Vice President's Letter, January 2009
New Year------ New Membership Contest
Jan. 2009 - Jan 2010
Lodges with the highest NET growth wins.
Large and Small Lodge Categories earn penger for your lodge!
January is the start of a “New Year— New Goals” for your lodge. Hope the officers are putting together the lodge calendar and goals for the lodge to attain.
As you may be aware, the membership numbers have been decreasing. We are now at 7,024 members. Let us all commit to get new members and retain the members we have in the New Year. There are two things you can do that can help.
Start off mentoring your new members this year; help them feel like part of the group; guide them in how your lodge works. By the end of March you will be able go to the web site and download a “Welcome to Our Lodge” brochure and fill in the blanks to personalize the brochure for how your lodge runs. At the new member initiations, give the brochure along with the Lodge conduct Guide (Don’t have any? Contact me.) They will become a vital part of the lodge.
Acknowledge members who are committed to serve the lodge and help it prosper. The Installation of new officers is an event to show new members and current members an important Sons of Norway ritual. All members make up the lodge, but these individuals took the step of leadership; support them in the year ahead.
In January, I will be contacting lodges throughout the District to set up a visitation calendar…hope you’ll be available.!!!!
Alt for denne gangen,
Gail
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