[kylebeagle]

Historically we took the step to add all of the Star Wars Family of clubs to our initial contact reply email for event orchestration with an event requester. This step in early 03.2015 benefited all of the clubs added to the template. [Visibility | Contact Information] We alone [Diana/Kyle] set the process in motion to unite the clubs like they have never been before.

Additionally, we created Facebook Groups: Northern California Event Coordination / Planning along with a Northern California Leadership Group.

With all of our efforts to reach out to the other clubs we were met with an unexpected response. Instead of thankfulness for our efforts and appreciation of the sharing of event requests we received additional demands over time and in fact in some cases unfounded accusations were made toward The Garrison and Garrison Members.

We learned that the motivation and agenda of the other clubs switched at some point to simply feed off our event requests. By taking on a selfish [Taking] action instead of a selfless [Giving] action it became clear the our results were far from what we intended.

We learned that the clubs are looking to maintain their own identities and not be seen as The 501st Legion through our collaboration with them. It is understandable and quite possibly that our unification is not quite ready to happen. It will take a meeting of the minds of all the current leaders of the clubs to make this happen at some point in the future if and when the chemistry is right.

There is much more to the context and color to the story that leads up to the point we are now at. In the best interest of The Garrison both Diana and I support CO Vigil and the current Command Staff’s approach.

You can only bite that hand that feeds you so much before the hand withdrawals in pain and injury. Quite possible never to feed you once again.

We encourage the Star Wars Family of clubs to follow our lead and create and evangelist relationships to grow their event requests. YTD 2018 The Golden Gate Garrison has participated/support +/- 200 events.

In 2015 following a year of +/- 50 events we have successfully increased our event support to 170 | 2015 / 188 | 2016 / 284 | 2017. This demonstrates what can be accomplished with a positive mindset, vision, and plan on how to achieve a goal.

• This reply was modified 6 years, 5 months ago by kylebeagle.