So a friend @shootingstar_reef has been trying to get a local reef club going for quite a while now and it's been kind of a slow start, which leads me to a few questions and hopefully some answers? For those of us who've been around for a while, local clubs were a great way of gathering information, hanging out with like-minded people and just talking reef. We would bank corals with each other, help out if someone needed the help, host frag swaps, bbq's, etc....but now that seems to have changed? I know Covid changed how people interact, but now I feel we can safely gather and chat all things reefs again, so why doesn't anyone want to get together? What's preventing people from joining a local club, attending meetings and generally want to be involved in the community?
Have we become selfish in our quest? Do we only want to get something out of it and not be a part of a bigger community? Or is it our schedules? Do people only want to use Zoom these days and not meet in person? What would get you involved and try to make a strong local reefing community? Ultimately, what is keeping you from joining a local club and hanging out with weird crazy people who like to keep glass boxes in their homes?
I know some of you are members of clubs, so what works with your club? Why do you stay involved as a member?
Have we become selfish in our quest? Do we only want to get something out of it and not be a part of a bigger community? Or is it our schedules? Do people only want to use Zoom these days and not meet in person? What would get you involved and try to make a strong local reefing community? Ultimately, what is keeping you from joining a local club and hanging out with weird crazy people who like to keep glass boxes in their homes?
I know some of you are members of clubs, so what works with your club? Why do you stay involved as a member?