Beat the Clock
May 1 - June 30, 2000

Top 5 Membership Campaign
July 1, 1999 - April 25, 2000

Yes, there must be a plan. Whether you're building a skyscraper or building membership in your Club, you need a blueprint to follow. Most Toastmasters Clubs are overflowing with enthusiastic members who can't wait to tell others about Toastmasters... but never get around to it. Get organized! Separate your members into teams and challenge then to outdo each other in bringing guests and signing up new members.

To enter the Top 5 Membership Campaigns contest please send the details to World Headquarters. Scores of Clubs organize successful membership building campaigns each year. Toastmasters International would like to know the secrets and strategies that lie behind these efforts.

What's in it for you? If your program is selected as one of the top five, you'll receive recognition at the Hall of Fame ceremonies during the International Convention. Your ideas may even be published in The Toastmaster magazine or another Toastmasters International publication. International publication. To enter, submit a description of your Club's contest to the Membership and Club Extension Department at World Headquarters. Be sure to describe in detail your program's:

OBJECTIVES - How many members did you start with and what is your goal?
AWARDS - What incentives did you provide to the members of your Club?
CALENDAR - How long was the program? A full year? Six months? Three months?
PROMOTION - How was the program promoted to the members of your Club?
SUCCESS - Did you reach the goal, or are you on track?

If your Membership Committee created a program flier, please submit a copy with your entry. All entries must be received at World Headquarters by 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time, April 25, 2000.

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