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MPMPI February 2015 Newsletter
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Issue 7, 2014-15
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- Chapter Update from our president, Julie Walker
- Let's Go Bowling For Fun!
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Building a Reputation Focused Marketing Strategy
Date: March 4, 2015
Location: Eden Resort
Join MPMPI as Pamela Gockley presents a session that will help us learn how to Discover, Define and Develop our personal and business reputation and how to implement that into our day-to-day lives. To register, click here.
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| Membership - Earn Prizes! |
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Is your MPI membership about to expire? We value all members and want you to continue your membership into 2015. All members who renew this month are entered into a drawing. One lucky winner will choose between a 6-month membership extension or 6 complimentary tickets to a chapter event. Renew today!
* 6-month extended membership
* Receive 6 complimentary tickets to any chapter event (up to $300). Can be used for six tickets to one event, one ticket to six separate events or any combination. Must be used by March 2016.
Refer a Friend Campaign: Any current MPMPI member who refers a new member, supplier or planner, will receive a $25 credit off their membership renewal and the new member receives a $50 discount on new membership. Contact Terry Cochran, VP of Membership, at tcochran@pacounties.org or 717-526-1010 for more information. MPI's website has all the details!
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We have scholarships for meeting planners!! Click here for the meeting planner scholarship application!
We also have scholarships for students! Click here for the student scholarship application!
Already a member of another MPI chapter? You can join Middle PA as an affiliate member and receive the member rate for all our education events! Only $75 to become an affiliate member! Click here for the affiliate application! |
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| Chapter Update from President Julie Walker |
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We just wrapped up our mid-year board retreat, graciously hosted by the Valley Forge Casino/Radisson Hotel Valley Forge. Please know that your board is working hard to ensure continued growth and success of our chapter. We’ve got some really good news to share – and a shameless request listed below. Please take a moment to read through this info.
Membership: I’m so pleased to report that our membership committee has risen to the challenge that was handed to them – to grow our membership to 125 members by the end of our fiscal year. Not only have we seen significant growth and met this goal, we’re now aiming to reach 130 members by June 30th! While many other MPI chapters are struggling with member retention and are not experiencing growth…we’re smashing the numbers and gaining some attention for our efforts! Kudos to Terry Cochran, Randy Byler and the entire membership team!
Financial Update: The board has worked very diligently to preserve the financial health of the chapter. We anticipate ending the year with a profit, and will reinvest those dollars right back into the chapter. We’ll continue to offer exceptional educational programming, networking events for our current members, and scholarships for new members. We could not have attained this status without the support of our sponsors – they are integral to the financial health of our chapter. Thank you – to all of our sponsors!
WE NEED YOU!! Member Satisfaction Survey – MPI Global will be sending a survey out to all members on February 13th. Please...we need you to take a few minutes to complete those surveys. The survey data is used to determine our standing as a chapter internationally – we were #2 in 2014, and #1 in 2013...where will we rank this year? It’s up to you!
If you’d like to attend a board meeting and learn more about the operations of our chapter, don’t be shy...let me know. Please consider this an open invitation for all of our members…you’re welcome to attend the board meetings any time.
I’ll see you on March 4th at our next education event. Thank you for being a member of our great chapter – we’re kind of a big deal!
-Julie Walker
MPMPI President
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| Nominations are OPEN to serve on your MPMPI Board |
Open positions include President-Elect, Vice President of Finance, Vice President Special Projects and Events, Director of Special Projects and Events, and Director of Sponsorships.
Visit our homepage for links to an informational letter, and the application to indicate your interest in serving your chapter in one of the aforementioned positions.
Job descriptions can be found here, on our website. |
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Don’t forget to sign up for the Fifth Annual MPMPI Scholarship Bowling Event on March 13 at ABC East Bowling Center at 2:30pm!
Registration is now open on MPMPI’s website for both lane sponsors and individual bowlers! If you’re interested in sponsoring or co-sponsoring a lane, you can register online or click here for sponsorship document.
If you’re registering as an individual bowler, please register online. MPMPI will put together teams from the individual bowlers.
If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Conaway at csconaway@comcast.net.
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Details are always being coordinated. As they are determined, the website, social media, and e-newsletter will be updated! |
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