We could draw on a lot of additional reasons as to why we are losing members, but the point is much simpler than all of these reasons. We are in a continuously changing environment and the Jaycees need to be ready to adapt to these changes. The negativity that is often associated with the loss of membership, in reality, is quite often out of our control. The fact that a chapter is losing it's membership base, however, is not. The responsibility of maintaining the membership base falls squarely on our shoulders.
All communities have the same basics.
The non-physical presence of community service groups, such as the Jaycees, is often present as well. If the grocery store fails and is no longer a presence, this loss greatly affects the community. Additionally, the loss of a service organization creates a loss in service of which the community has grown accustomed. Our leadership has developed short-term and quick fixes for these kinds of membership losses. There is nothing wrong with any of these things as long as you get into a habit of doing them routinely.