Gift Kits
The Thrifty Rocketeer blog continues... Last entry I suggested signage to help direct new rocketeers to club launch sites. And I got a very good response from someone who pointed out that not all clubs want to grow.... that some clubs have had problems with members or the general public trampling a landlord's field or property without any consideration or respect. This is a very good point, and one that I hadn't taken into consideration. Tenant-Landlord relations should be paramount in the equation, becaue if the club looses the field, the game is lost. But here's another idea to help promote the growth of the hobby and ensure the continuation of your section or hobby. Sow the seeds for the future now. One thing that our club has fallen into is the gift kit. By this, I mean a very simple low power kit that can be used as an introductory sample at any launch. The idea is that if and when a family stops by, or a prospective member shows up at a launch, we ALWAYS try to ...