well, one definition of insanity is: doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results each time.
i think that the AMA has just about beat the blurb in the kit idea to death. it isn't working, and probably never really worked.

i have "beat the bushes", still do. amazing how many "i was an AMA member once" horror stories there are out there.

i do try to set an example to the folks that i run into in my renegade flying. let them see that not all AMA members are the jerks they usually associate such folks with being. one tuff row to hoe, i tell ya.
i have had a few that i know of join the AMA, none that i know joined the local club.

truthfully, there are only 2 reasons i am still an AMA member myself.
1. i enjoy going to events around the country.
2. as a leader member, i enjoy being a thorn in the side of the administration.