I was just at Mr. Muffins trains this past weekend, and got me thinking about it. I had a short chat with Steve while purchasing an item, he is very personable. However, my age (27) is not conducive to permanent layouts since I will be more mobile, and I can imagine there might be a couple different houses along the way before we have settled down into one house.
I'm interested in forming an operating club, with rented space, a non-profit organization. It seems that most operating clubs (the ones who have rented space and club layouts) have been around for awhile, so i'm curious as to how these have started up. Were they a bunch of friends who banded together, people who met at LCCA/TCA/Local Hobby Shops. What are their charter structures, non-profit status, by-laws, club ownership rules, etc. What does it take for a club to be successful, etc? How have other clubs failed? Have there been any (operating) clubs that recently started?
Of course the alternative would be in the next career move to pick a city that has an active operating club. But I like the idea of forming a new club, putting the work in, and advancing the hobby within Indiana.
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