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Hello, District Members! I'm happy to announce the new membership
building contest for for District 28. "A Season to Grow" runs July 1 -
September 30. Please pass this announcement along to the Toastmasters
clubs within your areas and divisions. (I realize it may not be
possible to reach every club right away, since the new district
directories are not yet out, but your efforts to communicate with as
many of them as possible is deeply appreciated.)
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Note: Some computers cannot handle lots of graphics, so I've kept the
attached version of the flyer very simple. Others won't accept
attachments at all, so the text of the flyer is reproduced at the
bottom of this message. Thanks!
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“A Season to Grow”
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a.k.a. the District 28 Membership Building Contest
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Summer is a season of growth. Days are longer. Plants get taller.
With a little TLC, your membership roster can grow, too! “A Season to
Grow”, the District 28 membership building contest, is an excellent
opportunity to help your club build its membership AND earn the chance
to attend the Fall Conference for free! Here’s how it works:
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- For current clubs (chartered before July 1, 2005), for every NEW
member that a club signs up during the time period July 1-September 30,
the club will have one token dropped into the flowerpot.
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- A bonus token will be added for every four new members that club
signs up. (For example, four new members, five tokens. Eight new
members, 10 tokens.)
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- To be as fair as possible, and to keep things simple, the TI District
28 Performance Report for September 2005 will be used as the official
data source. Please be aware that membership applications submitted by
mail, or submitted electronically very close to the deadline, may not
be reflected in the report. Once TI posts this report, the drawing
will be held and the results announced.
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- Four tokens will be drawn. Each winning club will receive one free
full package registration to District 28’s 2005 Fall Conference,
scheduled for November 18-19, 2005, at the Holiday Inn-Fairlane in
Detroit, Michigan.
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Additional Rules:
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- Clubs may win more than one free registration. It’s simply the luck
of the draw.
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- Winning clubs may choose which members receive the free registration
by a random drawing, member vote, rock/paper/scissors, etc. If a
recipient has already registered for the conference, his or her
registration fee will be refunded.
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- Awards are not transferable to another club.
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- Free registrations are valid for only District 28’s 2005 Fall
Conference, and do NOT include hotel accommodations or any other
charges.
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- To be eligible, a club must be in good standing with TI (dues paid).
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Newly Chartered Clubs:
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For each club chartered July 1 - September 30, 2005, that newly
chartered club will automatically receive a complete set of the Better
Speaker Series modules. After the club charters, if the club adds
additional new members by September 30, those new (non-charter) members
will be counted toward the main contest.
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Questions? Contact Karen Holland, Lt. Governor Marketing:
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(w) 313-593-5330, (h) 313-274-2384, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:kholland@umd.umich.edu">kholland@umd.umich.edu</a>
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