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Make Sure Your HBA Is Committed to Membership Day
This year, membership analysts predict that NAHB’s upcoming National Membership Day on Tuesday, May 22 could bring in more than 10,000 new members. During the day, more prizes will be awarded to successful recruiters than ever before, thanks to Whirlpool, NAHB’s exclusive membership sponsor.
Members of participating local home builders associations that participate are eligible to win a Chill and Grill Travel Cooler, receive double Spike credits during the month of May and become eligible to rank in national membership competitions for recruitment, retention and participation.
To be eligible for these incentives, members must belong to a local association that:
- Has completed the “Commit to Call” and faxed it to NAHB by Friday, May 4. Free temporary tattoos are available to those who have completed and faxed the “Commit to Call.”
- Calls between noon and 5:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, May 22 to report new member pledge totals for the month of May.
Currently, more than 200 local HBAs are registered to participate in NAHB’s annual membership drive.
To determine if your HBA is registered and you are eligible for extra credits and prizes, visit the “Commit to Call” tracker link, which is maintained and updated regularly by the NAHB Membership Team.
“We do all we can to help members grow and shape the council to become the network they want it to be,” said Elaine Sherwood, of the Home Builders Assocation of Greater Southwest Illinois and its remodelers council. “We facilitate the member-get-a-member activities as best we can. Our members do the rest and they wouldn’t have it any other way.”
“National Membership Day is a perfect time to reward members for recruiting newcomers into the council,” she said.
National Membership Day Webcast
The theme this year, “Leaders of the Pack,” evokes motorcycle-oriented excitement and will be a prominent part of the day’s Webcast, which will be broadcast live from the National Housing Center in Washington, D.C. from 2:00-5:00 p.m. ET.
Members can access the Webcast on the NAHB Web site, www.nahb.org.
 Whirlpool will be awarding the National Membership Day top recruiter a Gladiator™ Garageworks Chillerator, the only Energy Star®-rated refrigerator designed to handle the temperature extremes of the garage environment.
Individual recruiters who sign up three or more builder or associate members; six new council members; or a combination equaling six new member Spike credits will be eligible to win a Grill and Chill Travel Cooler.
New this year, prizes will be awarded for retention, as well as recruitment. All members who earn six retention credits in May will be automatically entered into a drawing for one of two KitchenAid Stand Mixers.
If your association is not registered to participate, take the “Commit to Call” form, or forward this article with a personal message, to your local EO and let them know you want to participate and compete.
For more information, visit www.nahb.org/membershipday, or call 800-368-5242 x8440.
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