I need your help in helping AMVETS reach its membership goals this upcoming year 2010.  The economic conditions have been challenging to say the least, but our cause for helping our veteran community grows stronger as our military ranks are being deployed throughout the Middle East.

Our renewal rate has been slow, but I think that we can make it with efforts from our veteran community.      

The national membership department will ensure that our network of veterans from the posts, NEC, and districts are aware of our direction with regard to membership, and maintain an open policy to hearing concerns that affect our membership goals and objectives.

Moreover, the national membership director will work closely with the Commander, First Vice Commander, and Executive Director to ensure that membership is aimed at the areas that need the most attention. It is incumbent upon the national membership director to encompass the surrounding internal departments that consist of Communications, Finance, Programs, Service, and Legislative to ensure that any ideas that can reach our audience of veterans are taken into consideration.

The national membership department will also work toward keeping our membership base satisfied by taking calls, making calls, and making visits where possible.  Membership has the onus of ensuring that our districts, posts, and veterans are heard and given answers regarding membership issues or concerns.  The intent will be to get the veteran community to recognize that their voice is being heard, and upon hearing, be more encouraged to recruit more veterans based upon their satisfaction.

National will again put into place, Green for Green Hats and Challenge Coins.  Both programs will start 11/11/2009, which is Veteran’s Day and will last until May 31, 2010.

Commander Miskulin and I both agree that we must work from all directions to enhance membership, and it is not only a program that will keep our membership database growing, it will be the effort of each of us bringing another veteran into our organization.

I stated in my earlier correspondence that we need to be able to answer the question “What CAN AMVETS DO FOR ME”?  I would offer that AMVETS can help veterans with Community and Educational needs, VA Claims and Benefits, VA Enrollment and Healthcare Information, Readjustment and Employment Services, and of course the other benefits of sharing camaraderie at a Post location where veterans can meet.

I applaud those who have started your own Membership Drive Programs, and ask that if you find something that is absolutely getting a positive response, please share that with National so that we can share the news with others who may want to piggy back off of a successful program.

We are all in this together, and the more we see synchronized efforts, the more we will see success in reaching our members and potential members.

Contact us:

Phillip A. Ledwell
Membership Director
Phone:
301-683-4020
Email:
Pledwell@amvets.org


Carolyn Taylor
Assistant To Director
Phone:
301-683-4021
Email:
ctaylor@amvets.org

Remonia Chaplin
Life Memberships
Phone:
301-683-4022
rchaplin@amvets.org

Linda Hudson
Member Dues
Phone:
301-683-4023
lhudson@amvets.org

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