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Kimmie · 09-28-2008, 10:12 AM

Hello Ya'll, This is Kimmie,

Welcome, davefla73 and Horizon64. Thanks for joining the FLORIDA GROUND CREW!!
Your members #25,#26!! (I'm a detail person-I've started a Journal Just for Our (Florida) Ground Crew)

Horizon...think in the positive, sweety!! Anytime is a GREAT TIME to be moving from LA to Sunny Florida.(I'm a native Floridian, can you tell?) I could go on with a list of reasons your better off here, yet just the fact that you are looking forward to joining our Ground Crew should make "going through the process" enjoyable. We will be looking forward to having you with us at future meetings.

Dave, it looks like a Sub-group is forming in your area as well. Thanks for joining us. My apology for not writing down "Who" posted above that they wanted to put a meeting together on the East Coast.

Pharaoh, So far it would only be three of us (You, my husband and I), so maybe next weekend would be better. With Gas prices as they are , I would like to ask (for us)if you could schedule meetings you put together up there on Sunday mid/late afternoon. Then we (those who want to) can then caravan to the meetings in Venice afterwards.

The group in Venice are very knowledgeable about all that is going on and will be a wonderful networking connection for us all to have. I will talk to them about posting more detailed info about them on the website. For now let me just say anyone interested in attending can send me a personal E-mail on this site.

Danny, as just posted above E-mail me!!

Prior to marrying my husband last fall, I hosted a forum on a singles group, for whom I organized monthly parties in our area (Sarasota/Bradenton to Ft. Myers). It grew to where we had 100-150 guests who attended, with about 20% coming from other parts of the state. I'm telling you this because, I'm always amazed how 'what we(I) do in the past seems to have prepared us(me)for what we(I) will need to do in the future".

I learned from that experience that the collective groups throughout the state seemed to function well when they were formed in areas of no more than a one-and-a-half to two hour drive (in any direction from the center, which was usually the meeting location) .

For example, our group ran from From Ft. Myers to Sarasota/Bradenton. We regularly got members from south in Naples-or North in Tampa that would join us. Our home is in Charlotte County so parties were scheduled here in the middle of the two larger city areas around us.

Because we are all working to make connections, with time being so short, we will need to ignore that principle (for now), yet working to that goal makes for a very successful spiderweb all over the state.,,and then beyond as Dantheman62 suggested-with the offer of his property in Georgia.

Connecting one group to another by having regular scheduled meetings Quarterly(every 3 months) will strengthen the bonds from one area group to the next. They should be scheduled in areas half way in-between to accomodate all who want to attend, and Carpooling/caravan style trips are recommended. Why waste the time traveling when you can have "Brainstorming of Ideas" on the ride to a location.

Group meetings in all areas should have a regular pattern to them (Day of the week/time of meeting) no matter if they happen weekly/bi-weekly/monthly. As people meet you will start having personal "get-togethers" with those you relate to/trust and become close to.

Well Ya'll I hope my comments have been Motivating, and Helpful. I'm looking forward to some Eye-to-eye contact....and Huggs-I'm a hugger!!

Kimmie

09-28-2008, 10:12 AM	#56
Kimmie Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: SOUTH WEST FLORIDA Posts: 69	Re: Florida Hello Ya'll, This is Kimmie, Welcome, davefla73 and Horizon64. Thanks for joining the FLORIDA GROUND CREW!! Your members #25,#26!! (I'm a detail person-I've started a Journal Just for Our (Florida) Ground Crew) Horizon...think in the positive, sweety!! Anytime is a GREAT TIME to be moving from LA to Sunny Florida.(I'm a native Floridian, can you tell?) I could go on with a list of reasons your better off here, yet just the fact that you are looking forward to joining our Ground Crew should make "going through the process" enjoyable. We will be looking forward to having you with us at future meetings. Dave, it looks like a Sub-group is forming in your area as well. Thanks for joining us. My apology for not writing down "Who" posted above that they wanted to put a meeting together on the East Coast. Pharaoh, So far it would only be three of us (You, my husband and I), so maybe next weekend would be better. With Gas prices as they are , I would like to ask (for us)if you could schedule meetings you put together up there on Sunday mid/late afternoon. Then we (those who want to) can then caravan to the meetings in Venice afterwards. The group in Venice are very knowledgeable about all that is going on and will be a wonderful networking connection for us all to have. I will talk to them about posting more detailed info about them on the website. For now let me just say anyone interested in attending can send me a personal E-mail on this site. Danny, as just posted above E-mail me!! Prior to marrying my husband last fall, I hosted a forum on a singles group, for whom I organized monthly parties in our area (Sarasota/Bradenton to Ft. Myers). It grew to where we had 100-150 guests who attended, with about 20% coming from other parts of the state. I'm telling you this because, I'm always amazed how 'what we(I) do in the past seems to have prepared us(me)for what we(I) will need to do in the future". I learned from that experience that the collective groups throughout the state seemed to function well when they were formed in areas of no more than a one-and-a-half to two hour drive (in any direction from the center, which was usually the meeting location) . For example, our group ran from From Ft. Myers to Sarasota/Bradenton. We regularly got members from south in Naples-or North in Tampa that would join us. Our home is in Charlotte County so parties were scheduled here in the middle of the two larger city areas around us. Because we are all working to make connections, with time being so short, we will need to ignore that principle (for now), yet working to that goal makes for a very successful spiderweb all over the state.,,and then beyond as Dantheman62 suggested-with the offer of his property in Georgia. Connecting one group to another by having regular scheduled meetings Quarterly(every 3 months) will strengthen the bonds from one area group to the next. They should be scheduled in areas half way in-between to accomodate all who want to attend, and Carpooling/caravan style trips are recommended. Why waste the time traveling when you can have "Brainstorming of Ideas" on the ride to a location. Group meetings in all areas should have a regular pattern to them (Day of the week/time of meeting) no matter if they happen weekly/bi-weekly/monthly. As people meet you will start having personal "get-togethers" with those you relate to/trust and become close to. Well Ya'll I hope my comments have been Motivating, and Helpful. I'm looking forward to some Eye-to-eye contact....and Huggs-I'm a hugger!! Kimmie