Z Club Start-Up

Originally Posted by PaulZ370

We had 10 people in attendance. We discussed needing Officers, particularly a Treasurer, naming the club (we are researching several options right now), possible events that we'd like to sponsor, obtaining sponsorships from ZCCA (Z Car Club of America) and local auto parts stores etc, coming up with cards to give out to prospective members, along with the need to start up a website, membership dues, and along with all that, we had some scrumptious Pizza to boot! The rain was pretty bad, with standing water almost everywhere, but our Z's braved the rain - matter of fact, we had attendees from as far as Baton Rouge and Metairie (crossed the Causeway in their brand new Z amidst all the rain storming that was going on... and I was worried about driving my Z the 3 miles there and back!!!)

We will be holding our next meeting in the next few weeks, date not decided yet, and hopefully, we'd like to see a lot more attendees. By then, we most likely will have an official name, maybe possibly a LOGO as well, plus an official website. We have a set of Bylaws donated by another car club for us to use and edit to our situation, plus the tax filing paperwork needed to establish our tax exempt status with the IRS and the paperwork for ZCCA. So, we are definitely on the way. Keep an eye out for more info and details on this thread coming in the next couple of weeks for sure!

Originally Posted by eazy-e

This is like dejavu to me. We found ourselves living this same scenario about 10 years ago. I can tell you from experience that it's not going to be easy.

My best advice to you guys and gals is to not get discouraged. It's going to be very important to have a good core group of officers/members especially in the beginning stages. As many of you who can get on board with this DO IT! Don't just talk about it BE ABOUT IT! Meet as often as possible to have "face time" and to get to know each other better and it will become like a family to you.

As a member of the international Z Car Club Association (ZCCA) and President of the Arkansas Z Car Club, I extend my hand and tip my hat to you all! If I can be of assistance in any way don't hesitate to ask.