I have been a part of three different groups over the past few years. No more than five to seven, not including family members. The first group dried up after a year to two simply because of the distance between all of us. We met, shared both fears and ideas, a few times and communicated often on email before everyone seemed to drift away.
The second group was more… how should I say… “security minded”. While local, all they wanted to do was run around in the woods wearing cammies. Only one person’s ideas were worth listening to.. according to that person. It wasn’t a good fit. Maybe they are still running around out there someplace. I don’t know, or care.
The last is a well diversified bunch. Cattle farmer to Nuclear engineer. But everyone is just so busy its like herding cats attempting to get everyone together. No one’s schedule matches anyone else’s. We still touch bases occasionally, but seldom anything else.
I guess my point is that its difficult to really pull a group together and keep them together. Maybe the best idea is not organizing something from scratch, but becoming involved in some organization that formed for another reason but that remains intact… like a church, fraternal organization, or similar group.