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| Social Gatherings Hold Departments Together | |
| By Jason Zigmont, VolunteerFD Columnist | |
 Social gatherings are often the glue holding volunteer departments together. The get-togethers we have had over the years may have been our best retention tool and can be seen as a barometer of our current department membership health. This may sound a bit farfetched, but if we are to accept that our members have an innate need for relatedness or being part of the group, then more social events may be essential to retaining members. The problem with social events is we are all individuals; what may be considered a fun time to one person may be a chore to another. When events become a chore or "no fun," members may go to them grudgingly or not at all. Members lose interest for a variety of reasons but all too often socializing becomes a chore when members are either not part of the "in group" or are part of infighting within the department. The result is that a member who was previously very active starts coming to less social events, then less fire calls and finally not at all.  Full Column |
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