I received this e-mail from Meetup.com:

Dear Meetup Member,

The Organizer of Pacific Northwest Scion Events stepped down
without nominating a successor. If no one steps up as
organizer by January 27, 2009, this Meetup Group will disappear
forever. You can keep this Meetup Group of 250 Car Enthusiasts
together by taking over as Organizer.

It's a real & rewarding responsibility, and Meetup will help
you each step of the way.

As Organizer, you'll get special access to tools specifically
designed for managing and growing a local OFFLINE community
group. Thousands of people take great pride in being a Meetup
Group Organizer because they're helping others connect and
create community.

While Organizers are responsible for paying a monthly Meetup
Fee, many Meetup Groups share the cost among their members -
this often breaks down to a few dollars per member.

Plus there's a 30-day money back guarantee. Step up today and
if you are not satisfied with the Meetup service, we'll give
you a full refund.

To step up go to:
http://scion.meetup.com/30/handover/?ic=en2&op=c

We hope you'll keep Pacific Northwest Scion Events going for
all the current and future Meetup members out there.

Best regards,
The Team at Meetup HQ

I don't know where that leaves us, but we apparently have a limited time to figure out what we plan to do since the original organizer did not feel the need to get a successor.

If anyone has any good ideas, post 'em up here.

If no one cares, we will lose the meetup notices, site, calanders, etc.

We have just over two weeks.

Think fast.

Tom
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I see that not only was it abandoned, but all future events on the calander are being shown as "cancelled."

http://scion.meetup.com/30/calendar/

Right now the PNW Scion group at MeetUp has 249 members and has tracked 306 events since May of 2006.

(No, I do not know the cost.)

wow someone was paying for that?
interesting!!!

OK, Found the costs...

1. Does Meetup cost any money?

Nope. It's free to create a Meetup account, find Meetup Groups you want to join, and be a Meetup member. Sweet, right?

You only have to purchase a subscription if you wish to start a Meetup Group and be a Meetup Organizer. There are three subscriptions to choose from:

*

$12 a month for 6 months (a single $72 charge)
*

$15 a month for 3 months (a single $45 charge)
*

$19 a month

Each subscription renews automatically and has a 30-day money back guarantee from the date of your initial purchase. Purchasing a subscription entitles you to run up to three Meetup Groups.

Please note: All prices are in USD.

thats sad!!!!!!!!

we could always do a myspace calendar and have event invites!! free haha

Not cool!!! ^TRUE

Yes, Mo & I have been paying the cost since starting this meetup in May of 2006. We have been paying anywhere from $144 - 228 per year to keep it going (that is in addition to event location costs, websites, hosting, flyer printing, sticker printing, helping out friends,etc).

We have been spending thousands of dollars amongst everything each year and this has become a very expensive hobby for us. At this time we felt it was best to focus our endeavors and energies on family and raising our little one who is just about to turn one and is now walking.

There was no way to appoint a successor without a charge. At this time I'm at a loss to know of anyone willing to pay this expense. If someone wants to stand up and pay it, then feel free but we can't justify paying for the service any more.

When a new organizer steps up then the events will "reopen". They are just in a "freeze period" until then.

looks like my turbo funds are going to have to wait... for a good cause =)

;) no more worrying guys it will still be up for at least half more year

May I remind everyone that it is also possible to have multiple "assistant organizer" types so the workload is shared and each could be responsible for maybe a specific area...

(I'm wondering if someone with a friendly 'connection' in the Scion Corp regional ranks might be able to get Scion Regional to pop for the cost of the MeetUp group - after all we ARE supporting Scion rather directly with this...)

Wow! :clap:

All bow down to our new MeetUp Organizer,

David K. Fung.

:bow: :bow: :bow:

Thank you, sir!

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oh if anyone objects me taking over that group let me know, i will step down =)

^^^^ thank you david, you've saved the community!!!!!!!!

No objection here! :D

I'm sure others will pitch in and help out if you ask, David.

oh and i didnt like the meetup.com/30 or whatever it was... to make it easier on you guys.. i changed it to:

http://www.meetup.com/PNWscion/

as for assistant organizers... please let me know if u were one because i really don't remember who was one before...

