts for sale: Brenda Stickler: wheel rims for sale 505-856-6993 Ed Halpin 303-619-0080 Vickie and Pat Hall: list them on website 505-865-5574 Geoffrey Johnson: not wishing to list 505-350-3994 Larry Blair 505-821-1386 505-249-1035 LeRoy Rogers 505-294-0623 Terry Price: list only in newsletter 505-328-8827 Dave Huntoon: no listings 505-281-9616 (corvair66@aol.com) Tony Berbig 763-226-0707 Dave Allin 505-410-9668 Tarmo Sutt: no list 505-690-2046 Phil Finch: He will be selling many engines and parts salvaged by his late brother Richard Finch but, needs help sorting. Will be in Tularosa, NM January 10th thru February 9th. Cell phone: 541-662-0987 Email: (finchbook@gmail.com) NM number: 971-207-2308 =============================================== List of members willing to help with 2020 Tri State meet in Albuquerque: Brenda Stickler 505-856-6993 Planning, hospitality John & Deb Dinsdale 303-341-2327 Registration, hospitality, work, setup Dick Cochran 505-287-8403 Tours of Route 66 Ed Halpin 303-619-0080 Registration, hospitality, , work, setup Vickie Hall 505-865-5574 Planning Pat Hall 505-620-5574 Physical work/setup, parking Mark Morgan 314-607-1507 Long distance assistance. Setup, parking Larry Blair 505-821-1386 Plannings, mailings, registration, work, 505-249-1035 Setup, parking, transport equipment LeRoy Rogers 505-294-0623 Planning Gordon Johnson 505-898-7688 Mailings, registration, hospitality, parking Terry Price 505-328-8827 Plannings, mailings, physical work, setup Dave Huntoon 505-281-9616 Planning, physical work/setup cell 505-363-0773 John & Anne Wiker 505-239-3311 Planning, Registration, physical work, setup, parking Tony Berbig & Linda 763-226-0707 Planning, mailing, registration, hospitality, physical work/ setup, parking, transport equipment Dave Allin 505-410-9668 Planning, mailing, registration, hospitality, physical work/setup, parking Curtis Shimp (clshimp57@gmail.com) Hospitality, physical work/setup Lube Lubert 505-400-3680 Mailings, physical work/ setup Steve & Rita Gongora 505-220-7401 Registration, hospitality Phil Finch 541-662-0987 Long distance help? Tarma and Kay Sutt 505-690-2046 Planning, Physical work/setup, parking, 505-690-2056 making quilt =============================================== List of Gurus: Those that can offer advice: John and Deb Dinsdale 303-341-2327 Ed Halpin (Very happy to) 303-619-0080 (halpinem@comcast.net) Vickie and Pat Hall 505-865-5574 Geoffery Johnson 505-350-3994 Mark Morgan (historical knowledge) 314-607-1507 Larry Blair (special tools) 505-821-1386 505-249-1035 Terry Price 505-328-8827 Dave Huntoon 505-281-9616 (Corvair66@aol.com) Tarmo Sutt 505-690-2046 =============================================== Folks willing to organize tours: Brenda Stickler 505-856-6993 (in the future due to upcoming surgery) Dick Cochran 505-287-8403 (for tours west of Albuuqerque) Ed Halprin 303-619-0080 (will help remotely) Vickie Hall 505-865-5574 Pat Hall 505-620-5574 Mark Morgan 314-607-1507 (if he's in town) Larry Blair 505-249-1035 (blairylar@hotmail.com) Terry Price 505-328-8827 Dave Huntoon 505-281-9616 cell 505-363-0773 John Wiker 505-239-3311 Tony Berbig 763-226-0707 Dave Allin 505-410-9668 Phil Finch 541-662-0987 (possibly) Steve Gongora 505-220-7401 Tarmo and Kay Sutt 505-690-2046 505-690-2056 =============================================== Comments and suggestions made: * Add postage costs to membership if necessary to allow mailing of newsletter * Membership "Head" should announce those members we have not seen lately so that members could call them and they know they are missed. * On special events a phone reminder could increase attendance (breakfast, bingo, Christmas) * Evening meetings are too far to drive for out of town folks--also get back late at night. * May get more members if Corsa membership was not required. * Suggest lunch meeting during the week. Few members are young enough to be working. If held during day you might get some folks