Pennant Race

Step Up to the Plate Challenge: Membership Pennant Race

From July 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026, SGMP will run a national membership campaign awarding both individuals and chapters for recruiting members to SGMP. SGMP is the only society dedicated to the specific needs of government meeting planners, and we want to reward our members for spreading the word!

Leaderboard

How to play

Recruit new members, encourage lapsed members to rejoin, and encourage those who have membership in a single chapter to purchase an additional chapter membership. Members can join online at www.sgmp.org/join-sgmp and enter the name of their recruiter in the membership form. Members can add another chapter to their membership by contacting [email protected] and letting us know the name of their recruiter, and the chapter they’d like to add to their membership.

    • Single (1 pt): Recruit an inactive member (over one year lapsed).
    • Double (2 pts): Recruit a secondary membership from an existing member
    • Triple (3 pts): Recruit a brand-new member
    • Home Run (10 pts): Recruit both a planner AND a supplier within the same month (any category single, double, or triple hits).
    • Grand Slam (BONUS 50 pts): Recruit a total of 5 planners or suppliers (must include at least one of each) in the same quarter.

Points will be tallied each month from our membership records – but members can keep track of your own points using scorecards. Send your scorecard at the end of each month to [email protected] so we can make sure we have all your points recorded.

Prizes & Recognition

SGMP will send monthly reports to our chapters letting you know who’s in the lead! We will also track our leaderboard online at www.sgmp.org/baseball.

Individual Awards

MVP Recruiters: The leading scorer from each chapter each month will receive a fun baseball stress ball (enclosed) awarded at a chapter meeting. The national top recruiter each month will receive a gift card, mailed to their chapter and awarded at a chapter event.

Hall of Fame Recruiters: At the end of the game, the top 2 recruiters – one supplier and one planner – will each receive a complimentary 2026 NEC registration!

Chapter Awards

Pennant Race: At the end of the game, the Top 3 Chapters will receive custom banners for their website, online recognition, and certificates will be distributed to chapter leaders at the NEC.