UUFP From Judy Remsberg
Membership Committee Annual Report
July 1 2007 through Jun 30, 2008
Chairperson:
Judy Remsberg
Committee Members:
Patricia Moseley, Steve Kadar, Jonathan Garner, Dennis Shaw, Esther
Sherman, Anne Cunningham, Mark Avery Claridge, Alice Smith, Bob
Mosolf
Meets:
Regularly on the 3rd Tuesday of each month; in April
meeting date will change to 3rd Thursday.
Purpose:
Recruit, integrate and retain members
Membership Changes:
Joined:
Michael and Tonya Needham, Phillip Wolf, Stephanie Nova, Terrance
Bohanna, Ric Baughman, Daneene Hoyt, Christy Stawarz, Lara Burleson,
Marta Mulvihill, Dale Middleton, Esther Sherman, Craig Minson, Sarah
Krippenstapel, Wes Gandy (15)
Youth Member:
Brittney Needham
Rejoined:
Mark Avery Claridge
Resigned/removed
by board: 10
Deceased:
Greta Soyland
Current Membership (as of
Average Sunday Adult Attendance:
95
Visitor average per Sunday: 8
Ongoing Membership Committee Activities:
·
Greeters scheduled and trained
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Monthly Young Adult activities planned
·
Newcomer dinners held throughout the year to integrate new members
and visitors
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Visitor letters sent each week to previous Sunday’s visitors
·
New member letters sent with link to by-laws, newly printed
directory and list of suggestions for getting the most out of
membership
·
UUA brochures stocked and handed out to visitors
·
Updated membership directory sent to members throughout year
·
UUA notified of
membership changes for World subscriptions; membership total sent to
UUA for certification by Feb. 1st
·
Nametags printed for regular visitors; engraved nametags ordered for
new members (and older members who request and pay for them); new
members receive special nametag with “new member” designation.
·
Member profiles, birthdays, attendance, and member news printed in
the Flame.
·
Three UU Orientation Classes
o
September (12 attended; 4 joined),
o
January (9 attended; 4 joined)
o
April
(to be held)
·
3 new member recognition services (July, January, June) including
short bios of new members for Order of Service; 2 follow-up sessions
for additional questions held
·
Coordination of Hearing Assistance appliances
·
Coordinated Sunday program Dec. 30, “Everyone’s Birthday Party”
·
Planned Committee Fair Day to advertise what committees do and to
recruit committee members
·
Contacted members and friends not seen for a while
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Outreach to CNU students
·
Thanksgiving Day pot-luck dinner coordinated; Sunday after
refreshments of T-Day leftovers coordinated.
Hospitality schedule coordinated as a sub-committee effort
·
“Guess the Baby” picture contest instituted for the Flame
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Maintains database of members, friends and visitors