How to set up a local club?

[jrp1588]

Not sure if this would be the correct section, but bear with me.

I've been trying off and on for the past few years to set up a reef club in my area. I live in a Southern Indiana in a town of about 100k people, and a decent amount of reefers. I operate a Facebook group where people mostly buy and sell locally that has over 100 members, but any time I try to organize a meeting, only a handful express any interest.

I guess the biggest issue is, I have no idea what I'm doing. I've never been in a reef club. I don't even know what established clubs do in their meetings, much less how to get the ball rolling on a new one.

Anyone have tips on activities or ways to increase interest?

 

[der_wille_zur_macht]

Ask people on your fb group what they would like from a club, then do that. Also, ask yourself that same question. What is it that makes you want a club? No reason to have a bunch of overhead just so you can say you have a club unless you're all getting something valuable out of it. What could you do in person that you can't do on fb?

IME organized clubs are on the decline.

 

[jrp1588]

Fair point. I guess I always read about people talking about their reef clubs as if they are an invaluable resource. I've put out a few open calls to contribute, but I've mostly just gotten offers to host a meeting. The owners of the LFS in my area have shown some interest in pitching in on setting up a club, but we haven't really had time to discuss it.