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Posted by Justin West (Member # 920) on 11-01-2005, 11:57 AM:
Fellow drive-in theatre fans and owners/employees!
I have joined with a few other midwest drive-in operators and fans to start a new organization dedicated to help promote ozoners by providing an avenue for drive-in operators to communicate with each other and also with drive-in fans, who are a substantial and active part of the ozoner customer base. The name we have given to that new group is, the “Drive-In Theatre Alliance (DITA):” theatres in alliance with fans. Promotion possibilities are endless and would be open to discussion by the membership through a bi-monthly newsletter as well as through an owners chat list and a fans chat list. Organized fan meets at member drive-ins could be arranged for next season. Drive-ins of the month could be highlighted in the paper. Maybe an annual guide of member drive-ins with locations and directions to each could be sent out in the spring. Owners could compare notes on menus, prices, websites, theatre policies, etc...again, the potential is open ended! DITA is targeted to be large enough to draw a fan base for events while small enough to be able to tie theatres together in a common bond, which is why only midwestern US theatres are being approached (just theatres located in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, S. Dakota, N. Dakota, Minnesota, & Wisconsin are involved). HOWEVER, if enough interest is shown by fans and theatres elsewhere in the USA and Canada, possible regional sub-groups could be organized to promote drive-ins and fan events in their specific regions. It is all new, so we are hitting the ground running to get things fired up for the 2006 season. Again, this group is open to fans from across the country (and Canada)!
For more info, check out our website: http://driveintheatrealliance.4t.com
Thanks and hope to hear from you soon! The 2006 season will be upon us in no time and we need members to help us get things underway asap.
Justin West
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