Aldos Silver City • Entered by Marcia Stout on March 8, 2025
Aldo’s Book Club Gathering
February 24, 2025
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 3 |
| Post Admin hours | 1 |
| Activity Hours | 2 |
| Participants | 13 |
| Total Hours | 30 |
Key Issue: Multiple apply
Activity Type: Social Events (gatherings, potlucks, plain ol’ fun)
Short Description of Activity
We kicked off our broadband book club idea. The first quarterly gathering of Aldo’s Broadband book club was held at the broadband leader’s house. Thirteen folks attended, which was good attendance considering schedule conflicts etc. We started with refreshments and mingling, followed by introductions, very engaging conversation about the book and related topics, and follow-up discussion about ideas for selecting books etc. moving forward.
Reflection/Evaluation
The gathering went very well and folks seemed to really enjoy it. We think that this function will help meet our goal of offering a new broadband activity for everyone, including those who may not hike much anymore. We met 3 relatively new members who we had not met before, and it was great to meet them. (Plus some who had not engaged in any of our activities for quite some time.) With everything going on, it felt like the timing to start a book club resonated with folks. We hope it continues to be well received. We also hope that it may encourage more active involvement within the broadband in other ways too.