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ANNOUNCING OUR JUNE CHAPTER LEADER(S) OF THE MONTH
By Kelly Cook, National Field Director
It is my pleasure to announce ACT! for America’s newest “Chapter Leader(s) of the Month”! This feature highlights the activities of our various chapters operating from all over the U.S. and the world! We regularly receive updates from our hard working volunteer chapter leaders and will be sharing with you “the inside scoop” on their many successes.
You may not be aware of what our nearly 300 chapters accomplish or how essential strong chapters are to our success in confronting radical Islam.
We grow large by growing small. It is the fundamental integrity and strength of each committed chapter leader (plus his or her dedicated volunteers) that will collectively empower ACT! for America’s ability to roll back the threat of radical Islam and secure your children’s security for decades to come.
It’s my hope that many of you will realize that our dedicated chapter leaders are really not superhuman. They are people just like you and I who are concerned about our nation’s future security. From what I’ve heard from our chapter leaders, many had self doubts about their ability to lead — but they also tell me that as they follow this process we’ve carefully designed for chapter development, their confidence in their ability to lead a vibrant chapter grows with every passing month!
Some of the best chapter leaders have also volunteered to mentor new chapter leaders. By tapping into this experience, our newest chapter leaders can be guided by the steady hand of experience — experience that only comes through the crucible of actually leading a successful chapter.
You may be wondering, “How does one volunteer chapter leader accomplish so much?” “How do they run a family, a business, and a chapter and yet have time for mentoring others who want to do the same?” I learned a long time ago to delegate important tasks and responsibilities to busy people. They have a knack for multi-tasking and always allowing the highest priorities to rise to the top of their task lists!
The recipient(s) of this month’s award are no exception to this rule. It is my pleasure to announce that our June 2009 Chapter Leader of the Month Award is in fact, another Co-Chapter Leaders of the Month team:
Susan and Saul, co-chapter leaders of our Houston / Sugar Land, Texas Chapter!
These two dynamic leaders teamed up shortly after the chapter was formed and have been active doing the following:
- They have hosted our recent highly successful Citizens in Action Training Conference in Houston.
- Susan and Saul are the official coordinators for Brigitte Gabriel’s public event to be held on June 30 in Houston. See this link for details: http://actforamerica.com/index.php/public-event-listing
- Susan personally mentors over 30 chapter leaders around the nation.
- Saul leads a successful international business and yet still carves out quality time for the chapter.
- Their chapter recently wrote every university and high school in the Houston metro area exposing the agenda of the Muslim Student Association:
- Several of the schools were unaware of the threat and sincerely appreciated the information.
- They regularly visit other organizations spreading the word about the threat of radical Islam.
- They have over 30 active participants in their monthly meetings.
- In a recent film screening of Home Grown Jihad, their chapter had a sellout crowd of 120 at the theater with twice this number on the waiting list.
- They have 186 members on their email list.
- They initiated the recent Action Alert to all Texas members urging Governor Perry to veto a bill designed to weaken parental input and local control on the critical textbook selection process.
Susan’s advice to all chapter leaders: “Mix it up! Get involved in spreading the word to your community. Don’t be content with just communicating with your core volunteers.”
To all who observe Saul, it is obvious that he is a mover and shaker. He could be engineering yet another business deal, but he carves out the time to run a successful chapter as well, because he knows the absolute importance of making a difference in our nation before it is too late.
Check out Houston / Sugarland’s website: http://www.actforamericahouston.com/default.asp?contentID=1
This very productive chapter, which includes their dedicated team of volunteers, is exactly what we had in mind when we instituted the chapter concept.
In short, Saul and Susan’s consistent efforts serve as an example that when we all do a little, together we accomplish a lot!
Consider starting or helping a chapter today. Realize that besides a small monthly Patriot Partner pledge of at least $20 to ACT! for America, this is the single most important thing you can do to stop radical Islam cold. Tens of thousands of people, all accomplishing the same objectives, will get this job done! Don’t risk sitting this out! You are needed!
Please click here to sign up today!
Respectfully,
Kelly Cook
National Field Director
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