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01-31-2008, 07:06 AM
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WBCCI Units Bucking The Trend/2008 Edition
Despite what has been happenning politically with the club,there are still some units that are holding their own and even some that are doing quite well.
Each year upon the release of the annual WBCCI Directory (since 1996)I tally up the membership for each unit of the club.I could get these numbers directly from Home Office but for several reasons I prefer to do it this way.
The stats I am going to list are unofficial and the comments my own.In previous years,I have compared my totals to those of Home Office and I am satisified that they are fairly accurate.
Keep in mind that these totals are derived from the information printed in the directory and there are always exceptions.Late renewals by members or units and human or printing errors are some examples of this.
If anyone has any questions on any of the info I provide,I will be happy to answer them to the best of my ability.
I will make several posts of info on this thread to get as many stats out there as needed.
Total WBCCI Membership
2008-6418 members(-135 members)
2007-6553 members
There were 2 units that appeared in the 2007 Directory that have folded
WBCCI Unit #132 Cadiz Highlands Ohio
WBCCI Unit #139 North Alabama Unit
There is 1 new unit in the 2008 Directory
WBCCI Unit #4 Four Corners Unit of New Mexico
Largest Unit-Unit#112-Washington Unit-336 members
The following posts will break down some of the individual units holding their own or showing increases.
*affiliate members not included
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01-31-2008, 07:15 AM
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Rivet Master
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Units holding their own
The following is a list of units that (as per the directory) have the same amount of members in 2008 as in 2007.
WBCCI Unit #
005-Arkansas Razorback
020-Tri-County California
022-Palmetto State South Carolina
033-South Georgia
043-Indiana Dunes
082-Mahoning Valley Ohio
094-South Dakota
127-Monterey Bay California
128-Louisiana Acadiana
149-Shenandoah Valley of Virginia
155-Texas Coastal Plains
162-Florida Treasure Coast
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01-31-2008, 07:24 AM
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Units with an increase of 1 member
Here are the Units that increased by 1 member
WBCCI Unit#
003-Arizona
008-Golden West California
036-Delaware Valley New Jersey
078-Cincinnati Ohio
085-Mohican Valley Ohio
100-West Texas
108-Utah
111-Tidewater Virginia
129-Florida Sun Coast
145-North Dakota Peace Garden
158-Nashville Music City Tennesee
174-Florida Springs
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01-31-2008, 07:28 AM
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Units that increased by 2 members
Here are the units that increased by 2 members
WBCCI Unit #
021-Carolinas of North Carolina
039-Southern Illinois
046-Iowa
053-Mid-Atlantic
073-Niagara-Genesee New York
079-Cleveland Ohio
136-Auglaize Valley Ohio
173-Colorado West
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01-31-2008, 07:31 AM
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This is a very suspenseful thread.
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01-31-2008, 07:34 AM
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Units that increased by 3 members
Here is a list of the units that increased by 3 members
WBCCI Unit #
049-Kentucky
056-Mississippi
063-Nevada
090-Oregon
093-Penn-Lehigh
109-Virginia
110-Northern Virginia
122-Canadian Atlantic
151-Missouri Greater Ozark
169-Western North Carolina
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01-31-2008, 07:38 AM
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WBCCI Units that increased by 4 members
Here are the units with an increase of 4 members
009-Heart of Texas (only 2nd year of unit)
019-South Coast California
027-Florida
120-Alberta Saskatchewan
165-East Tennesee
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01-31-2008, 07:40 AM
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Rivet Master
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WBCCI Units with an increase of 5 Members
The following is a list of units showing an increase of 5 members.
010-Long Beach California
024-Colorado
037-Coastal Georgia
116-Wisconsin
144-Eastern North Carolina
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01-31-2008, 07:50 AM
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WBCCI Units with an increase of more than 5 members
Here are the units that showed an increase of more than 5 members
6 member increase
029-Pensacola Florida
030-South Florida
9 member increase
157-Sierra Nevada (+34%)
10 members
014-El Camino Real California
12 members
032-Georgia
13 members
172-Texas Highland Lakes(+28%)
14 members
124-Ontario
22 members
170-Washington DC(+28%)
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01-31-2008, 08:21 AM
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HI Mike, do you have the stats on Metro Detroit and the other Michigan units? Or would you be posting in another place for units that are not showing an increase or holding their own? They don't appear to have made the lists. That is my geographical area and I am wondering if this might be a dry pocket for WBCCI. We do have a large group for forums rallies though, so Airstreamers are here.
