WE HAVE A 2025 WINNER !!! 

First, though, we want to extend huge congratulations and appreciation to everyone who participated in the Membership Drive Challenge. We are bowled over by the verve, dedication and creativity you brought to recruiting more members, and we’re beyond thrilled to be able to say that our records show that, collectively, we have almost doubled the number of memberships sold by the same time last year. If that isn’t proof of what Leagues can accomplish when they all set their hearts and minds to a collective goal, we don’t know what is, and we stand in awe of your accomplishment.

Though you’re all winners in the grand scheme of things, in this specific challenge, we can only have six. To that end, we would like to congratulate our five runners-up, who not only blew our socks off, but have earned themselves six free months of the Communal module of their choosing.

In no particular order, way to go Eastwood Community League, High Park Community League, Mayfield Community League, 
Northmount Community League and Prince Rupert Community League. You all increased your numbers by over 1000% percent, a feat we would not have thought possible when we kicked off this challenge.

Without further adieu, though, the League that had the biggest jump, and thus takes home the $1000 prize is …

West Meadowlark Community League!

We have it on good authority that devoted membership director Dean personally knocked on over 500 doors to get the word out about his League, and we’re thrilled to be able to honour his dedication with our $1000 grand prize (even if it only works out to $2 a door!). If you see anyone from West Meadowlark give them a pat on the back, and maybe a little ointment for those tired knuckles.

And again: thank you to everyone who participated. You are the beating heart of the Community League movement, and we look forward to what you’ll do for your community next year, and every month in between.

Win $1000 for your League with the 2026 EFCL Membership Drive Challenge!

We know you do a lot for your community. From putting on weekly programs to maintaining places for people to gather, hosting events to informing your neighbours, Community Leagues are at the heart of everything great about Edmonton neighbourhoods.

Sometimes, though, we can be so focused on doing great things for our community, that we forget that we need to do great things for our League, too. Of all the ways you can spend your time, maybe the most important thing you can do for your League is sign up members. 

So, to help spread the word about the importance of membership, and encourage everyone to sign up some new members, we’re pleased to announce the EFCL’s 2025 Membership Drive Challenge. It’s simple, really: the League that increases its membership numbers by the most in the month of September wins $1000 from our friends at Lloyd Sadd. 

HOW IT WORKS

• Sell as many memberships as you can in the month of September.*

You can sell them any way you want: at your Community League Day event, online, at your weekly programs, go door to door —- whatever works! 

• We’ll count the Communal numbers.

Be sure to enter all your physical membership card sales into your Communal platform! Not only does it open up a whole variety of ways to reach out and organize your members, but those are the numbers we’ll be using to decide the winner. (If you have a list of 20 or more, you can put them into a spreadsheet and Communal will even upload them for you!)

• Winners will be announced End of October !

It’s just that easy!

*Winners will be determined based on largest percentage increase in total memberships, as determined by number of members on the final day of September 2025 versus the number of members on the final day of September 2026.

RESOURCES

• Communal’s Knowledge Base (Everything you need to know about using Communal)
• How to create a QR Code
• The EFCL’s Membership resource library
• Door To Door Tips

• Membership Challenge: Ask Me Anything RECORDING