I see that you changed the location to Portland now. Good going David. I guess we'll have to stop making fun of you behind your back. LOL. J/K.

unless plans have changed... i will un cancel all of the meetups which they had been cancelled due to the change..

Heheheheheh... We've both been in there doing stuff, David. I just opened up two of the future events (OLY and TAC M&Gs) that I was sure of.

We'll get everything sorted and happy again.

Good choice on new name, too.

(I ain't never been an asst org there before. Looks like a nice easy interface!)

Well, things are looking good again, so I'm going to call it a night, heat up some sake, grab a book, turn on some music and head for bed. :D

'Night all!
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Aww!! yay! thankyou David im sure everyone is Happy about you stepping up. :)

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thank you david!!!

thanks bro!! we all appriciate it!

David you saved the day! Our hero!!

:)

I was an assistant organizer, but its whatever you feel dude!

Thanks David!

Thanks David:)

oh if anyone objects me taking over that group let me know, i will step down =)

I object!!!..... why.. i dunno.. just wanted to say that phrase... and dont think i'll be a in a court room anytime soon to use it :P

good stuff... way to step up

I was an assistant organizer, but its whatever you feel dude!

=) i remember.. i think i already gotchu for it

^^^ lol

thanx david!!! you know i didnt really go on that site much but it seems as of late thats where alot of newer members found us .....
and if anyone objects you could always point em to the door!!!! cept kk.... lol
sooooooooo
sounds like were going to need some sort of flyers now too cuz i assume these T/A ones i have are not going to do us any good now from the sounds of it, i could help out with this
if needed.
thank you CA & MO.. i asume that this is also the end of T/A
from what i have read on the first page?

oo flyers OR I know I've heard talk of business cards....

:) That would be nifty.

I agree with allie, business cards might be better and cheaper. my friend uses a site to get his and they are uber cheap, I'll email him and ask where he orders from

ahh that reminds me... i have a few business cards that me and Tu were tagging cars with at PSU... gotta change the address..

remember guys!! sites changed...
www.meetup.com/PNWscion

oo flyers OR I know I've heard talk of business cards....

:) That would be nifty.

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Getting business cards really cheap is great at Vistaprint.com

oo flyers OR I know I've heard talk of business cards....

:) That would be nifty.

X3

X4.......depending on how much i might be able to subsidise the cost of said cards

Thanks for saving the meet up calendar David! YOU ROCK! We will definitely have to talk at the M&G about helping with costs!

Business cards and post cards are free with just the cost of shipping at Vistaprint.com. I would be willing to help out with cost myself and I am sure others would too. We could have someone in charge of the north and the south.....and we should mention scionlife on there somewhere...perhaps the back?

oo flyers OR I know I've heard talk of business cards....

:) That would be nifty.

X3

X4.......depending on how much i might be able to subsidise the cost of said cards

X5 i would be willing to pay too ^^^ maybe we can share cost

Thanks David. Looks like a lot of changes for 2009.

hey DK next month i can send some cash your way to help support the site.....i will contact you more about later

I also recommend VistaPrint.com - excellent service, excellent cards, usually very good prices, and sometimes special deals that CANNOT be beat (like 500 cards for the cost of shipping...)

sounds good

just checked out their site and it looks pretty cheap. but what kind of design would we want

yea my mom gets her business cards from there for like only the cost of shipping, it was 5.99 for shipping

just checked out their site and it looks pretty cheap. but what kind of design would we want

i going to order 1000 on friday when i get paid i was thinking this design

http://www.vistaprint.com/vp/ns/studio3.aspx?pf_id=088&combo=905.113.2.11266%7c11266%7c137%7c0&uei=2957&icparts=yes&ag=true&combo_id=37797&ssc=1&filter=9%3a10013%7c%7c1%2c4%3a10003%7c%7c1%2c3%3a10001%7c%7c1&xnav=previews&rd=11&referer=http%3a%2f%2fwww.vistaprint.com%2fpremium-business-cards%2fgallery.aspx%3fpf_id%3d088%26pg%3d1%26rd%3d11%26keywords%3dcar%26page%3d1%26pagesize%3d24%26sc%3d-1%26preid%3d3%26xnav%3dsearch

what all do we want it to say?! ill order this set!

