Loading...Big Victory! ’07 Membership Campaign Sets Two New Records
The Team Georgia Chamber ’07 statewide membership campaign, a team effort by more than 500 volunteers, will enter the record books as the most successful campaign in the history of the state chamber. It roared past its new member goal of 700, ending with 819 (an all-time high) and it raised $1,767,508, beating its objective by 101%.
In summing up the drive, Campaign Chairman Charles K. Tarbutton, called its success a tribute to the reputation and track record of the Georgia Chamber and to the hard-working volunteers. “We start with two zero’s on the board in June and it’s up to our volunteers to slowly and methodically add to our totals until we reach goal,” he said. Tarbutton, who took over as the ’08 Chair of the Georgia Chamber on January 14th, added that this was the eleventh Georgia Chamber campaign in a row to hit and exceed it dollar goal. Tarbutton is Asst. Vice President of Sandersville Railroad Co., in Sandersville.
Dollars raised in the drive are used to improve and expand services and benefits offered by the Georgia Chamber to its more than 4,000 members in 156 Georgia counties. Long time new member recruiter and the immediate past chair of the Georgia Chamber, Dr. J. David Allen, President & CEO, Dr. J. David Allen and Associates, Consultants to the Healthcare Industry, stressed the importance of growing the membership. “Our first job is to serve as the voice of Georgia business at the Georgia General Assembly and the more representative we are, the more effective we are. That’s why we hold annual membership campaigns,” Allen noted. Dr. Allen holds the distinction as the all-time top new member recruiter in the history of the Georgia Chamber, with more than 500 new members to his credit.
Planning for the Team Georgia Chamber ’08 campaign, which will be chaired by Mike Garrett, President & CEO, Georgia Power Company, begins immediately.
