BEDFORD, Texas – The Automotive Service Association (ASA) has announced the winner of its 2009 Chairman’s Club Award, the association’s grassroots member recruitment program. This year’s recipient is Jeff Bly of Maywood Transmission Inc., an ASA member-business in Independence, Mo. The Chairman’s Club award honors ASA members who recruited or provided leads for prospective shops to become members of the association.
Bly earned more member recruitment points than any other ASA member between the close of last year’s competition through Sept. 15, 2009. The accomplishment earns Bly an expense-paid trip to one of ASA’s two annual trade shows – The Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS) or the International Autobody Congress and Exposition (NACE) – both of which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Convention Center in Las Vegas Nov. 4-7.
“The Chairman’s Club was established to reward members for their assistance in growing ASA’s membership. The best recruiters the association has are our members. I am grateful to Jeff for his assistance in spreading the ASA message to our industry. His commitment to growing the membership is truly inspiring,” said B.J. Johnson, vice president of membership services.
“I’m very honored to accept this prestigious award,” said Bly. “I would like to personally thank Todd Mehalko, ASA membership recruiter, who taught me that recruiting is mainly about ‘excitement.’ He told me that if you’re truly enthusiastic about a particular feature, or benefit of ASA membership, then that’s what you should talk about when you approach a prospective member. As it turns out, excitement has proved to be contagious in ASA-Missouri/Kansas (ASA-Mo/Kan). I enjoy being part of an association that is truly amazing. I look forward to seeing many of my ASA friends at CARS.”
Bly is a full-time technician at Maywood Transmission. In addition to recruiting members for ASA, he is an active member of ASA-Mo/Kan who serves as state secretary for the affiliate, is the ASA-Kansas City chapter president, and also serves as the ASA-Mo/Kan newsletter chairman.
“Jeff has an incredible enthusiasm for ASA and the automotive service industry. He is well-respected in the industry and has done an amazing job growing the Kansas City chapter, as well as inspiring members to become leaders and get more involved,” said Sheri Hamilton, AAM, executive director, ASA-Mo/Kan.
The Chairman’s Club program is based on a point system: five or more points are earned for each new member a current member recruits. The member with the most points by a specified date is awarded the grand prize – an expense-paid trip to ASA’s CARS or NACE events.
The ASA Chairman’s Club is an integral part of ASA’s membership recruitment program. All regular members in good standing are invited to participate in the Chairman’s Club program. Individuals who participated in the 2009 program will receive a certificate of appreciation from ASA for their recruitment efforts. The next grand prize recipient will be determined Aug. 15, 2010. Watch for upcoming announcements from ASA to learn more about the next Chairman’s Club program, prizes and opportunities for bonus points. For more information, call the ASA membership department at (800) 272-7467, ext. 295; or visit the ASA Community section in the Members Only area of the ASA Web site, www.ASAshop.org.
To encourage member recruitment at CARS and NACE this year, ASA is announcing an exciting new contest – the Chairman’s Club Challenge! For every prospective member that a current member and Automotive Service and Repair Week (ASRW) attendee signs up during NACE and CARS, that member’s name and the name of the newly recruited member will go into a drawing for a $100 VISA gift card each. (Essentially, ASA will give away two $100 gift cards – one to the referred new member and one to the regular member in good standing who recruited him or her.) For more details, see the October issue of AutoInc. or visit ASA booth N8601 during the event.