from Santa Fe or East Mountains. * The destination could be a business or museum tour but the drive/cruise should be the catalyst for everyone to get together. Set up a meet point and drive as a group. * In regards to questions about helping members with cars: "This is why most members join Corvair Club" * It is 2019, it should no longer be an option. Receive the newsletter via email or nothing. Folks can print it off at their house. * Regarding Corsa member requirement: "This is an admin requirement that hurts attracting new members. Drop the mandatory requirement now and more to a yearly dues cycle like PPCC and RMC. * Thank you for surveying the group. Understanding what the members actually want vs. what folks think they do will be key in the success of the club in 2019 * Caravans are always nice and help available in case of problems. Not current Corsa member. I have been. Do not agree with this requirement. Never have. * If the club is to survive, the parliamentary procedure and politics in meetings needs to be done away with. The club strayed far away from being about the cars. * Locally we have evening dinner meetings. 2-3 times a year we tack a biz meeting on at the end of a driving event. We do a primary rotation of three restaurants in different parts of St. Louis and St Charles counties. * The reorg/restart seems to be progressing. Keep pressing. * Run meetings more businesslike. Speak only when recognized by the president unless president declares open session. Limit committee reports to committee matters. Schedule an open discussion time. Do a mix of activities, not just car stuff. Occasional meeting with other car clubs. * When I joined CNM, I told Pat I would be an inactive member because of living two hours away and family priorities. Every so often I make a swap meet or show and enjoy them very much. My 65 Monza is a driver and is the latest of many I've owned since starting with a 140 powered open rail sand buggy. I'm an old retired grease monkey and still work on cars in my own backyard shop (as and when I can). I enjoy reading CNM and Corsa newsletters because of my fascination with Corvairs. When I do head your direction, I usually sit down and compare notes with Pat or one of the CNM members so keep the club active and enjoy the oldies (they are more fun to drive) * I understand some members of the club are considering Albuquerque for the next Tri-State - I like that. * Tours should be action car shows. So tours should be where we can be seen by lots of people to generate interest in Corvairs. * Got to change it up. Monthly meetings sitting around a table is not what a car club should be doing. An occasional event planning meeting is fine. But, shouldn't we be doing something with our cars? * I go to Corsa national event every year. Very seldom is there any one else from CNM there. * It's important for us to have a club with the same interests. I believe if we have an idea what the next meeting brings we might have better attendance ie speakers or special events. * Move meetings. Rotate to different parts of New Mexico. I think we are turning a corner and I look forward to what the "reconstituted" club can do. * Phil Finch included a note: My brother, the late Richard Finch had dementia, and he removed most engines from most of the Corvairs. I will eventually sell some to club members, but, first, I need help sorting things out. I plan to be in Tularosa, NM from Jan 10 through Feb 9, 2019. =============================================== 2019 --- Alamosa Tri-State feedback: Attending: Yes |||||||||||||| No ||||| Maybe |||| Reasons: Can't travel/health ||| Distance ||| No time | Those interested in caravaning: Sutts 505-690-2046 505-690-2056 Phil Finch 541-662-0987 Lube Lubert 505-400-3680 Dave Allin 505-410-9668 Tony Berbig 763-226-0707 John Wiker 505-239-3311 Terry Price 505-328-8827 Mark Morgan 314-607-1507 Vickie Hall 505-865-5574 National meet interest: Yes |||||||||||||||| No ||||||| ====== END 2018 SURVEY ====== =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SURVEY CONDUCTED IN 2008 BY JIM PITTMAN (This survey form was published in the 2008 February newsletter.) (So few members replied that the results were never published.) MEMBER SURVEY FORM Please complete this survey and return to me or a Board member. Name, address, phone and e-mail are optional. Thank you. Jim Pittman -- jimp @ unm.edu GIVE YOUR OPINION OF OUR NEWSLETTER: Rate these features from 1 to 5 with "1" least important and "5" most important: __ Receiving the paper Newsletter by Postal Service every month __ Cover Photo or Illustration __ Officers, Volunteers, Contact Information __ Membership List, E-Mail Addresses __ Reminder of Dues Due Dates __ General Meeting Minutes __ Board Meeting Minutes __ President's Column __ Birthdays, Anniversaries __ Calendar of Coming Events __ Articles of General Interest __ Articles of Technical Interest __ Report on New Mexico Council of Car Clubs __ Reports on Recent Club Events and Activities __ For Sale, Wanted or for Trade __ Seven Years Ago __ Photos __ Exchange Newsletters with other CORSA chapters __ Availability of a CD disk with full-color back issues of the Newsletter __ Other: ___________________________________________________________________ GIVE YOUR OPINION OF THE NEWSLETTER WEB PAGE: http://www.unm.edu/~jimp Rate these features from 1 to 5 with "1" least important and "5" most important: __ News Items __ Schedule of Coming Events __ Officers - Volunteers - Contact Information __ History of Club __ Membership List - Dues Due Dates - E-Mail Addresses __ Preview of Next Month's Newsletter __ Availability of Special Edition Newsletters __ Availability of current Newsletter as a downloadable full-color PDF file __ Availability of Back Issues of Newsletter as downloadable text files __ Availability of the Club's Constitution __ Availability of the Club's Awards __ Availability of Collections of Photos __ Availability of Cars For Sale __ Availability of Car Stories __ Availability of Tri-State Reports and Photos __ Links to CORSA's Web Page and to Steve Gongora's Web Page __ How many times a month do you access the Newsletter Web Page? ____________ __ Other: ____________________________________________________________________ GIVE YOUR OPINION OF MEETINGS: __ Meeting Day of Week: ________________________________________________________ __ Meeting Time: _______________________________________________________________ __ Meeting Location: ___________________________________________________________ __ Meeting Organization: _______________________________________________________ __ Meeting Duration: ___________________________________________________________ __ Guest Speakers: _____________________________________________________________ __ Other: ______________________________________________________________________ SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CLUB: RATE "1" TO "5" AS BEFORE: __ Activities __ Social Activities __ Progressive Dinners __ Saturday Breakfasts __ Garage Tours __ Camp-outs __ Attending Baseball Games __ Auction / Pot Luck __ Technical Sessions __ Talks By Members of Work They Are Doing __ Talks By Experts From Outside The Club __ Sessions ("Tunas") to Learn How to Work on Your Corvair __ Sessions ("Tunas") to Get Maintenance Done on Your Car __ Talks About Local / State Political / Legal Activities __ Driving Events __ Tours ("Aspencades"/"Bosque del Apache"/"Auto Museum Tours") __ Rallies (Drive your Corvair and Follow Route Directions) __ Economy Runs (Drive your Corvair for Best Gas Mileage) __ Competitive Events __ Rallies (Follow Complex Route Directions to a Goal) __ Slaloms (Drive Around a Course As Fast As Possible) __ Economy Runs (Get The Best Gas Mileage Possible) __ Fund-Raising Events __ Produce Items / Services for Sale __ Take Items to the Flea Market __ Organize and Participate in Auctions __ Civic