Just like those who feel an over-powering need to spread the joy of their beliefs, there are some folks who think that it is their duty and also the duty of the AMA to spread the glorious word about this hobby. I spread the word whenever possible but realize that 99% of the desire to participate in this hobby comes from within. Most anyone alive has driven past an AMA club field at sometime or visited a hobby store on Christmas Eve. There is no desperate need to do a hard sell of the AMA. The times that we live in will dictate what percent of the population is in both an intellectual and financial position to participate. I compare stumping for membership like panning for gold... what washes into the screen on the first sifting is 99% of what you will get, no matter how much more time and money you invest into subsequent screenings.