Hey beautiful, I'm very active in the Black Rose TNG. Contact me directly with any questions you have and I'll help as much as I can. Kudos to you both, tng is wonderful, the main reason I am so active in the lifestyle here. I also know some others you can contact that went to tng4 and might have some advice to offer as well.
I'm part of leadership for TNGC (C for chicago), helping run our weekly munch, educational demos, and fundraisers up here.
We've found quite a few things out along the way, and found that a weekly non-committal munch (non-rsvp, its in a coffee shop) is key to keeping us going. We've found thats most helpful for the newbies, taking away as many layers as we can that scare people off from their first time. The big problem is that it takes a huge time commitment... but it works.
We maintain a website, tngc.org (I'm estimating 80-90% of the new folks find us through that), and we've had flyers out at local shops. We're branching into the local universities through their students, but a searchable web presence is a necessity. We even recently started an LJ community, tngc, with duplicates of our educational announcements.
I can talk your ear off on this one, I wish this was around when I was in the lower end of the age range. I'm always available via email, or we can chat at shibaricon as well.
I don't have much advice other than to talk to Ralinad as he has done a nice job with the CHicago group, however, I do have a comment. I think groups such as this are so important. It was my starting point. Having friendly, non-threatening peers to help me find my way was extremely important to me allowing this to transorm into something good in my life.
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does it count if my girlfriend is only 32?
someone told me that you are only as old as who you are sleeping with.
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We've found quite a few things out along the way, and found that a weekly non-committal munch (non-rsvp, its in a coffee shop) is key to keeping us going. We've found thats most helpful for the newbies, taking away as many layers as we can that scare people off from their first time. The big problem is that it takes a huge time commitment... but it works.
We maintain a website, tngc.org (I'm estimating 80-90% of the new folks find us through that), and we've had flyers out at local shops. We're branching into the local universities through their students, but a searchable web presence is a necessity. We even recently started an LJ community, tngc, with duplicates of our educational announcements.
I can talk your ear off on this one, I wish this was around when I was in the lower end of the age range. I'm always available via email, or we can chat at shibaricon as well.
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