If you need ANY help whatsoever, please feel free to contact me. I've been through it, and our club has been around for two years now. It's really not as much work as you think it would be.
Another important issue to consider is membership qualifications. What should be the minimum requirements that must be met to become a member? Should there be an associate or non-voting membership? What about family memberships? Junior memberships? Should there be a minimum age limit?
There can be various combinations of membership qualifications required of prospective members. They may include such things as a minimum number of meetings attended, minimum runs or events attended, etc. But try to avoid requirements that are too restrictive or lengthy, otherwise you run the risk of excluding prospective members that can offer a lot to your club but for some reason may not be able to meet your list of requirements.
For consideration as a member in a TLCA Chapter, the minimum requirement is five owners of a Toyota 4-wheel drive vehicle. This is not to say that if a few of your close friends that have other 4WD vehicles cannot participate in your Chapter, but, to be considered for Chapter membership in TLCA, control of the club must be maintained by the Toyota 4WD members only, now and at all future times.
Another important issue to consider is membership qualifications. What should be the minimum requirements that must be met to become a member? Should there be an associate or non-voting membership? What about family memberships? Junior memberships? Should there be a minimum age limit?
There can be various combinations of membership qualifications required of prospective members. They may include such things as a minimum number of meetings attended, minimum runs or events attended, etc. But try to avoid requirements that are too restrictive or lengthy, otherwise you run the risk of excluding prospective members that can offer a lot to your club but for some reason may not be able to meet your list of requirements.
For consideration as a member in a TLCA Chapter, the minimum requirement is five owners of a Toyota 4-wheel drive vehicle. This is not to say that if a few of your close friends that have other 4WD vehicles cannot participate in your Chapter, but, to be considered for Chapter membership in TLCA, control of the club must be maintained by the Toyota 4WD members only, now and at all future times.
I've sponsored a lot of chapters during my tenure as Mountain/Central Individual Representative, and have learned a lot about what works and what doesn't. I will be happy to give advice. I really need to write that up so Mark Van Meter can post up on the TLCA web site.
Landwagon, what's your name?
Among the things we can do is query our membership database and provide you with a list of nearby TLCA members so you can contact them.
Do you know of other nearby TLCA members already? You'll certainly want to partner with any you already know.
I first learned to drive, off road, in WV. My dad had a 1946 Willy's CJ2 we went hunting and fishing in. That was in the Romney area.
Feel free to contact me direct, whether PM here, direct email or phone. All my contact info is in Toyota Trails where it lists the officers.
Happy cruisin'!
__________________ Jeff Zepp
Kittredge CO USA
1971 & 1976 FJ40s, 1978 FJ45, 1987 FJ60
Rising Sun 4WD Club, TLCA #4063 Rzeppa.org
As president of a new chapter, I can say that the best advice I got was from Tony Twiddy: Come up with the name, write the by laws, make a club seal, then invite people to join your chapter! Too bad I got that advice too late to implement it...
Enjoy the ride!
__________________ Jerod
'85 4Runner "Green Bastard" Ugly, and modified tastefully.
being a wv native and only live a hour from the border in va it would be cool to start up.
__________________ 74 FJ40 Mustard Yellow 2.5" springs, 4 wheel disc, Polly rears, LF 30s, ARB front, Aussie rear, 2F,H42,twinsticks, 2.28 toybox, 35x12.50s BFG KM2, MT family cage.
87 FJ60 White 3"ome heavy,4plus flipkit, 33x10.50 BFG A/Ts on Eagle 589s, ARB's, f+r bumpers with rock sliders/steps, rear 1/4 protection, mean green, H55f, hella h4s and 4000s, LED cargo lights. warn 9500ti, a lot of non usa parts on the dash.
__________________ 74 FJ40 Mustard Yellow 2.5" springs, 4 wheel disc, Polly rears, LF 30s, ARB front, Aussie rear, 2F,H42,twinsticks, 2.28 toybox, 35x12.50s BFG KM2, MT family cage.
87 FJ60 White 3"ome heavy,4plus flipkit, 33x10.50 BFG A/Ts on Eagle 589s, ARB's, f+r bumpers with rock sliders/steps, rear 1/4 protection, mean green, H55f, hella h4s and 4000s, LED cargo lights. warn 9500ti, a lot of non usa parts on the dash.
So Tim make the name official.....then we can book the first meeting
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I grew up in Greenbrier CO. WV
I grew up in Williamson and my Dad's family is from Logan.
__________________ 74 FJ40 Mustard Yellow 2.5" springs, 4 wheel disc, Polly rears, LF 30s, ARB front, Aussie rear, 2F,H42,twinsticks, 2.28 toybox, 35x12.50s BFG KM2, MT family cage.
87 FJ60 White 3"ome heavy,4plus flipkit, 33x10.50 BFG A/Ts on Eagle 589s, ARB's, f+r bumpers with rock sliders/steps, rear 1/4 protection, mean green, H55f, hella h4s and 4000s, LED cargo lights. warn 9500ti, a lot of non usa parts on the dash.
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