News Detail
Play the USA with EWGA
12/08/2009
Do you play the USA with EWGA?
"From coast to coast and state to state,
If golf is what you want, you don't have to wait,
Join us and we will show you the way,
EWGA will help you get out and play.
So if what you want is to play golf across the USA,
You can do it with EWGA today."
~ Christy Bartlett, EWGA Portland, OR Chapter
Even if you've not boarded a plane in a year, you may have "Played the USA with EWGA".
Even if the courses you've played in the past year don't exceed your county lines, you may have "Played the USA with EWGA".
What do we mean by this? If you've played a course that offered you savings due to your membership in the EWGA, your experience qualifies.
If you've enjoyed special offers or savings of any kind, your experience qualifies.
If you participate in the new online EWGA social networking sites and you've connected with members from across the USA, your connections qualify.
If you've played in an intra-Chapter event and met members from other towns, your story qualifies.
And so do those who have enjoyed travel and new courses and new experiences they would not have otherwise enjoyed if it were not for their EWGA membership.
EWGA WANTS YOU to share your story with the world!
To help spread the word about all the great connections, opportunities, experiences and savings the EWGA offers, the EWGA has designed a new promotion called, "Play the USA with EWGA". The graphic's been prepared. We're set to include brief video clips or still pictures accompanied by a brief story on our website, on You Tube, on the EWGA group on Facebook, and in our Connections e-newsletter. Now all we need is for you to share your story!
Here's an example:
"When I first heard the new slogan "Play the USA with EWGA", I thought how well that saying fits with my EWGA experiences during the last decade. One of the first times I took advantage of the nationwide benefits of my EWGA membership, I played with three wonderful ladies of the Orange County, CA Chapter while on a business trip - simply by sending an email to the Chapter asking for playing partners. Sedona, AZ was the beautiful setting for a long weekend with Colorado and Arizona members and playing the Broadmoor just prior to the U.S. Senior Open was a test of skills. $25 paid for my green fees at a private club in Naples, FL during high season and I played for member rates at private courses in Tucson with EWGA members who have become close friends. I've hit a ball into the same lake from the movie "Tin Cup" in Tubac, AZ and played a round of golf with Patty Sheehan in Pinehurst, NC. My EWGA experiences have taken me literally from Southern California to Rhode Island and from Florida to Oregon but some of my fondest memories are playing the local courses (using EWGA discounts) with my fellow Chapter members in Northern Colorado! It's hard to believe how much I've gained playing the USA with EWGA!" - Karen Carlson, Northern Colorado Chapter
We know the thousands of EWGA members are drawn to the EWGA for a variety of reasons. What's yours?
Did you join to learn golf? Did you join to have a group to play the sport with? Did you join to test yourself in the EWGA Championship? For the personal and professional connections?
Feel free to cover any benefit that has had meaning to you. It will likely have meaning to others. Things like:
- Savings enjoyed through EWGA (merchandise, travel, golf, instruction, etc)
- How much you play as a member - point to the number of rounds you play thanks to the EWGA
- The number and/or variety of courses you've played thanks to EWGA - whether locally or across the country. It doesn't matter if you played golf on a vacation or a "stay"cation - if EWGA brought golf to you - it's a story worth telling.
- Who out there can boast the most US States in which they played golf - or the most miles traveled?
- And who can claim to have used the most EWGA offers and benefits?
- There are also the non-golf connections - those great social events you enjoy. Anything special you want to share?
- What about new experiences? We know there are those who never thought they'd play in the Championship and came away beaming with pride over their accomplishment. Think about what you may not have ever done had it not been for the EWGA?
- Of course - there are those invaluable friendships we all enjoy! What's your story on how your network has expanded or how your network was the safety net you needed and forever will be grateful for?
Ladies, time to put your thinking caps on! We know the stories are plentiful. We know they are moving, humorous, inspirational and more. So please take the time to share with viewers around the world how your life was enhanced by Playing the USA with EWGA!
Please send a video clip of 60 seconds or less. Close with saying enthusiastically, "Play the USA with EWGA!" while displaying your membership card, bag tag or something with the new EWGA logo on it - like your new member shirt. Or, send in a still photo of yourself along with a written story (250 words or less). Send to playusa@myewga.com and we'll do the rest. For a visual sample, see the video clip on the EWGA home page at www.ewga.com
Just think! You could be on You Tube! You could be the next viral marketing sensation! Check back often to see what other EWGA members have to say. This is going to be fun! Join us - won't you?
To learn more about the substantial Member Discount opportunities available as part of your EWGA membership, visit the "Member Discount" section at http://www.ewga.com/ or refer to the "Easy Reference Pocket Guide" to member benefits included in your Member Guide mailed to you after you joined or renewed in 2009.
