A New Lease N on Club Life In its new nonprofit status, the Club is set to change the way it votes—and sells itself. by Erika Woodward
24 October 2012 iNTOUCH
early four years ago next month, taking to the polls in a historic presidential election, an unprecedented number of Americans voted. This November, when it comes to the Club’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Board of Governors election, Deb Wenig wants more Members than ever to exercise that same right. “I’m a political scientist by trade, so, of course, I think voting is very important,” says the governor. “I think it’s important for everybody to vote, every year for every election. It’s no different in a private club.” Unfortunately, when it comes to getting out the vote, the Club has struggled. “Historically, we’ve only required 20 percent of Members for quorum,” says Wenig, seated in the Winter Garden on a July weekday morning. “But we’ve only gotten 10 percent.”