getting started

barbaram · 05-19-2006, 02:58 AM

HI Prius owners!

We should have a NJ group! Any suggestions from exsisting groups about how to get started would be appreciated!

Thanks!

**TonyPSchaefer** · 05-19-2006, 09:00 AM

THe CHicago group started with humble beginnings early last year. At our first get-together there were three of us. Eventually thirteen and most recently close to twenty-five. But that took more than a year.

What we've found is that people will most likely come to something once. If they like it, they'll come back. So far we've stuck with informal gatherings. However, having attended a Milwaukee Hybrid Group meeting, we realized that it's a hundred times better to have something organizd complete with guest speakers and informational discussions. And bring donuts!

And most of all, have fun. As soon as it becomes work give it to someone else to do.

barbaram · 05-19-2006, 09:45 AM

Thnaks Tony! F U N is the name of the game!

mrbigh · 06-12-2006, 10:53 PM

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HI Prius owners!

We should have a NJ group! Any suggestions from exsisting groups about how to get started would be appreciated!

Thanks!
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Hi, we in Long Island, NY, started a LI Prius owners group, at our first meet there where 4 owners w/ 3 cars ( mine was at a Toyota service facilities for a week) and at our last meet, this past sunday we where 8 Priuses with 9 owners. Our pictures are posted Here at the bottom of the page.
We had a great time and had lunch at D&B later on. It is a nice experience and start recluting Pri owners for your first meet and good luck in your endeavor

aaf709 · 06-12-2006, 11:52 PM

My father is a member of the Studebaker Driver's Club and among their activities (ice cream socials, parades) is road trips. They meet in a parking lot and drive to a local exhibit or museum (including a trip to a Toyota design studio). I'm a member of the San Diego Prius Club and we've had guest speakers and trips to the local auto museum. We're hoping to do a road trip to Los Angeles to the Peterson Automotive Museum (exhibit on alternative fuels).

darelldd · 06-13-2006, 01:49 AM

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Peterson Automotive Museum (exhibit on alternative fuels).
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Last I heard, they were supposed to be getting an EV1 for display. Hope so!

aaf709 · 06-13-2006, 12:01 PM

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Last I heard, they were supposed to be getting an EV1 for display. Hope so!
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Believe me, I'm going, whether or not we go as a group. I'll be taking pictures. Last time they had a display of cars of the future......from the 1930s to 1950s perspective.

05-19-2006, 09:00 AM	#2
TonyPSchaefer Ruler of Omicron Persei 8 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Far-North Chicagoland Posts: 8,328 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 4 Times in 2 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 14	THe CHicago group started with humble beginnings early last year. At our first get-together there were three of us. Eventually thirteen and most recently close to twenty-five. But that took more than a year. What we've found is that people will most likely come to something once. If they like it, they'll come back. So far we've stuck with informal gatherings. However, having attended a Milwaukee Hybrid Group meeting, we realized that it's a hundred times better to have something organizd complete with guest speakers and informational discussions. And bring donuts! And most of all, have fun. As soon as it becomes work give it to someone else to do. __________________ Proud father of Priapus: the '04 Tideland BC9 with an OEM EV button and sense of self-righteousness >>Current Mileage<< Spreading information and passing gas in the Greater Chicagoland area

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05-19-2006, 02:58 AM	#1
barbaram Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Trenton, NJ Posts: 721 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	HI Prius owners! We should have a NJ group! Any suggestions from exsisting groups about how to get started would be appreciated! Thanks!

05-19-2006, 09:45 AM	#3
barbaram Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Trenton, NJ Posts: 721 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Thnaks Tony! F U N is the name of the game!

06-12-2006, 11:52 PM	#5
aaf709 Ravenpaw of ThunderClan Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 3,838 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	My father is a member of the Studebaker Driver's Club and among their activities (ice cream socials, parades) is road trips. They meet in a parking lot and drive to a local exhibit or museum (including a trip to a Toyota design studio). I'm a member of the San Diego Prius Club and we've had guest speakers and trips to the local auto museum. We're hoping to do a road trip to Los Angeles to the Peterson Automotive Museum (exhibit on alternative fuels).