Activities __ Clean-Up our Mile of "Old Route 66" __ Speak or Show Photos at other Car Club Meetings __ Other: ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ HOW CAN YOU CONTRIBUTE TO THE CLUB IN THE FUTURE? RATE "1" TO "5" AS BEFORE __ Attend General Membership Meetings __ Attend Board Meetings, Assist with Planning __ Attend Club Activities __ Organize Club Activities __ Present a Tech Talk __ Assist With a Tune-Up ("Tuna") Session __ Write Articles for the Newsletter __ Contribute Photos or Drawings __ Areas of Expertise: ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ DID YOU RECEIVE THIS SURVEY AS: __ A member of CNM __ A member of another CORSA chapter via newsletter exchange __ A official of CORSA or another chapter via newsletter exchange __ Other? ___________________________________________________________________ NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE, E-MAIL (optional) _______________________________ ____________________________________ (optional) _______________________________ ____________________________________ The results of this survey will be published in a future CNM newsletter. Thanks for your time -- Jim Pittman -- jimp @ unm . edu ======= RESULTS ======= MEMBER SURVEY FORM - RESULTS - 2008-Mar-19 YES, ONLY SIX PEOPLE REPLIED TO THE SURVEY. =========================================== Rate these features from 1 to 5 with "1" least important and "5" most important: GIVE YOUR OPINION OF OUR NEWSLETTER: 1 2 3 4 5 6 AVERAGE = = = = = = ======= 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.0 Officers - Volunteers - Contact Information 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.0 Calendar of Coming Events 5 5 4 5 5 5 4.8 Reminder of Dues Due Dates 5 5 4 5 5 5 4.8 Articles of Technical Interest 5 5 4 5 5 5 4.8 For Sale, Wanted or for Trade 5 5 5 5 4 4 4.7 General Meeting Minutes 5 5 3 5 4 5 4.5 Membership List, E-Mail Addresses 5 5 4 5 4 4 4.5 Reports on Recent Club Events and Activities 5 5 2 5 5 4 4.3 Receiving the paper Newsletter by Postal Service every month 5 5 3 5 3 5 4.3 Cover Photo or Illustration 5 5 3 5 4 3 4.2 Articles of General Interest 5 5 3 5 4 3 4.2 Report on New Mexico Council of Car Clubs 5 5 3 5 3 4 4.2 Photos 5 5 2 5 4 3 4.0 Board Meeting Minutes 5 5 3 5 3 3 4.0 President's Column 5 5 3 5 3 3 4.0 Birthdays, Anniversaries 5 5 2 5 4 3 4.0 Exchange Newsletters with other CORSA chapters 1 5 4 5 2 3 3.3 Seven Years Ago 1 5 2 5 1 5 3.2 Availability of a CD with full-color back issues Other: Mainly serves an archival function. Like keeping old news magazines. GIVE YOUR OPINION OF THE NEWSLETTER WEB PAGE: http://www.unm.edu/~jimp 1 2 3 4 5 6 AVERAGE = = = = = = ======= 5 0 5 0 5 0 2.5 Schedule of Coming Events 5 0 5 0 4 0 2.3 News Items 5 0 5 0 4 0 2.3 Officers - Volunteers - Contact Information 5 0 2 0 4 0 1.8 Membership List - Dues Due Dates - E-Mail Addresses 2 0 5 0 4 0 1.8 Availability of Newsletter downloadable full-color PDF 5 0 3 0 3 0 1.8 Availability of the Club's Constitution 5 0 2 0 3 0 1.7 History of Club 1 1 5 0 3 0 1.7 Importance of access to the Newsletter Web Page? 5 0 2 0 2 0 1.5 Preview of Next Month's Newsletter 5 0 4 0 0 0 1.5 Availability of the Club's Awards 5 0 3 0 0 0 1.3 Availability of Cars For Sale 2 0 3 0 2 0 1.2 Availability of Back Issues of Newsletter as text files 3 0 3 0 0 0 1.0 Availability of Special Edition Newsletters 5 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 Availability of Car Stories 5 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 Availability of Tri-State Reports and Photos 4 0 2 0 0 0 1.0 Links to CORSA's Web Page, Steve Gongora's Web Page 3 0 2 0 0 0 0.8 Availability of Collections of Photos 0 0 20 0 3 0 3.8 How many times a month do you access the Page? Other: Archival function: important, but probably not accessed often GIVE YOUR OPINION OF MEETINGS: 1 2 3 4 5 6 AVERAGE = = = = = = ======= 5 4 4 5 5 5 4.7 Meeting Time 5 4 4 5 4 5 4.5 Meeting Day of Week 5 4 5 3 