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Membership Update for March 12, 2021
The weather has been great the last few days. The snow is gone, and I can see a few signs of spring. This time of year also marks the end of our annual volunteer membership campaign. We will complete that on March 31, 2021, and our final target report for the campaign will be April 2, 2021. I know counties are working diligently to make those final phone calls, texts and socially distanced visits to prospective members. Thank you for your help during this year’s membership campaign; you are a very important part of growing the organization.
As of today we have 63,548 paid active members and continue to track toward our goal.
Congratulations to Hamilton County Membership Coordinator Lou Schindler and his team for achieving the Explorer and the Trailblazer Awards this past week for 3% and 6% active member gain.
Congratulations to the following individuals who have achieved individual membership awards. Please make sure to take a look at the full list of our top signers below.
Ambassador Club, for signing 10 new or winback members
Lova Ebbert – Belmont
John Hafer – Marion
Deanna Krause – Portage
Jason Krause – Portage
John Miller – Holmes
Jenifer Pemberton – Mahoning
Ervin Raber – Holmes
Darryl Ralph – Marion
Tracy Robinson – Pike
Pam Updike – Jackson-Vinton
Jayne Wallace – Harrison
Champions Club, for signing 25 new or winback members
Tracy Robinson – Pike
Top signers
Here is the list of top signers so far in the campaign. Congratulations, thank you and good luck to these individuals for meeting a goal and striving for the next goal.
How can you help
- Ask another member to be involved in the campaign.
- Develop your prospect list for both individual members and group members.
- Review the value that Farm Bureau provides to members.
- Reflect on why you are a Farm Bureau member.
- Engage in a conversation about the value of Farm Bureau with family or Friends.
- Ask at least two people to join Farm Bureau this week.
- Contact your county Farm Bureau for more information.
County Farm Bureaus in Action
Labor has always been an issue, mainly because we are a seasonal operation. So that's a challenge finding somebody who only wants to work three months out of a year, sometimes up to six months.
I appreciate the benefit of having a strong voice in my corner. The extras that are included in membership are wonderful, but I'm a member because of the positive impact to my local and state agricultural communities.
I see the value and need to be engaged in the community I live in, to be a part of the decision-making process and to volunteer with organizations that help make our community better.
Farm Bureau involvement has taught me how to grow my professional and leadership experience outside of the workforce and how to do that in a community-centric way.
With not growing up on a farm, I’d say I was a late bloomer to agriculture. I feel so fortunate that I found the agriculture industry. There are so many opportunities for growth.
Knowing that horticulture is under the agriculture umbrella and having Farm Bureau supporting horticulture like it does the rest of ag is very important.
If it wasn't for Farm Bureau, I personally, along with many others, would not have had the opportunity to meet with our representatives face to face in Washington.
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