Re: [AISdiscuss] A Membership Idea

[Paul W Gossett <pwgossett@juno.com>]

Excellent suggestion Clarence.

Paul

On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 04:33:28 EST CEMahan@aol.com writes:
> The best target opportunity for increasing AIS membership are people  
> who 
> have leisure time and ample financial resources to use for leisure  
> activities. 
> That group of people is the recipient of the largest  circulation 
> magazine in 
> the US, namely the AARP Magazine. 
>  
> After an article appeared in our local Fairfax County newspaper 
> about the  
> problem of people who retire without planning for their retirement 
> activities  
> and how bored such people can become, I wrote a letter to the paper 
> about the  
> opportunity for enjoying membership in a plant society, using AIS as 
> the  
> example.  As a result of my letter, we gained about a dozen new AIS  
> members. I 
> tell you this only because it illustrates what potential AARP  
> represents for 
> AIS. 
>  
> I suggest that the Board find someone to contact the AARP editors 
> and  
> propose an article on irises as a hobby activity for retirement.  I 
> do  not have the 
> time at present or I would do it. Editors are always looking  for 
> good 
> articles with pretty pictures, and getting the editors to express 
> the  type of 
> article they would like would go a long way to making sure the 
> article  was 
> accepted for publication. 
>  
> This is just an idea. Use it or ignore it, I shall not be offended. 
> Just  
> trying to be useful. Have fun at the fall Board meeting. I shall be 
> there in  
> spirit. Clarence
> 
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