Congratulations to all the growing units, way to go! WDCU has picked up lots of members from their former units and now being the largest, must be an indication of some consequence. Looks like you either become a progressive unit or they whither.
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01-31-2008, 08:30 AM
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Always Airstreaming!
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Missing
Good morning Mike-
I didn't see #064 New England in your tally anywhere!
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01-31-2008, 08:33 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wheel interested
HI Mike, do you have the stats on Metro Detroit and the other Michigan units? Or would you be posting in another place for units that are not showing an increase or holding their own? They don't appear to have made the lists. That is my geographical area and I am wondering if this might be a dry pocket for WBCCI. We do have a large group for forums rallies though, so Airstreamers are around here.
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Hi Carol
Hope all is well.Here are the Michigan Units,
052-Michigan
2007-110 members
2008-85 members
137-Metropolitan Detroit Michigan
2007-80 members
2008-73 members
140-Mid-East Michigan
2007-22 members
2008-20 members
I would agree that that area,MI,IN OH is an area with lots of available members but declining memberships.
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01-31-2008, 08:35 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rickandsandi
Good morning Mike-
I didn't see #064 New England in your tally anywhere!
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Hi Rick
Almost made it
064-New England
2007-105 members
2008-104 members
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01-31-2008, 08:39 AM
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Always Airstreaming!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by streamer23
Hi Rick
Almost made it
064-New England
2007-105 members
2008-104 members
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Thanks Mike!
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01-31-2008, 08:43 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rickandsandi
Thanks Mike!
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Rick,your unit continues to show that getting out there and having fun is what it is all about.Hope to visit the Region 1 rally in PEI this summer if all works out.
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01-31-2008, 08:45 AM
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Hey!!
Glad to see we made the list.
Percentage wise we did not have the largest number (28%) but new member wise, we did pretty good (22 new members). I hope we can continue that trend.
If you are on the fence of joing the WBCCI, stop by our WDCU Cherry Blossom Rally in April. We tend to have a really goodtime.
Thanks for posting the numbers. Here's a breakdown of our member and their location that was done by out membership person Star Grover.
Alabama 1 California 6 Colorado 1 Connecticut 1
Delaware 1 Florida 4 Georgia 3 Iowa 1
Idaho 1 Illinois 1 Louisiana 1 Massachusetts 1
Maryland 12 Maine 2 Michigan 7 Missouri 2
North Carolina 4 New Hampshire 2 New Jersey 6 New Mexico 2
Nevada 2 New York 9 Ohio 1 Oklahoma 1
Oregon 1 Pennsylvania 17 Rhode Island 1 South Dakota 1
Tennessee 4 Texas 7 Virginia 16 Vermont 5 Washington 3 Wisconsin 1 W. Virginia 2 Canada 5
I guess we are all over the map
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01-31-2008, 08:53 AM
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There the Michiganders are in WDCU! And I bet there are plenty more just adrift. Seems the International and Region levels of WBCCI should be trying to reverse that trend of waning units. I think Metro detroit used to be quite large and active years ago. Makes me jealous, I want to move to a different location and be part of the fun. I know I can join you hospitable units for an event, but it is a different experience than being part of your own closeknit unit on a regular basis. You all need to send tutors out to the unfortunate units. How about you super stars co-host a revival rally here?
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01-31-2008, 09:22 AM
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I am also going to hazard a guess that there is a high percentage of members that drop out are not VAC members, that the VAC retains their members and many owners of new Airstreams with no generational history with the club drop out.
Anyone know if the long range planning committee is on to these stats or merely looking into the fountain of youth and retention of power through Robert's Rules?
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01-31-2008, 09:30 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by streamer23
Here are the units with an increase of 4 members
009-Heart of Texas (only 2nd year of unit)
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Thanks for the breakdown, Mike
As a former MAL joining the HOTC unit has been a great experience. Can you say FUN!
Here is our units new flag/logo, which was recently approved
Michael
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01-31-2008, 09:38 AM
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Ditto what Artstream said. Moving from MAL to the Four Corners Unit has been great.
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