Membership
Chair: Nancy Diefenderfer (70) Members: Pat Steranka (2)
Dawn Valdez (2)
Dawn Valdez (2)
Purpose Statement
To oversee the nationwide effort to recruit and sustain a diverse, active membership and establish new units to ensure the future growth and prosperity of the organization; to promote the benefits of membership in the American Legion Auxiliary and encourage department chairmen to coordinate their membership programs with units in their respective states with the aims and purposes of the organization.
To oversee the nationwide effort to recruit and sustain a diverse, active membership and establish new units to ensure the future growth and prosperity of the organization; to promote the benefits of membership in the American Legion Auxiliary and encourage department chairmen to coordinate their membership programs with units in their respective states with the aims and purposes of the organization.
2019-2020 American Legion Auxiliary Membership Goals
It is so hard to believe that we are already thinking of next year’s membership goals and awards with so much time left in this current year. This is a very unusual circumstance for this year’s membership chairman to be working with this year’s National President to set next year’s membership goals and awards. We have chosen to calculate our goals for the Departments as we did last year. Please read the information below to see how it will be figured. The awards are basically the same, with just a few changes. Please be sure you share all information given to you with your Units. We had Units this year that were misinformed on incentives and we want to avoid that for the upcoming year. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Pam Ray, National Membership Chairman
2021 Department Goals:
2021 Department Goals will be calculated and based on:
Once departments receive their department goals they will have until September 1, 2020 to submit unit goals to national headquarters. Further details and information will be distributed to Departments later this summer on how to submit unit goals.
Changes to 2021 Membership Awards:
The 2020 membership awards have been updated for the 2021 membership year. Please see the attached awards list and new forms for awards. Below is a summary of changes:
We will be discontinuing the Honor Female Veteran program starting with the 2021 membership year, the national organization will no longer waive the $12.00 national portion of dues for female veterans that are new members. Now that our organization has opened our eligibility to allow male spouses, many of which are veterans themselves, we feel that it is best to retire this program as to not exclude any veteran. In addition, the renewal rate of female veterans who joined through this program has diminished beyond our normal rate of renewal as well as fewer female veterans are joined through this program each year.
If you will not be continuing in your role as Department President, Secretary or Membership Chairman through the 2021 administrative year, please forward this information to your counterpart.
Thank you!
Kelly Harrier | Membership Director
See Award Information below
It is so hard to believe that we are already thinking of next year’s membership goals and awards with so much time left in this current year. This is a very unusual circumstance for this year’s membership chairman to be working with this year’s National President to set next year’s membership goals and awards. We have chosen to calculate our goals for the Departments as we did last year. Please read the information below to see how it will be figured. The awards are basically the same, with just a few changes. Please be sure you share all information given to you with your Units. We had Units this year that were misinformed on incentives and we want to avoid that for the upcoming year. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Pam Ray, National Membership Chairman
2021 Department Goals:
2021 Department Goals will be calculated and based on:
- Departments 2020 Membership as of August 1, 2020 PLUS
- One new member per number of units within your department. Units that are submitted for cancellation for the 2020 summer NEC meeting will not be included in the calculation.
Once departments receive their department goals they will have until September 1, 2020 to submit unit goals to national headquarters. Further details and information will be distributed to Departments later this summer on how to submit unit goals.
Changes to 2021 Membership Awards:
The 2020 membership awards have been updated for the 2021 membership year. Please see the attached awards list and new forms for awards. Below is a summary of changes:
- Recruit/Rejoin 5: 1st Deadline has been moved from February to December 14, 2020
- 10x10 Award:
- Valid for recruiting New SENIOR members only.
- Reward for recruiting 10 will be a special gift selected by the National Membership Chairman
- There will be no drawing for a chance to win $1000 to travel to National Convention. The winner of the 2020 Recruit 10 drawing will receive her reward to attend the 2021 National Convention in Phoenix.
- Caring & Sharing Award: Reward of $25 cash has been changed to a $25 gift certificate to Emblem Sales
- All other awards have had dates changed to reflect the 2021 calendar year.
We will be discontinuing the Honor Female Veteran program starting with the 2021 membership year, the national organization will no longer waive the $12.00 national portion of dues for female veterans that are new members. Now that our organization has opened our eligibility to allow male spouses, many of which are veterans themselves, we feel that it is best to retire this program as to not exclude any veteran. In addition, the renewal rate of female veterans who joined through this program has diminished beyond our normal rate of renewal as well as fewer female veterans are joined through this program each year.
If you will not be continuing in your role as Department President, Secretary or Membership Chairman through the 2021 administrative year, please forward this information to your counterpart.
Thank you!
Kelly Harrier | Membership Director
See Award Information below
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