Amen and also some do a lot of whining along the way.

If I remember the last treasury report at one of the clubs I am in was around 8000 cash on hand and I think membership is around 70-80. This club is in an area that is not super "high-end" on operational costs and has many well abled folks to help with things. Both clubs have been around for a very long time and are well established.

Not too long ago at one of the meetings of the club that charges a "new member fee" they discussed dropping the membership fee from 100 down to 75. It was voted to keep it at 100 just because.

As far as helping newbies, I think most will extend a helping hand if they can, yet some simply won't for whatever reasons. If there is one thing I have learned that seems to go accross many boundaries is that 20% of the people do 80% of the work and RC clubs fit that mold quite well.