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More Than Seven Thousand New NAHB Members Recruited on National Membership Day

“All the credit goes to the Spikes and the Sears Contract Sales representatives,” said NAHB President Bobby Rayburn. “They are the real champions of National Membership Day.”

With some 150 of its members assisting in the recruitment drive, the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties (MBAKS) in Bellevue, WA, was this year’s top performing association. The association also succeeded in its goal of surpassing Greater Atlanta as the largest home builders association in the U.S. — at least for the month of April.

Over the years, the Washington association has grown bigger than those in Portland, OR; San Diego; Southern California, Dallas, SE Michigan and NE Florida, and its membership has grown 3,600 strong, even though it is based in a metropolitan area whose home building market ranks 25th in size nationally.

A major force behind the success of this year’s membership day activities was Sears Contract Sales, which sponsored the first-ever Webcast of the event, including recruitment and retention tips, hourly membership updates and interviews with NAHB Senior Officers, members and staff.

“The Webcast was an invaluable tool to help bolster our membership, and allowed HBAs around the country to track their contributions to the national membership tally,” said MBAKS member Sherry Schwab. “Thanks to the active participation of Sears Contract Sales, we can count this year’s National Membership Day as one of our most successful outreach efforts ever.”

For more information on National Membership Day 2004 or on becoming an NAHB member, contact the NAHB Membership Team at membership@nahb.com or 800-368-5242 x8440.

Sears Contract Sales Members of the Master BA of King and Snohomish Counties

Charlie Brown’s recruitment efforts last spring placed him at the 750d Spike Club level. To date, he is the only associate member in Washington to achieve this status.

Sears Contract Sales is the exclusive sponsor of National Membership Day. In support of this national sponsorship, the Pacific Northwest district of Sears Contract Sales donated an exclusively designed 25-inch Kenmore refrigerator with French doors as a prize for one of the top recruiting members

Other Sears Contract Sales member involved in the Master BA of King and Snohomish Counties' recruitment effort include Jeff Everret (not shown) and: 

 

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