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Region D Membership Enhancement... |
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George & Claudia Ellison
(734)748-6212
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CHAPTER OF THE
YEAR
Only a few chapters
competed this year in the Chapter of the Year
selection.
Each District selected the winners
and announced them at their Winter Events.
The
chapters that competed showed tremendous pride
in their membership,
their chapter, and the
organization. They had excellent Rider Education
participation,
Recruitment, & Retention. The
Chapter Directors took additional training to
better serve their members.
The following
Chapters participated:
From Indiana
Chapter A - the "Purple People"
from Lebanon, IN
Chapter K - the "Kruisers"
from Lafayette, IN
Chapter A-2 was
selected as the Indiana Chapter of the Year!
From Michigan
Chapter A - the "Pioneer Chapter"
from Sterling Heights, MI
Chapter R2 - the "I-own-a-Wing" chapter
from Ionia, MI
Chapter W - "Maple City Wingers" chapter
from Adrian, MI
Chapter R2 was selected
as the Michigan Chapter of the Year!
From Ohio
Chapter
B-3 - the
"Tri-B Wings" from Obetzi, OH-
Chapter E-2 - the "East Side
Wing Riders" from Cincinnati, OH
Chapter E-2 was
selected as the Ohio Chapter of the Year!
The score sheets from the winning chapters from
each District were then sent to the Region D
Chapter of the Year Coordinators, Claudia &
George Ellison. George & Claudia and the Region
D Directors, Roger & Penny Hurley, then checked
all the scores and, following the guidelines set
forth in the Chapter of the Year Program,
determined that
Indiana CHAPTER A-2
Is The
2011 Region D CHAPTER
OF THE YEAR
Click to
visit
their special page.....
George and
Claudia say Congrats!!! to you all. It was
very exciting and very close to judge. You
are all winners. |
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Hey Y'all!! Let's talk about
Membership Enhancement. It covers a wide area
and includes Fun, Member Recruitment, Fun,
Member Retention, Fun, Activities, Fun,
Fund Raisers, Fun, and more. See the
pattern here? Everything revolves around
FUN. Membership Recruitment isn't any
good if someone else in your chapter drops out.
Our motto is "Find A Member, Involve A
Member, Keep A Member!" If we work on
retention, we'll get recruitment. Why? Because,
if your chapter is active, having fun, riding,
and keeping the members involved, they will keep
coming back and they will bring friends!
National is revamping the Fun and Activities
Guides and we're all working on spreading the
fun. Go to this link:
http://med.gwrra.org/guides/guides.htm
and check out all the useful tools to help spark
your chapter and get your members having fun.
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Membership Enhancement Overview...
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Currently our Member Enhancement Division covers
four main areas. By clicking on a program link
it will take you to it on this page.
There have been multiple changes in the
available information, i.e. Chapter Shirt and
Jacket Competition, Fun and Activities Guide,
MEC Duties and Responsibilities, etc. It can all
be viewed on the National website.
GUIDES
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Our District
Membership Enhancement Coordinators...
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Member Recruiting and Retention Program...
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The
"Membership Recruiting and Retention" program is
the life blood of our organization. Why you ask?
Because without members there is no
organization.
There have been multiple
changes in the available information, i.e.
Chapter Shirt and Jacket Competition, Fun and
Activities Guide, MEC Duties and
Responsibilities. It can all be viewed on the
National website.
GUIDES
The following links
is a great guide on Retention by Marty Zakrajsek,
past National Membership Coordinator along with
other important information.
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Couple of the Year Program...
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The most visible
part of the Membership Enhancement Division is
the "Couple of the Year Program". Beginning at
the Chapter level, this is a method of honoring
couples for their commitment to the ideals of
the GWRRA. After serving as their Chapter Couple
they can attend their District's selection
process. Later the District Couples may attend
the Region's selection process and eventually
the Region D Couple can move on to the
International Couple of the Year selection
process at Wing Ding. As International Couple of
the Year and M.E.D. Coordinators, we
encourage all the Chapters to honor your fellow
Couples and participate in the "Couple of the
Year Program".
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"A
Great Way To Recognize Your Chapter Couple or
Individual"
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Show appreciation for the
Couple and Individual that means so much
to your chapter.
Click on the pictures for
a larger view.
Packet Features...
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2 Engraved Medallions for
Couple or 1 for Individual
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2 Couple-of-the-Year Pins
for Couple or 1 for
Individual
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2 Engraved Name Tags for
Couple or 1 for Individual
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Certificate from Region
Membership Enhancement
Coordinators
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"Easy-Convenient-Economical"
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We are offering a
Couple-of-the-Year packet or
Individual-of-the-Year that will help
make your Chapter Couple or Individual feel
as special as they are.
Delivery in 7-10 business days!
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To Order...
These forms and packets are now
available through the GWRRA home office.
Please contact them for assistance.
Call
1-800-843-9460
Your
Customer Service Rep will gladly help
you.
Thanks to all
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If you have any
questions contact your District Couple of the
Year coordinator.
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The following links
are pdf files on the program.
Top
Ten Reasons To Have A Couple of the Year
- Power Point Presentation
"Couple of the Year" Manual (PDF)
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Region D Traveling
Plaque...
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This plaque is
designed to promote friendship, visitation and
fun within the three Districts. We sincerely
encourage you to put some mileage on this
plaque. Below is the plaque's current location.
Region D would also like to announce that there
will also be a cash drawing for the Chapter who
has captured the plaque the most within the
given year of $100.00. Be sure to check out the
rules and have FUN.
Region D Traveling Plaque
Rules
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Where is it NOW?
Click for a
Larger Image
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Meeting time and location is on their
Website.
Congrats to Ft. Wayne
Johnny Appleseed
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Indiana
Chapter
D2
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Always contact a chapter
representative when making plans to
capture the traveling plaque.
Although we do our best to keep this
information up to date, the plaque
location may have changed.
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For more information on
the Region D Traveling Plaque
contact George & Claudia
Ellison
Email:
George & Claudia Ellison
Phone:
(734) 748-6212 |
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The motto
of the GWRRA is "Friends for Fun Safety and
Knowledge." First and foremost the GWRRA is a
social organization of friends. We have an
award-winning Rider Education Division to help
with the "safety" aspect. We have a fantastic
Leadership Training Division to help with
"knowledge". In the Member Enhancement Division
we have the "Fun Activities Guide" to cover the
"fun". If members aren't having fun, they won't
stay on as members of the GWRRA. If we lose
them, they lose out on "safety & knowledge". So,
there is a guidebook that provides a huge number
of ideas on how we can have fun. This is a great
tool for the Chapter Directors to use. Carl &
Judy Williams authored the Fun Activities Guide
when they were National Friendship Coordinators.
It's a large document so we have broken it up by
sections. These are all PDF files.
Fun Activities Guide ( Complete)
Section 1 - Getting
Acquainted
Section 2 - Awards
Section 3 - Games
Section 4 - Rides
Section 5 -
Region-District-Chapter Challenge
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