Great website!!
By the way, like 95% of my family is from Chicago - my sister and I are like two of 5 people who aren't! Anyway, my dad is from Deerfield. I know Deerfield is north, but is that near where your association meets? Just wondering!
I think it's awesome that you're diving right in, Marie! Go for it! I think you have some solid ideas so far.
Hrm...let's see. When I was pursuing alum membership with "sorority #1" they had a clever theme for the year. The theme was "XYZ Survivor" Everyone got a card with the XYZ Survivor logo and which had spaces with the dates of all the events and meetings on it. The idea was that you were to outlast your sisters by attending the most events. Of course, this is supposed to encourage participation in the association. Each meeting or event had some kind of activity to do. For example, for the meeting that was nearest to Thanksgiving, each sister had to bring a picture which depicted something in XYZ she is thankful for. The ladies who participated got their card punched. I think that, at the end of the year, the ladies who had at least 90% completed got a prize or something. Then the sister(s) who had all their spaces filled got a grand prize. Of course, the Survivor show is a bit old hat now, but maybe you could adapt this idea in a more up-to-date way. Just an idea!
PNAM,
.....Kelly