Sons of The American Legion - Detachment of Wisconsin

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The October 22, 2008 membership report is posted here. Membership reports are on our web site www.wisal.org, under Membership Reports, as PDF files.

Michael Lawler, Detachment Adjutant

Quote for the day

In Times of Stress and Strain, People will Vote!

Author Unknown

VOTE, it is your DUTY

There are only a few days left before the elections Tuesday November 4th 2008. Remember it is your civic duty to be an active participant in the electorial process.

Meet the Candidates at this link
http://www.wisconsinvote.org/candidates.cfm

Find out who your Representatives are at this link
http://waml.legis.state.wi.us/

Find your Assembly District
http://wims.legis.state.wi.us/Assembly/viewer.htm

Find your Senate District
http://wims.legis.state.wi.us/Senate/viewer.htm

Find your Congressional District
http://wims.legis.state.wi.us/Congress/viewer.htm

More election countdown information
http://www.electioncountdown.us/

Membership Target Dates

While our main goal is to reach 100% by Veterans Day November 11th, for us to reach the National Targets these are the goals and target dates we need to conquer:

· November 11th 45%,

· December 7th 60%,

· January 10th 75%,

· February 7th 90%,

· March 7th 100%,

· April 4, 105%

Is your Membership Team on the green or in the rough?

District Report

The Membership Golf Open: Make it a hole in one for the Sons.

Fifth, Eleventh Forth, Sixth and Third Districts are tearing up the fairway over the 45% goal, keep up the great game. Twelfth, Seventh and First Districts are catching up fast, read the green and go! The rest seem to be caught on Divot Duty.

1.     Fifth District 91.07%
2.     Eleventh District 86.27%
3.     Fourth District 60.37%
4.     Sixth District 57.95%
5.     Third District 55.62%
6.     Twelfth District 42.65%
7.     Seventh District 41.14%
8.     First District 40.00%
9.     Ninth District 32.49%
10.   Second District 22.00%
11.   Eighth District 14.48%
12.   Tenth District 8.21%

Remember to keep collecting the 2008 dues through December 31, get those last minute renewals in.

How does this compare to your Legion Districts and Auxiliary Membership?

Michael Moss, National Member Chairman

Wisconsin is in First Place in the Central Region and Fifth in the Nation!

http://www.sal.legion.org/commissions/membership.html

Michael Moss Chairman
(CO)

Chairman Moss' Report
10/08/2008

Greater Mattoon Open

Mattoon Open Score Card

Membership Reports
By Region
By Detachment - (full report)
as of 10/21/2008
Membership Growth
as of 10/07/2008

Below you will find some tools to use in your membership activities.
Use these letters as tools to Welcome your new members and Thank your renewing and longtime members.

Commander's Welcome Letter to New Members Word Doc

Commander's Thank You to Renewing Members Word Doc

Commander's Thank You to Longtime Renewing Members Word Doc

SAL 2008 Accomplishments

The 2008 SAL Accomplishments are posted on our web site, at this link, http://wisal.org/documents/2008Accomplishments.pdf remember this is only a small percentage of what the Sons do.

You are a member of an amazing organization, you accomplish amazing things, so do not let your efforts go unreported; make sure your Squadron completes the Consolidated Report Forms in the spring.

DOB

Date of Birth Information is needed for us to move forward on a PUFL (Paid Up For Life) membership, and we have less than a third of the members birthdates. Please use this form , http://www.sal.legion.org/documents/sal/pdf/adminmanual/birthdaydata.pdf, to submit your Squadron DOB Records.