I have an email to get 250 premium business cards for free and 100 postcards...stuff like that. I'll send it to you neal....and David give me your email addy and I can send it to you too.

Since I do all my stuff through them I get the emails and once you order you will too...

just checked out their site and it looks pretty cheap. but what kind of design would we want

i going to order 1000 on friday when i get paid i was thinking this design

http://www.vistaprint.com/vp/ns/studio3.aspx?pf_id=088&combo=905.113.2.11266%7c11266%7c137%7c0&uei=2957&icparts=yes&ag=true&combo_id=37797&ssc=1&filter=9%3a10013%7c%7c1%2c4%3a10003%7c%7c1%2c3%3a10001%7c%7c1&xnav=previews&rd=11&referer=http%3a%2f%2fwww.vistaprint.com%2fpremium-business-cards%2fgallery.aspx%3fpf_id%3d088%26pg%3d1%26rd%3d11%26keywords%3dcar%26page%3d1%26pagesize%3d24%26sc%3d-1%26preid%3d3%26xnav%3dsearch

what all do we want it to say?! ill order this set!

thats not bad....but then again I'm up north so i may not have much sway in the decision one way or another

i just ordered 250 personallized cards and a window decal! they have my information as well as the web sites information

lol is that our team color now?

lol is that our team color now?

dont know it wouldent let me change colors!

Neal did you get my email with getting the premium cards for free???

David send me an email getavonhere@comcast.net and I will get them sent to you

I am also in to help with anything needed guys! happy everything is setting into place! ...Jenn! the candle smells great by the way!!! :)

I am also in to help with anything needed guys! happy everything is setting into place! ...Jenn! the candle smells great by the way!!! :)

Awesome! Just got a new one today WILDFLOWERS will be bringing the ones i have to the m&G FRIDAY so you all can smell! Profits will go towards meet up calendar and cards and such

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I am also in to help with anything needed guys! happy everything is setting into place! ...Jenn! the candle smells great by the way!!! :)

just for the guys? nice...

lol i ment for everyone silly!!!

looks like we got a lot to talk about friday =D hope doug is catching all of this lol...

Cindy and I still have a huge box of the Team Ascension 4x6 flyers.We also still have over 35 Team Ascension Vinyls for the windows,Cindy purchased them last year and has not sold them all,think she had over 100 printed up at her expense.Waiting on CArl to decide if he wants them,if not they are going for $35 shipped.....we will jsut take the loss on them as they cost us $3 each to get printed.

There are still lots of TA members out there guys.Cindy alone recruited over 30 people this year.This is a great opportunity for new members and veteran members to step up and get a chance to lead.

Remember Cindy and I took our positions on the team after jsut a few months on the team.

Thanks again David for taking this on! I will do my best to keep it going up here! Thanks also to CA & Mo for the original setup of the meeup and paying ofr it out of thier pocket as well for a year as well...please everyone don't forget about the massive contributions that they have made over the years...both in time and money...

Yes Thank you CA & Mo we are all appriciative to you

Thanks again David for taking this on! I will do my best to keep it going up here! Thanks also to CA & Mo for the original setup of the meeup and paying ofr it out of thier pocket as well for a year as well...please everyone don't forget about the massive contributions that they have made over the years...both in time and money...
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yes we def cant forget what CA & Mo have done for us, big props to them, if it werent for them and TA i would have never become part of this community

i really didnt do anything but just to keep the calendar alive... CA and Mo were the ones who did everything.. like... literally everything.. im just happy she let me continue with where they left off.. serious! i didnt do anything at all yet lol...

No, David, you actually did: You stepped up when it was needed.

Sometimes, that is enough. :)

damn now thats what i call an edit!

lol no kidding

oh well maybe friday night i can get an answer. :rofl: