Yes, there must be a plan. Whether you're building a skyscraper or building membership in your Club, you need a blueprint to follow. Most Toastmasters Clubs are overflowing with enthusiastic members who can't wait to tell others about Toastmasters...but never get around to it. Get Organised!

Separate your members into teams and challenge them to outdo each other in bringing guests and signing up new members.

To enter the Top 5 Membership Campaigns contest, please send the details to World Headquarters. Scores of Clubs organise successful membership building campaigns each year. Toastmasters International would like to know the secrets and strategies that lie behind these efforts.

What's in it for you? If your program is selected as one of the top five, you'll receive recongition at the Hall of Fame ceremonies during the International Convention. Your ideas may even be published in The Toastmasters magazine or another Toastmasters International publication. To enter, submit a description of your Club's contest to the Membership and Club Extension Department at World Headquarters. Be sure to describe in details your program's:

OBJECTIVES - How many members did you start with and what is your goal?

AWARDS - What incentives did you provide to the members of your Club?

CALENDAR - How long was the program? A full year? Six months? Three months?

PROMOTION - How was the program promoted to the members of your Club?

SUCCESS - Did you reach the goal, or are you on track?