We wanted to check in with PMI Chapter Challenge Winner Brian, the president of the La Crosse WI PMI Chapter. The Chapter received 5k from the challenge.

Prior to last year, we could only accept payment at the door for our chapter events. In 2009, we started a service that allowed members to register and pay online with a credit card and, of course, there was a transaction fee. Being a small chapter we have low funds, so we had to pass that fee along to the members. I think it amounted to something like $1.05 on top of our normal dinner meeting registration (the normal meeting fee paid by members is $25 when paying by check at the door). Even though this new service and associated fee was communicated to our membership, we still dealt with some complaints.

This is just a start toward using the grant, but having the additional funds in our treasury allowed us to eliminate this fee from our members – the most important part of our chapter.

Future plans for use of the grant include bringing a notable speaker to present for the members of the La Crosse chapter.

Good to hear from you Brian! Look forward to hearing more from La Crosse WI!