PDK Membership Advisory PDK Membership Advisory Committee MeetingCommittee MeetingSeptember 27, 2007September 27, 2007

Conducting A Successful Walk Conducting A Successful Walk For Education For Education

CampaignCampaign

Presented by Joseph CofieldPresented by Joseph Cofield

WELCOME!WELCOME!

Walkers and Walkers and Supporters of theSupporters of the

Second Annual Walk Second Annual Walk for Educationfor Education

Sponsored by Sponsored by Chapter 1152Chapter 1152

Can you recognize Can you recognize any of the walkers?any of the walkers?

WELCOMEWELCOME

Chapter #1152 Southwest FloridaChapter #1152 Southwest Florida(Walkers and supports of the 2(Walkers and supports of the 2ndnd Annual PDK Chapter 1152 Annual PDK Chapter 1152

Walk for Education)Walk for Education)

Front row: Two young members of the College Reach Out Program (CROP). Second row (left to right): two FEA members; Dr. Marcia Greene, Dean of Education, Florida Gulf Coast University; Joseph L. Cofield, Foundation Chairman; three members of Christus Victor Lutheran Church.

WHO BELONGS TO 1152?WHO BELONGS TO 1152?

WE HAVE:WE HAVE: 79 Professional and Student Members79 Professional and Student Members 19 New Members in 2006-200719 New Members in 2006-2007 2 New Members joined in August, 2007.2 New Members joined in August, 2007. OUR GOAL:OUR GOAL: Add two new members each month!Add two new members each month! WILL YOU HELP RECRUIT THEM?WILL YOU HELP RECRUIT THEM?

PDK Chapter #1152PDK Chapter #1152Southwest FloridaSouthwest Florida

• 74 Professional and student members

• 19 New members added in 2006 – 07

• Two new members already added in August 2007 (in current fiscal year)

• Goal: To add no less than two new members each month

Purpose for Our Walk for Purpose for Our Walk for EducationEducation

Purpose of our Walk for EducationPurpose of our Walk for Education

Obtain Scholarship Monies for Future EducatorsObtain Scholarship Monies for Future Educators Increase membership in Chapter 1152Increase membership in Chapter 1152

Raise community awareness about the Raise community awareness about the three goals of PDK three goals of PDK InternationalInternational

And those three goals are:

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Getting StartedGetting Started

Form TeamsForm Teams Coordinate with Different Coordinate with Different

AgenciesAgencies Establish Meeting Times Establish Meeting Times

and Agendaand Agenda

Coordination and PartnershipsCoordination and Partnerships

Prizes, gifts, refreshmentsPrizes, gifts, refreshments Seek potential partnerships Seek potential partnerships

with businesseswith businesses

Publicity and OutreachPublicity and Outreach

Local newspaper, radio, Local newspaper, radio, and television and television

FlyersFlyers Recruitment (school and Recruitment (school and

community)community)

Who’s in Charge?Who’s in Charge?

Contact PDK Contact PDK International with International with Insurance QuestionsInsurance Questions

Utilize Utilize members and members and university faculty; university faculty; assign jobsassign jobs

Where Are You Headed?Where Are You Headed?

Establish a Goal Establish a Goal

and Make the Goal a Realityand Make the Goal a Reality

Safety, Clean-Up, and Thank- Safety, Clean-Up, and Thank- YouYou

Establish committees Establish committees for details: safety, for details: safety, clean-upclean-up

Send thank-you Send thank-you notes promptlynotes promptly

Have Fun!Have Fun!

ConclusionConclusion

George H. Reavis

Father of the PDK Educational Foundation