A Camera Club in Boone NC
As of last Thursday, there is a camera club in Boone. The Watauga Photography Club was formed with 6 charter members. I already see two things that are needed: 1- more members. 2- I have to learn to delegate.
The funny thing is no matter how much thought and effort you put into it, you still forget things. But at the same time, everything can not be done at once even if the money was there. Once you have the club you need things like: a mailing address, email address(es), website, bank account, media contacts, etc. Since I am the only one of the new members who has ever even been a member of a club before, I will have to help my co-officers come up to speed.
The strange thing is for someone who has often been described as an antisocial self-centered person, I have joined a lot of clubs and organizations in my life, and mostly volunteering to help run the things to some extent or another; Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Junior Achivement, National Hot Rod Association, Base Aero-Club, Base Judo Club, Base Photo Club, Ham Radio Club, Computer Club (2), 4×4 Club, Appalachian Trail Club, and I am sure I have forgotten a couple of others. This is the first time I have tried to start one myself. It would have been nice if I had a few local photo buddies to work with on this, but if I had them here, I would not have had to start a club…
I have a lot of work to do on the old mini-Blazer too. I just dropped another $80 on stuff I now have to get my behind out there and deal with. I am finding it harder and harder to get going on physical labor type jobs. Maybe if I get up early tomorrow and get started in the cool of the morning. I need to remove and replace the rear brake shoes first thing, then change the oil and filters, check the differentials, and finish putting the skid plate back on. You would not think that would be hard to get up and do when you realize that I am saving about $200 by doing it myself, but to be honest, if I had the $200 I would have someone else do it.