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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by FundyNorthern I've belonged to the NMRA for over 20 years now, and for several years when I was a teenage model railroader. These days I don't personally get much out of the NMRA, but still keep on more or less out of momemtum. Where I live in Canada is quite a long way from the NER division main area, and their conventions are usually to far away for my interests. I was the NER Achievement Program Coodinator for five years, and I am quite astounded at the times some posters have indicated that it took them to get their Golden Spike Awards! Since most NMRA/NER members were always a long way from where I lived, I usually assessed their award from photos I had them send me. I'd have their awards out in a short time. Other major awards would take somewhat longer, as their requirements were much more time consuming. I personally have five awards in the Achievement Program, with most of the requirements for the final two to get me Master Model Railroader status, but I haven't had the interest for a while to put in the effort required. Maybe some day.... Bob Boudreau [/quote] I wish you or someone like you had been involved in this div ,I would probably still be a dues paying member along with the twenty or so other guys I had convinced into going to the meetings.The golden spike and actually haveing that to hang on the wall was not that important in itself,being able to show people that were not members,that this great big national org.had taken time to award me just a common person with medium skill in model railroading.Would have gone along way to help with getting the div going again.In the year or so that I was involved with Jim Heilelmen who was the new Div 9 super we had two meetings.People would ask me all the time when is the next meeting after a year of telling them i had no idea they didn't ask and were no longer interested in joining. The in- ability on the regional and local div level,to provide usefull support for its members is one of the reasons for the so called LRP.This and my org.post is no way meant to deterr anyone from joining the NMRA,just a warning that if the people who hold the key positions in the div.Are not willing to do there jobs in a timely and courtious way,then you will have what we have here in my area Nothing. Of the twenty or so layouts and 60 or so modelers that i have talked with not one in the NMRA. Terry Powell.
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