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Cary Chapter Shows Incredible Growth and
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The
Cary Chapter has experienced incredible
growth and membership involvement during
their first year as an official
chapter. In June of 2005, Cary members
had their first informational meeting to
start the process of their own chapter.
In September of 2005, the official
balloting started for board seats for
the Cary Chapter. During the election
and seating of the executive board the
membership continued to grow. The first
Cary board was put in place in November
of 2005. At that time the membership
had grown to 106 members. This was due
to the excitement of members in having
their own chapter and a membership drive
that was under way. The membership drive
added 16 new members in the last quarter
of 2005. Since November 9th
of 2005 when the first Cary Chapter
board was initially set, until the time
a new board was seated on December 14,
2006, the membership has grown to 130
members. This amounts to a 23%
increase in a little more than a year.
A large part of the membership growth
has been due to members being involved
and seeing first hand the
accomplishments that are being made.
Sixty-six members participated in
various functions of the chapter in the
first year. These functions included
monthly meetings, training sessions,
candidate political screenings
and events, a Cary Chapter picnic
and PAL game, along with events to show
appreciation for a retiring member and
an endorsed Cary Town Council member who
resigned. The involved members have in
turn spread the word to those that
aren’t members, and have been able to
articulate additional reasons for
becoming a member and becoming
involved. They have also been able to
show the additional advantages of a
having a chapter and more fully explain
the benefits
package that the PBA offers. |
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