Membership Program
National Direct Dues Program
Our Department will participate in the National Direct Dues Program. This means the entire transmittal, along with the dues is sent directly to National for both annual and life memberships. The Posts will be paid their portion of the Life Membership dues from National. Details will be further explained in the Adjutant/Quartermaster Manual that each Post receives with their Quartermaster Kit from National Headquarters. If further instruction is required, please contact the Department Quartermaster or me for assistance.
VFW Online Dues Processing
Posts are highly encouraged to submit their dues processing using the VFW Online transmittal system.
National Membership Recruiting Report
The monthly membership recruiting statistics are published monthly by the VFW Membership Department. These reports provide information on each members individual recruiting accomplishments. Each month these reports are compiled and emailed to the States/Departments. This is a useful tool that assists the VFW in recognizing individual members for their recruiting successes.
New Post Institution Program Refund
Any new Post instituted during the year, will receive a rebate of $6.00 from Department for each new and reinstated member listed on the final Charter application form, submitted to National. When the new Post is officially instituted and Chartered the Department Quartermaster will refund monies for those members shown on the Charter, on the closing date (up to 90 days after the institution of the Post).
Life Membership
Life membership recruiting is an important program and we will strive to encourage everyone to become a Life Member. We have to be sure that all new and potential life members understand how strongly the VFW supports them, other veterans and local communities. It goes without saying that without the recruiting of new members, our great organization will not be able to survive. Recruiting must begin at the Post level. It is up to each Comrade to do their part to insure that our organization continues to grow. We have a proud legacy of leading the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U. S., in membership recruitment throughout the years. Let’s go out and show them that the best Department is right here in the Pacific Areas.
Membership Recruiting Reward Program
Life Membership Drawing
Four (4) life membership stipends of $150.00 will be paid for by the Department, at the Mid-Term CofA in December 2011 and six (6) life membership stipends of $150.00 will be paid for by the Department at the annual convention in June 2012. The winners of the stipends will be determined by the drawing of chits awarded as follows:
1. Each Post will receive one (1) chit for every ten (10) New Life Members, at both Mid-term and twenty-five (25) by June Convention. Early recruiting is encouraged since the June Convention chits will be awarded for all New Life Members signed up for the entire VFW year.
2. One chit for any Post signing up a total of fifty (50) by midterm New/Reinstated (Annual) Members. Plus an additional chit for every additional 100 Members recruited. Early recruiting is encouraged since the June Convention chits will be calculated using the total number of New/Reinstated members signed up for the entire VFW year.
3. One chit for the Post that leads the Department with the highest percentage over 100% (minimum ten (10) New/Reinstated required).
4. One chit for any Post that has reached 100% Members in membership as of end of November 2011 and one chit for May 2012 as recorded by National Memstats.
Department Individual Recruiting Rewards Instructions
The purpose of the Individual Recruiting Awards is to instil an incentive for recruiting membership for the ensuing year. It is designed for those Comrades, who want to get out and recruit new, reinstated and/or life members.
The Department will continue to have the “Early Bird” program that will give away extra gift certificates for those Comrades who recruit members by the end of November 2011 National MEMSTATS posted date. The following are special instructions and information concerning the attached application:
- Members Recruited – Recruit at least 03 N/R members and receive DPA and Commander Pins; for recruiting 10 to 100+ N/R members receive gift certificates (and a paid trip for 100+ recruiters). All pin rewards will be given to the Post Commander for presentation. All gift certificate awards will be presented at the Department C of A or Convention.
- Previous Rewards – Winners of previous 50, 75 and 100 rewards can receive more gift certificates by recruiting additional members after the November 2011 suspense date and prior to the end of May 2012.
- Gift certificates - All gift certificates will be from the VFW Emblem & Supply Catalog.
- Airfare - Economy class airfare (century recruiter) will be paid to and from the District, to the Department Convention site for the duration of the convention (however this does not include hotel cost). The DPA Quartermaster will only reimburse attendee’s for airfare ticket, not to exceed a normal travel time (i.e.: 8 day travel ticket; vice 13 day and up ticket. Anyone receiving a paid airfare must attend all VFW business sessions or they will not reimbursed for their airfare.
- Department Recruiter of the Year – A plaque will be presented to the Department Recruiter of the Year at the Department convention in June 2012.
- Recruiter Rewards – Rewards for recruiting will be determined as follows:
Life Member Recruiting Program
Key: LX-Life Transfer; LC-Life Continuous; DPA: LAL-Life Member at Large and AAL-Annual Member at Large.
To receive credit for any DPA Member at Large, whether annual (AAL) or life member (LAL), that member must be transferred to an active DPA Post. Rewards will be given in the form of gift certificates. Transferring members without the transferred member’s knowledge is not acceptable and will render the individual and Post ineligible for any membership awards and will also disqualify them for All State / All American consideration.
05 New Life and/or (LX and or LAL) members $25.00
10 New Life and/or (LX/LC and/or LAL) members $50.00
25 New Life and/or (LX/LC and/or LAL) members $100.00
50 New Life and/or (LX/LC and/or LAL) members $100.00 & paid trip to DPA Convention
75 New Life and/or (LX/LC and/or LAL) members $150.00 & paid trip to DPA Convention.
Legacy Life Member Recruiting Program
Key: BLN-Bronze Legacy Life New; SLN-Silver Legacy Life New; GLN- Gold Legacy Life New; LLU- Legacy Life Upgrade
1 BLN 1 Point
1 SLN 2 Points
1 GLN 3 Points
1 LLU 1 Point
Any Post Achieving a total of 10 points will receive $100 award
Any District Achieving a total of 20 points will receive $100 award
Early Bird Program. (Ends November 2011)
Key: N/R-New or Reinstated
10 N/R members - (five or less can be LX/LC/LAL) $50.00
25 N/R members - (twelve or less can be LX/LC/LAL) $75.00
75 N/R members - (twenty four or less can be LX/LC/LAL) $125.00
100 N/R members - (forty nine or less can be LX/LC/LAL) $150.00 *
*Along with paid airfare to Mid-Term/C of A and/or Department Convention in June. If the recruiter elects to travel to the C of A in December and recruits an additional 100 members he/she also gets a paid trip to the Department Convention. Recruiting 200 members earns a paid trip to both the CofA and the Convention and includes hotel cost!
Regular Recruiting Program
03 to 05 N/R members - Department Commander and Department pins.
10 N/R members (four or less recruited can be LX/LC/LAL/AAL) $25.00
25 N/R members (nine or less can be LX/LC/LAL/AAL) $50.00
50 N/R members - (fifteen or less can be LX/LC/LAL/AAL) $75.00
100 N/R members-(twenty four or less can be LX/LC/LAA/AAL) $100.00
Note
Computation of data for membership awards for Mid-Term C of A will be based on the end of November 2011 National MEMSTATS posted date and for the Convention at the end of May 2012 National MEMSTATS posted date. Specific suspense days are not used due to National posting MEMSATS on different days each month. At the end of May and November it is usually the last Friday of the month. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions, or need assistance. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Our objective is to ensure that our Department of Pacific Areas continues to be a leader in membership at the National level and that our Posts have a successful year in achieving this goal.