The Ohio Plan

The OHIO PLAN:
                   The Ohio Plan is a turnkey, structured program that can be used to
                    recruit new Lions Club members. This program makes extensive use of
                    the Healthy Club Initiative material, other useful resources, and the
                    many years of experience of the authors in recruiting new Lions.

                    Of significant importance is the fact that the Ohio Plan addresses a
                    question that is often asked by Presidents and Membership Chairmen:

                            "How do I go about recruiting new Lions for my Club?   I've never
                            done this before, so please be specific. Tell me all the things
                            I need to know and all the things I need to do to make this
                            successful."

                    The Ohio Plan guides club leaders through the membership recruiting
                    process in a detailed, step-by-step manner. The instructions include:
                    identifying prospective candidates, making letter and phone contacts,
                    planning the New Member Night, preparing the needed literature and
                    handouts, conducting the meeting, sharing with the prospects what they
                    need to know (even if they don't really know what they want to know!), "selling" the guests on
                    your club and Lionism, performing the necessary follow-up steps, and
                    getting the prospects to sign the membership application.

                                                       The Ohio Plan is co-authored by
                                                            PCC, PDG Lion Jeff Hillis, Colonel Crawford Lions, District 13-B
                                                            VDG Lion Ken Marshall, Broadview Heights Lions, District 13-C

Primary Documents:    (All documents are in a PDF format except where noted   = MS word document)
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                        Handout: A 1-page document that is used to generate interest in the program.

                            Short Report: Four pages that covers the essentials of the recruiting program.
                                            This is useful for explaining the recruiting process to your Club Members.

                            Chairman's Report: A multi-page, highly detailed report that leads the Membership
                                             Chairman through all phases of the program in a step-by-step manner.

                            Talking Points: Useful suggestions on what to highlight when discussing the Ohio
                                             Plan at a meeting of your club members .

                        Supporting Materials & Communications:
                       Advertising Brochure: Club advertising brochure, Tri-fold, full-color.
                       Letters of Introduction     Sample Form Letters.
                               Form #1             Form #2
                            Meeting Agenda: Sample Agenda for the New Member Night.
                            Membership Application: New Member Application.
                            Names of Prospects: Useful tools to help identify and categorize potential Lions.
                                       Recruiting Wheel            Prospects Referral Form
                       New Member Packet : A handout for each attendee; covers Lionism & your club.
                       Thank You Letters: Send to those who attended the meeting or joined the club.
                               Joined               Attended Meeting
                       Time Line: A typical 6-week time schedule for the recruiting program.

                                   Presentation:
                        Used to present the Ohio Plan to groups of individuals.
                        The document are all the same but have different formats.

                                Powerpoint        Adobe PDF         Word Document (slides)

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