But yeah, from experience a monthly meet:
* is a great place to pawn off your unwanted bits
* form stronger relationships with fellow members which creates more dedicated and vocal members
* having multiple regions each organising local events generates more activities as a whole for the club which should encourage growth (as the 1 or 2 big ones we had last year made the club seem a bit dead)
* having regions making their own events encourages members to invest more time into the club, making them want to take better care of it
* organised regions gives the club a more proffessional image that is more attractive to members, and would also make other clubs see us in a better light, possibly leading to collaborative events
* regional groups tend to do annual charity events, increasing the profile and raising the perception of the club by the public
I can probably add hundreds more reasons 