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to know one another. It might be a good idea to plan a couple of small trips — perhaps to Reno or Vegas. Keep the groups small, six or eight is ideal.

Allow plenty of time for socializing over coffee since the idea is to get to know people not organize a mass exodus.

Now far some of the pitfalls.

What do you do with a person who shows up at the meeting, all gung-ho and decides that you're her ideal companion. You'd sooner accompany a chimpanzee.

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Another problem is that) you may end up general dogsbody, organizing, making lists, telephon- ing and even making the coffee. Don't do it! If people are interest- ed enough to come to a meeting, then they can darn well take their turns at the work.

Try to keep expenses to a mini- mum. [t's okay to expeet people to pay S0¢ for a cup of coffee but on- ly a fool would stare organizing expensive dinner meetings or ren- ting premises when so many places

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