Group, I want to thank everyone that contributed to my survey concerning astro club growth. There was much to consider and I gleaned enough to do my column in the OAS newsletter. Brent and Deloy had the most obvious "insights", be friendly and have something for all who attend your functions a.k.a all I know about running an astro-club I learned in kindergarten. Deloy, I remember fondly our outings with LVAS at the Gorge. I was back there with them in 2010 and they are still conducting their star party as efficiently as ever. But it is also the same group of people that we knew 14 years ago, which underscores your comments concerning the graying of the hobby. You indicated the same for SLAS, and about half the members of OAS were eyewitness to the Big Bang. I don't know if it is harder to intrigue younger people nowdays, or, if it is not on a screen, i.e. smart phone, ipad, PC, facebook, twitter, angry birds, satellite t.v.,theaters....it is not part of their reality . I will admit that it is a smaller pool of humanity that is interested in astronomy to begin with, so additions to member ship is very incremental. Deloy I was also re-arranging the "stuff" in my garage a couple weeks ago and I came across your Lichtenstein 14x100 binos'. Ya want em back? Ron