Finally it is here! The new website dedicated to Young Skål members globally. If you have not already visited www.youngskalnow.org now is the time.
The development of the Young Skål Internet site has been ongoing for some time along with the development of other social media tools like Young Skål Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn groups. They are all up and running now. The Internet site has been divided into areas that indicate what Young Skål is about and how to join, events, Clubs (that have Young Skål members), news, social media, and a link to the Members Only area. We are also working to link SIERS (Skål International Events Registration System) to all Young Skål events in the future.
Now we need your help
The content and ideas for further development should come from the young members themselves. Earlier this spring we also sent out a survey to all clubs who have Young Skål members and asked for their contribution. First of all we want to link all Clubs and Young Skål sites to the main website. So far we only have eight Clubs or countries listed there – but we know for sure there are more! We would also like to get names of those Young (or older) members who would like to be added as a link and content provider for the site. So if you are a President and have not yet answered the survey, please do so immediately, by clicking here http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07eb2iseuhia6k8fl6/start.
If you are an interested member and see your Club or country is not yet listed, please do send us an email with the URL of your club website (it does not have to be a dedicated Young Skål site as we want to list all clubs that have members at this time) and any other social media sites your Club may run. We are also eager to get news, events, pictures, videos, and interesting stories about Young Skål to share with other members. Esther Romero in Torremolinos is the person to contact with all website related issues and you can reach her at esther.romero@skal.org.
How to promote Young Skål?
We encourage all Clubs to promote their Young Skål involvement with a proper Skål look and feel, to also visit http://www.skal.org/en/corporate when you plan and update your materials and social media sites.
Esther can also provide all Clubs with e.g. an Indesign kit to produce proper Young Skål business cards. This is of course also the case with the “Blue” Skål materials too. She can also help with the creation of proper letter headings for the Club and e.g. presidential banners, Facebook and many more.
As the Director responsible for Young Skål, I am also at your disposal if you have any questions, suggestions or feedback.
By Susanna Saari, Director, Skål International
