Are you fighting to keep your attendance levels up from event to event?  Your organization may be adding new members or new people may come every year, but you're still losing too many of the previous attendees to show any growth.

Groups go through highs and lows. Youth groups have one class graduate and a new one comes in, explaining a normal fluctuation in group size. Other groups are designed to last for a short time and then disband. This post is for events where attendees should want to return each year.
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This year retailers started early... most wait to start any Christmas promotions until November and then really ramp up right before Black Friday. With the drop in temperature, days shortening, and Christmas promotions starting, the season is changing more quickly than ever. I don't know about other families, but for us it seems like the schedules just ramp up. We love to embrace the activities that fall brings; decorating, kids sports, church activities, school parties... Then before we know we will be into Christmas and then al...