"ENGAGE IN YOUR FUTURE!" COMPONENT MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN - 2008

WHAT???

AHDI is sponsoring a component level membership contest to increase membership at the national level in all membership categories. Components will compete in two separate categories, local components and State/Regional components. Only new members will qualify for the membership contest. New members are considered any individuals who have never been a member in any category with AHDI.

WHEN???

The contest will run between March 1, 2008 through April 30, 2008.

WHY???

If every State/Regional Component brought in 10 members and active local components brought in 5 members, AHDI would have 540 new members in two months. These 540 new members will help create energy and excitement about the association and help the leadership at all levels of the association spread excitement about AHDI programs and potentially help recruit additional new members.

HOW???

Components will be responsible for collecting and submitting all new membership applications and payments to the national office to count toward component totals.

Please submit membership applications, credit card and check payments to:

AHDI
Attn: Bethany Twist
4230 Kiernan Ave., Suite 130
Modesto, CA 95356

Submission must be postmarked no later than April 30, 2008.

If the new member chooses to pay directly by contacting Member Services, they must email btwist@ahdionline.org with the name of the component that they want their application credited towards, no later than April 30, 2008. The email must come from the new member, not the component association.

AHDI staff will work with the Membership Council (MAC) to keep the energy up about the membership contest through advertisements in Vitals and the Leadership blasts. The Membership Council and component members will be encouraged to place a tag line under their signature lines in emails during the length of the contest.

PRIZES!!!!!

Winning components will have the option of choosing their prize from the items below. Only one prize from each category will be awarded to the winning component on the State/Regional level and one prize in each category to the Local Component level.

1^st Place Prizes:
1. One registration to ACE 2008 with 3 nights stay at the Disney Hilton in Orlando including a complimentary component table in the exhibit hall at the convention. Approximate Value $850.00

2. All expenses paid trip for Betty Honkonen, CMT, FAAMT, AHDI President or Peter Preziosi, PhD, CAE, AHDI CEO, to visit your component event as a speaker. (Must allow 60 days notice to event and schedule must permit.) Approximate Value $850.00

2^nd Place Prizes:

1. One registration to ACE 2008 in Orlando including a complimentary component table in the exhibit hall at the convention. Approximate Value $375.00

2. One CMT & Product package including: CMT Prep Quizzes CD, CMT Prep Guide, CMT Online Prep Course, Book of Style, 3^rd Edition, Mega MT Challenge Combo CDs, Willie Getwell CD. Approximate Value $340.00

3^rd Place Prizes:
1. Complimentary website design and hosting for your component for 1 year. Approximate Value $110.00

2. One enrollment to the Leadership Institute and one leadership institute webinar gift certificate. Approximate Value $120.00