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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tradernick, post: 26744, member: 648&quot;]Cater to local scout troops...give the scout masters some coins to give to the kids.&nbsp; You can have some of the club members attend a scout meeting and talk about coins and the different ways to collect them.&nbsp; </p><p>Local schools may welcome a presentation on coins and collecting.&nbsp; The ANA library has tapes and slideshows that you can use.&nbsp; ANA library material is good for meeting nights too.</p><p>Get kids involved and you&#039;ll likely get their parents involved too.</p><p>Talk with your local dealers and ask them to help promote collecting in your area by sharing club meeting time/place with their customers.&nbsp; Ask if they&#039;d be interested in sponsoring a newsletter to all the membership in return for a small ad about their shop.</p><p>If there&#039;s shows near your area, consider asking some of the out of state dealers to come and give a talk...let them know they&#039;re there not to sell coins but to tell their story and to &quot;talk up&quot; coins.&nbsp; </p><p>Some dealers are very good at this sort of thing...cough cough *NATIONAL DEALER** cough cough.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>If you have largish shows in your area, see if ANACS or any of the other services attend and ask one of them to pay a visit to your club.&nbsp; Randy Campbell is a great guest speaker.&nbsp; </p><p>Have a &quot;bourse night&quot; at one club meeting.&nbsp; Set up a &quot;show and tell&quot; case at meetings and let members display a certain item that they&#039;re proud of or that they&#039;ve had since childhood, etc.&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t have to be valuable...just interesting.</p><p>Our local Orlando club once or twice a year has a Numismatic rummage sale, with proceeds going to the club.&nbsp; Members donate any old supplies, inexpensive duplicate coins, etc and they&#039;re auctioned off.&nbsp; This is one of our biggest fundraisers.&nbsp; Raffles also are a good idea, if done properly.</p><p>Do SOMETHING to make the meetings exciting.&nbsp; Put all the members names in a hat and draw one.&nbsp; If that member is there, give them $20 off a Numismatic book or club dues, etc.&nbsp; </p><p>Have a &quot;bring a guest&quot; or &quot;bring a kid&quot; night.&nbsp; Offer some of your door prize material to anyone who recruits more than 3 (or 5 or whatever) new members...a silver dollar or such.&nbsp; </p><p>Be creative, especially with new membership.&nbsp; New members are like a breath of fresh air...their excitement is contagious.&nbsp; And I bet your older members have a lot of knowledge to share!</p><p>Good luck, I hope the club can flourish.&nbsp; The hobby needs local clubs.</p><p>Nick[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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