I know we've got regulars checking in here all the time and we appreciate the support. I know we've got post counters too. There's a whole flurry of activity going on behind the scenes. Even if we're just working a single issue or a single flier it can take up a substantial number of posts by the time we're done.
My apologies that there isn't a lot of frequent public posting going on. When the name change issue came up we worked two solid months without making a peep. We started SaveWally at the end of '05 (literally the end of December) and if memory serves me right we didn't launch our efforts until mid-March. We're almost back in that mode again only this time we already have a public address and people are watching.
Prior to the IBT SOB amendment issue being forced on us we were working two very important issues.
We were devising a membership drive and had the WBCCI's attention. At least Dona Garner's (International Membership Chair) attention. We're in a holding pattern on that one waiting to hear back that Dona wants to give our approach a shot.
The other thing we had toyed with and started to work at is a downloadable marketing tool. This would be of most value to potential members. Potential members both shopping for a unit and wondering what really goes on in those units, or in a geographic region at least. It's a SaveWally WBCCI Unit Guide.
This is merely a pdf file with embedded hyperlinks. What? Yeah, you just click on what you want.
The freely redistributable version will have two pages per unit. An "about us" page for each unit, and a "Activity Schedule" page for each unit. It's about a 285 page pdf but other than the size you'd never know it. With the hyperlinks you'll just automatically see exactly what it is you want to see and nothing else.
The file at the bottom of this link only works for region 1 -- hey it's a prototype and Region one has only a few units. Better to experiment with a small region!
Although we sent emails requesting "about us" information from each unit in Region 1 only the Canadian Atlantic has responded to our request so far. So what you can browse through will have the activity schedule for each unit (that information came right out of the directory) but as you'll quickly see only the Canadian Atlantic has an 'about us' page that's informative.
Just as soon as the IBT stops wasting our time with an ill conceived SOB motion (do they specialize in ill conceived or what?) we'll get back to the business of growing the club. We could do the membership drive right now but that ball has been in WBCCI's court for months.
So do the download, take it for a spin. We'd love to get your feedback but keep in mind that this version is for the whole wide world. We've got another one in mind that will be a heck of a lot more useful for members only. One thing at a time... (wow wouldn't that be great!)...
