Ben made a fair comment on the most recent
All Torque:
ben944 wrote:
Not many regional write ups in this edition.
I thought I could maybe address that here in a new thread so that more people might read it.
As things stand, each region’s RO or Assistant RO writes up a report on what their region has been up to in the past couple of months and a calendar of what they have planned for the future. They email that to me and I make them look pretty for the magazine.
I think these ‘Gruppe’ pages are the most important part of
All Torque. They serve a practical purpose. Not every club member attends their local monthly meetings and not every club member reads this online forum … but they do
all get the magazine in the post. This is their newsletter, their information source and their link to fellow members.
Of course, writing these reports is an extra workload for the ROs, who are already very, very busy with all the work they do for the club—all entirely voluntarily and often with little thanks. Not everybody will have the time and ability to write up a report for every single issue, so I think it might be helpful if everyone was comfortable with delegating this job whenever they don’t have time themselves.
If, as RO, you’re too tight for time when the
All Torque deadline is looming, please consider asking your ARO to take a turn at writing the report—or even one of your region’s regular members. It’s something any club member can help with and who knows—a fresh eye on the monthly events might help to spark ideas for new activities too.
When there’s no time to write up past events, I think a list of what’s to come should still be submitted—that’s what our members need to know about, to be able to join in and enjoy their club.