Encouraging New Members

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The purpose of the Membership Campaign is to give chapters things to do to help recruit new members, 

retain current members, and recognize your chapter successes and member accomplishments.

Submission:

Chapters need to complete two tasks in each section below to earn state recognition and be invited to attend the special event at State Leadership Conference.

Submission is due February 22.  Submit your tasks by emailing your list of tasks to three people:

Vice President of Membership, Madison Drollinger, mdrollinger@pafccla.org
Her advisers Jonathan Hall: jhall@wrsd.org and Deborah Waughen: dwaughen@wrsd.org

State Facilitator Nadine Standley:  nstandley@pa.gov

We also encourage you to post your tasks on Instagram or FaceBook with the #PAFCCLA.  You may use your chapter’s social media or a member’s social media.  Do not include personal names in the posts.

If you have questions, please email the Vice President of Membership, Madison Drollinger, mdrollinger@pafccla.org

Section 1 - Recruit

Recruiting tasks will encourage others to join to build friendships, have fun, and help the community.

• Bring a non-member to a recruitment party

• Hang recruitment posters around the school

• Set up a table at open house, freshman orientation, or back-to-school nights

• Have a lunch time recruitment table

• Updating your website

• Post and share on social media

• Host a spirit week within the school

Section 2 - Retain

Retaining tasks will develop leadership and teambuilding.

• Plan a chapter FCCLA night (bowling, game night, etc)

• Hold a fundraiser to help members pay their dues

• Hold a contest for returning members to bring in new members

• Sponsor a Members’ Ice Cream Party to get to know members

• Have a popcorn/snack break during your meeting

• Sponsor a community outing for members while you help the community

• Attending Regional Leadership Meeting

Section 3 -  Recognize

Recognition tasks will showcase your achievements while highlighting members.

• Showcase a chapter member through social media with a mini bio

• Recognize officers in a hallway display, social media, or school publication

• Send a report to administrators about your chapter’s accomplishments

• Create a bulletin board to publicize your chapter successes

• Posting chapter activities, awards and medals on social media

• Get your chapter noticed during your school’s spirit week

• Submit a minimum of 3 Power of One applications to PA FCCLA by January 15th 

• FCCLA members post pictures together at school events on social media and include FCCLA with #PAFCCLA and Caption