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National Membership Day: More Prizes Than Ever Before

NAHB members participating in National Membership Day on Tuesday, May 22 will have a chance to win more prizes than ever before — including Whirlpool appliances, NASCAR tickets, a Harley Davidson jacket and more.

Whirlpool, NAHB’s exclusive membership sponsor, will be awarding top prizes to the day’s most successful recruiters. In addition, several NAHB Member Advantage companies will be giving prizes to winners of the Biker Alley Trivia contest broadcast throughout the National Membership Day Webcast.  

The “Leaders of the Pack” membership day Webcast will be broadcast from the National Housing Center in Washington, D.C. from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

To register for and view the Webcast, click here.

About two-thirds of all the local HBAs — 515 — are registered to participate in NAHB’s annual membership drive, which is expected to sign up more than 10,000 new members during the day.

Trivia Contest Prizes

Trivia contest prizes for viewers of the Webcast include:

  • Two grandstand tickets to the Bank of America 500 held Oct. 13 at the Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C.
  • A Harley Davidson leather jacket, or a $500 Visa gift card
  • One of three Carl Edwards prize packs, including 25 Flame Racing Caps and 25 NASCAR die cast Carl Edwards stock car miniatures
  • One of three 60-day job postings on the NAHB Career Center powered by ConstructionJobs.com
  • One of three Dell All-in-One 946 Printers 
  • Chances to win 250 imprinted laser checks or imprinted proposal forms
  • A Bose Wave radio
  • One of two $500 Lowe’s gift cards
  • An IPod Nano or 10 Shipready envelopes


Top Recruter Prizes From Whirlpool

Members of participating local home builders associations 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.

The  Chillerator — the only Energy Star®-rated refrigerator designed to handle the temperature extremes of the garage environment — is the top recruiter prize.

New this year, all members who earn six retention credits in May will be automatically entered into a drawing for one of two KitchenAid Stand Mixers.

Prizes Available

 

The Chillerator, from Whirlpool, is the top recruiter prize for National Membership Day.



A Chill and Grill Travel Cooler is available to members who earn a total of six new member Spike credits in May.



 

Two KitchenAid Stand Mixers are prizes for members who earn retention credits.

Live Webcast Interviews

In addition to the trivia contest, the Webcast will feature interviews with members, membership planners and experts, and NAHB leaders. They include:

  • Brian Catalde, NAHB president
  • Joe Robson, NAHB vice president/treasurer
  • Bob Jones, NAHB vice president/secretary
  • Duane Bickett, Webcast host and NAHB Membership Committee chair
  • Diana Symbol, Webcast co-host and a builder from Alaska
  • Ann Garvey, associate member from Michigan
  • John Hubbard, associate member from Texas
  • Kristi Sutterfield, executive director of the Texas Association of Builders
  • T.W. Bailey, builder member from Texas
  • Susan Matlick, executive vice president of the Maryland-National Capital Building Industry Association
  • Robin Newhouse, 2005 Associate of the Year and associate national vice president from Fredericksburg, Va.
  • Lakisha Campbell, NAHB publications and affinity programs
  • Elliott Eisenberg, NAHB housing and finance policy
  • Jeff Jenkins, NAHB relationship marketing specialist


The Webcast will also feature special messages from Jerry Howard, NAHB's executive vice president and CEO, and David Pressly, NAHB's immediate past president.

For more information, visit www.nahb.org/membershipday, or call 800-368-5242 x8440.

To view the Webcast, click here.

 
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