Lionel Sally
01-02-2020, 09:32 AM
Two years ago the member doing our registration decided after six years she needed a break. She wasn’t enjoying the club. When we went to replace her, we didn’t realize how much work was involved as a club registrar.
Not only did we have to find someone who wanted to do the job, but, they also must know excel. I’m sure a lot of clubs have the same problem.
Being a retired software developer, I decided to create a generic club registration program. With the help of a friend, we created, “Home comfort Software”, created by seniors, for seniors in The Villages.
The program has been written, system tested. To complete the program, I’m looking for a couple of Clubs who see the same need, to test and give me feedback on features I might have missed.
A short summary of the some of the program features.
1) When a member enters a meeting, the program is designed to scan their Village ID card, search the program database and display the member’s information on the screen.
2) For member’s who say they go to meetings and have a difficult time making new friends, the program will select these members, sort them by, zip code, prev-city, village or member type, divide them by table size and send an email to every member at the table. For Veterans Day, veterans could sit together if the sort was by member type.
3) The program controls up to six activities/events. When a member choose to participate in an event/activity, the program subtracts one from the total allowed, adds the cost to the members account.
There are six customizable fields:
If members wanted to know who else attended the same college, the club could setup a college field. If five members went to Boston College, the program will group the Boston college members together and send an email to the members.
Not only did we have to find someone who wanted to do the job, but, they also must know excel. I’m sure a lot of clubs have the same problem.
Being a retired software developer, I decided to create a generic club registration program. With the help of a friend, we created, “Home comfort Software”, created by seniors, for seniors in The Villages.
The program has been written, system tested. To complete the program, I’m looking for a couple of Clubs who see the same need, to test and give me feedback on features I might have missed.
A short summary of the some of the program features.
1) When a member enters a meeting, the program is designed to scan their Village ID card, search the program database and display the member’s information on the screen.
2) For member’s who say they go to meetings and have a difficult time making new friends, the program will select these members, sort them by, zip code, prev-city, village or member type, divide them by table size and send an email to every member at the table. For Veterans Day, veterans could sit together if the sort was by member type.
3) The program controls up to six activities/events. When a member choose to participate in an event/activity, the program subtracts one from the total allowed, adds the cost to the members account.
There are six customizable fields:
If members wanted to know who else attended the same college, the club could setup a college field. If five members went to Boston College, the program will group the Boston college members together and send an email to the members.