In order to better communicate one to another, and as a prelude to forming local citizen work groups in communities large and small, please make connections in your local geographical area at every opportunity. To facilitate ease of communication the state of North Carolina will be broken down here into three regions; Mountains and Foothills, Piedmont, and Sandhills.
Everyone is certainly invited to cross-network from region-to-region as you see fit, but make sure and share the love and knowledge within your own geographical area as well. Specific contacts sharing personal information such as email addresses, phone numbers, and other identifying information would be best left to PMs and not publicly displayed on the open forum.
Periodically there will be an announcement posted at the top of the forum to request a representative from each local group of family members contact the forum admin (that's me) by PM to arrange a meeting or outing in your geographical area for all the local groups.
If you prefer, you can also arrange such group outings on your own. After all, this is an open community and will work best when it flows with the fluid dynamics of freedom! Just be mindful that public announcements on the forum will function the same as a press release, and will draw anyone who reads it along with whatever motives or emotional baggage they are packing.