It's Raining Members at The Chamber!

It's not often you hear cowbells and cellphones ringing at the same time, but that’s exactly what happened July 29-31, 2014 when The Chamber hosted its highly successful “It’s Raining Members” event. Chamber members whipped out their cellphones to dial up prospective members to ask them to join The Chamber, which began the campaign with 747 members. Each time a new membership came in, a volunteer rang a cowbell. As a result of everyone’s efforts The Chamber now has 155 new members, bringing the total membership to 902. Here, Jay Boren of the Coweta Water and Sewerage Authority celebrates a new Chamber membership.

Motivational speaker and humorist Jimmy Cusano of Your Chamber Connection was ringleader for the fun, high-energy event. Wearing a colorful zoot suit each day, he told Chamber volunteers to take advantage of Coweta’s great reputation to encourage others to join The Chamber. “Bragging is a great thing if you can back it up,” he said. And above all, he told the volunteers—channeling his inner Donald Trump—“Close the deal.”

Members did just that. New member “Maybelle Hawkins,” at left, who was recruited by friends at Headley Construction, visits with Chamber Chair Sharon Szymanski of Canongate Golf Clubs.

Otis Jones of Matrix Insurance Agency shows some of the memberships he sold during the event.

Jason Eaker of the Financial Planning Group and Maggie McSweeney of Cardinal Waste Solutions have a good time recruiting new Chamber members.

Jimmy Cusano gathers some of the volunteers for a group photo to celebrate the success of the “It’s Raining Members” event. Thanks to all those who worked so hard on this membership campaign. Our Chamber rocks!