4 4 4.2 Meeting Location 5 4 4 4 4 4 4.2 Meeting Duration 5 4 3 5 3 5 4.2 Guest Speakers 5 4 5 2 4 4 4.0 Meeting Organization SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CLUB: Social Activities 1 2 3 4 5 6 AVERAGE = = = = = = ======= 5 5 4 3 4 3 4.0 Garage Tours 5 3 2 3 3 3 3.2 Saturday Breakfasts 1 5 3 3 2 3 2.8 Auction / Pot Luck 1 5 2 2 2 4 2.7 Progressive Dinners 4 4 1 2 1 3 2.5 Camp-outs 1 3 2 0 2 1 1.5 Attending Baseball Games Technical Sessions 1 2 3 4 5 6 AVERAGE = = = = = = ======= 5 5 4 2 4 5 4.2 Talks By Members of Work They Are Doing 5 5 3 5 3 4 4.2 Talks By Experts From Outside The Club 5 5 5 3 4 3 4.2 Sessions ("Tunas") to Learn How to Work on Your Corvair 5 5 2 2 5 2 3.5 Talks About Local / State Political / Legal Activities 1 5 3 1 4 3 2.8 Sessions ("Tunas") to Get Maintenance Done on Your Car Driving Events 1 2 3 4 5 6 AVERAGE = = = = = = ======= 5 4 3 5 3 5 4.2 Tours (Aspencades/Bosque del Apache/Auto Museum) 5 4 2 4 3 4 3.7 Rallies (Drive your Corvair and Follow Route Directions) 5 4 3 3 3 4 3.7 Economy Runs (Drive your Corvair for Best Gas Mileage) Competitive Events 1 2 3 4 5 6 AVERAGE = = = = = = ======= 5 4 2 4 2 4 3.5 Economy Runs (Get The Best Gas Mileage Possible) 3 4 2 2 2 4 2.8 Rallies (Follow Complex Route Directions to a Goal) 1 4 1 0 2 5 2.2 Slaloms (Drive Around a Course As Fast As Possible) Fund-Raising Events 1 2 3 4 5 6 AVERAGE = = = = = = ======= 1 5 2 1 2 3 2.3 Organize and Participate in Auctions 1 5 1 1 2 3 2.2 Produce Items / Services for Sale 1 3 1 1 1 3 1.7 Take Items to the Flea Market Civic Activities 1 2 3 4 5 6 AVERAGE = = = = = = ======= 5 5 3 3 4 4 4.0 Clean-Up our Mile of "Old Route 66" 1 3 2 1 2 2 1.8 Speak or Show Photos at other Car Club Meetings Other: Legal activities - doesn't happen often, but when it does may be critical Other: I used to enjoy the "dummy of the month" club - some light-hearted banter HOW CAN YOU CONTRIBUTE TO THE CLUB IN THE FUTURE? 1 2 3 4 5 6 AVERAGE = = = = = = ======= 5 5 5 5 5 5 5.0 Attend General Membership Meetings 5 5 4 4 4 4 4.3 Attend Club Activities 5 5 3 5 4 2 4.0 Attend Board Meetings, Assist with Planning 5 3 2 4 3 4 3.5 Assist With a Tune-Up ("Tuna") Session 5 5 3 3 2 2 3.3 Organize Club Activities 5 3 2 3 2 4 3.2 Present a Tech Talk 2 5 2 2 2 3 2.7 Write Articles for the Newsletter 1 2 1 5 1 3 2.2 Contribute Photos or Drawings Areas of Expertise stated: mechanics/autobody Areas of Expertise stated: mechanics Areas of Expertise stated: gas_heaters Areas of Expertise stated: none Areas of Expertise stated: none Areas of Expertise stated: none DID YOU RECEIVE THIS SURVEY AS: 1 2 3 4 5 6 COUNT = = = = = = ======= x x x x x x 6.0 Member of CNM _ _ _ _ _ _ 0.0 Member of another CORSA chapter via newsletter exchange _ _ _ _ _ _ 0.0 Official of CORSA or another chapter via newsletter exchange _ _ _ _ _ _ 0.0 Other? JIM'S CONCLUSIONS: * Respondents are interested in Contact information. * Respondents are interested in Schedules / calendars of coming events * Respondents are interested in TUNA Tech Sessions. * Respondents are interested in Technical Talks at meetings. * Respondents are interested in Tours. * Respondents are interested in Car shows. * Respondents are not very interested in the past history of the newsletter. * Respondents are not very interested in back issues of the newsletter. * Respondents are not very interested in the newsletter web page. * Respondents are not very interested in car photos or stories. OTHER COMMENTS: * Members are extremely satisfied with the newsletter. * Concentration of work & responsibility on one person. * Expense of mailing newsletters keeps going up. * Complexity of the survey may have limited the response. In early 2008 we had approximately 51 family memberships (that's about 88 individuals counting primary members and spouses) yet only six individuals responded to the survey. ====== END 2008 SURVEY ====== =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =END=