I have done the same. Since I live in a 55 and over active retirement community, I was asked by the car club to set up a simple track plan at their monthly antique car club meeting and ran trains for the folks there. Rekindled a lot of memories. I would like to start a train club here but my own club is 4 miles away. We recently had the car club visit us and they had a very enjoyable time.
I did a 29 slide presentation to the men's club here where I live, 4 Seasons at South Knolls, Jackson, NJ for about 125 members of which I am a member. Set up a layout, ran some trains and showed/explained about our club and the progress we have made over the last few years since we moved. What was interesting to them was having a scale big boy and a 2026 sitting side by side. Every monthly meeting we have a guest speaker. My presentation had the folks wide awake and enjoying every minute of it. I live in a place where most men had trains in their earlier years, some still do! It sparked a lot of enthusiasm when folks heard the hobby was alive and kicking.
