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Recruit New Members in May, Win Prizes
 The NAHB 50+ Housing Council is joining NAHB for National Membership Day in a month-long recruitment and retention promotion for local home builders’ associations and their councils, culminating on May 23. NAHB 50+ Housing Council members and members of 13 local, state and regional 50+ housing councils are encouraged to participate in the Council’s 2006 Membership Day to increase awareness, reinforce benefits and help recruit new members.
How can you sign up new members?
- First, promote the value of membership. Remind members that membership in the NAHB 50+ Housing Council gets them a subscription to 50+ Housing Magazine, the monthly 50+ Housing e/Source e-newsletter, access to the council’s members-only research Web page, access to industry leaders and other networking events, discounts on registration for “Building for Boomers & Beyond: 50+ Housing Symposium,” on Best of 50+ Housing Awards entries and more. Visit 50+ Housing Council’s benefits to learn more.
- Second, tell prospects how being a member has benefited you and your business.
It’s not too early to start promoting benefits and organizing your recruitment campaign for May. Then on Tuesday, May 23, call in your new member totals for the month.
If you sign up three or more new members during the month, you will receive a $25 American Express gift card.
The top recruiter also gets a free registration to next year’s symposium in Denver.
The top local 50+ Housing Councils also are eligible for prizes and recognition. The top recruiters will be listed this summer in 50+ Housing e/Source.
“National Membership Day is one of the 50+ Housing Council’s most important recruitment events of the year,” said Polly Webb of Trace Marketing, Inc., in Sarasota, Fla., 2006 chair of the NAHB 50+ Housing Council’s Membership and Marketing Committee. “It’s an opportunity to grow our membership and to remind members why they joined by reinforcing member benefits. We’re counting on all 50+ Housing Council members and local councils to participate on National Membership Day.”
Go online to National Membership Day overview for more details. Or e-mail Jeff Jenkins at NAHB, or call him at 800-368-5242 x8292.
For more information, visit www.nahb.org/MembershipDay.
 'Designing for the Active Adult' Offered Prior to Spring Board
Discover how to prepare for design considerations for single-family and multifamily housing for active adults. Register for "Designing for the Active Adult," to be held Tuesday, May 9 in Washington, D.C prior to the NAHB Spring Board of Directors meeting.
This course counts towards Continuing Education Credit for: CAPS, CGA, CGB, CGR, GMB, Master CSP, CSP, CMP and MIRM. To register online, click here.
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