The FBA Chicago Chapter member who recruits the most new members during the Membership Drive will win two Chicago Blackhawks box seat tickets, courtesy of Tabet DiVito & Rothstein LLC.

Recruit at least 3 new members and be eligible to participate in a drawing for a $100 dining gift card.

Goal

The FBA has established the national Countdown to Cleveland Membership Challenge. The goal established for the Chicago Chapter is to grow our Membership by 37 members.

Baseline Number

The baseline for measuring our increase in membership will be the highest membership figure from 2015, which is 651 Members. We will have accomplished our goal if we add 37 new members, for a total of 688 members. This would be a record membership level for the Chapter!

Membership Drive Rules

• The Membership Drive will officially begin February 1, 2016, and end July 8, 2016.
• All Chicago Chapter Board Members will be expected to participate in the Membership Drive.
• All other Chicago Chapter Members are eligible to, and encouraged to, participate in the Membership Drive. Any Member choosing to participate should notify the Membership Chair, Kevin Desharnais, of his/her election to do so. Any Member electing to participate will be eligible to win one of the prizes being awarded.
• All Board Members and other Participants will be encouraged to recruit at least 2 new Chapter Members.
• To encourage the growth of our student chapters, Membership Drive Participants can choose to sponsor a student member and pay the student’s membership dues. Sponsored student memberships will count towards a Participant’s new member total.
• To be eligible for consideration, a new member must meet FBA membership criteria, and must not currently be, or recently have been, a member of the FBA. The new member should note on the membership application the Participant who recruited him/her, and the Participant should send an email to our Membership Chair, Kevin Desharnais, identifying the new member and confirming the successful recruitment.
• To encourage participation and healthy competition among Participants, in addition to bragging rights, the Participant recruiting the most new members will win the first place prize of two box seat tickets to a Chicago Blackhawks game during the 2016/2017 season, courtesy of Tabet DiVito & Rothstein LLC. In addition, all Participants who recruit at least 3 new members will be eligible to participate in a drawing for an additional prize consisting of a $100 dining gift card.
• The winner of the Membership Drive will be announced at the State of the Court address on July 8, 2016. In addition, the drawing for the dining gift card for eligible Participants will take place at that Program.
• Good luck to all, and here’s to the continued growth of our Chapter!

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