It is true however that many chapters do important work for the local projects, and serve their local needs in the sense of activities, press contacts and fundraising in a more effective way (less culturally challanging, more sensitive to what works locally and better in touch
with
other activities and situations). Not all chapters do this in the same extent, and not all do it similarly good. But that is the idea of a
chapter
- it is not a fanclub organizing beer events only to have fun.
Best regards, Lodewijk
Right, I know that the Chapters are doing some very useful stuff (in fact, I even want to help the Dutch chapter with the project on taking pictures of State Monuments - it would be very helpful if someone mails me offlist or indicates on my Wiki page if there is any information on what is needed), but I believe that to say, as Brigitte does, that the Chapters should lead the movement is to stretch it way over the limits.
Cheers Yaroslav