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November

Fall/Winter 2026 — Month Module

November — Member Appreciation Month

Ideas to build out

November carries two things at once: the CHAD/Friendsgiving anchor event, and a month-long thread of smaller touches that make members feel noticed every week rather than just on the one big Saturday. Framing it as Member Appreciation Month gives every Monday a reason to exist.

Member Mondays — a weekly thread through November

Every Monday in November gets a small appreciation touch. One Monday in the middle becomes a bigger activation with an outside partner.

Date	Theme	What Happens
Nov 2	Kickoff Monday	Announce Member Appreciation Month; coffee at the door; thank-you cards or shout-outs to start the month
Nov 9	Member Monday	Coach shout-outs / a shout-out wall members can add to
Nov 16	Member Monday	Keep it low-key the week right after CHAD — a simple thank-you touch
Nov 23	Perfect Monday	Partner activation — see below

Perfect Monday (Nov 23) — partner activation idea

Reach out to Perfect Bar (or a similar snack/energy brand) for a sampling day: Perfect Bars + coffee at morning classes, Perfect Bars + energy drinks at evening classes. Worth confirming whether they do gym sampling partnerships before this goes on the calendar as a lock.

Marching Orders — fill in at meeting

Decision Point	Answer	Owner	Due
Finalize weekly themes above
Who reaches out to Perfect Bar (or alternate partner)
Budget for coffee/cards/shout-out materials
Photo/recap owner for the month

Channel: internal only — this is a member-facing thank-you thread, not a lead-gen push. A short reminder post each Monday morning covers it.

Notes / Megan's Adjustments

A dedicated tribute Hero WOD on Veterans Day itself — separate from CHAD's veteran recognition moment three days later. Keep this one low-key: a regular class morning built around a Hero WOD, with a moment to specifically call out and thank CFJ's veteran members.

Pick a Hero WOD with a clear story to share with the class beforehand.
Ask veteran members ahead of time if they're comfortable being recognized, and how.
No elaborate production — this is a meaningful class morning, not a second CHAD.

Marching Orders — fill in at meeting

Decision Point	Answer	Owner	Due
Which Hero WOD
Who leads the recognition moment
Class time(s)

Run of Show

Date	Task	Channel	Notes
Tue, Nov 3	☐ Announce + share which Hero WOD	Internal
Wed, Nov 11	☐ Event — regular class times	—	Recognition moment before/during class

Notes / Megan's Adjustments

Event Concept

CFJ already does CHAD each year. The opportunity is not to reinvent the workout; it's to make the morning operate and feel like the event it deserves to be — and to make it easier for members to bring someone with them.

Multiple heats with advance sign-up and a visible countdown clock.
Official/scaled programming; partner/community option only if coaches approve.
Large CHAD banner/board where members can write who they're doing the workout for.
Recognize CFJ veterans before the first heat if they're comfortable being recognized.
Coffee before, food after, photography throughout.

Making It a Bring-a-Friend Event

Add a CHAD guest heat or team-of-4 option specifically framed for first-timers, so a friend who'd never sign up for the full workload still has a way in.
Give every member a simple, low-pressure way to ask — see the outreach skeleton below.

CHAD Prep & Awareness — Content Plan

3–4 weeks out: Why We Do CHAD — the story behind it.
2–3 weeks out: The Workout — what it actually is.
1–2 weeks out: Scaling & How to Participate — individual, partner, team, scaled.
Week of: heat sign-up push + reminder.

Content idea: pull photos or video of Games athletes doing CHAD last year, if that footage exists, and use it in the awareness series to build anticipation.

Guest Outreach Skeleton

Who: think of one person who'd respect what CHAD stands for, even if they've never done CrossFit.
The ask: "I'm doing this workout on Nov 14 for a Navy SEAL who died in action — there's a scaled/team option, you don't have to be ready for the full thing. Want to come?"
The logistics: give them the time, tell them what to wear, and that coffee's on CFJ beforehand.
The follow-up: after CHAD, invite them to stay for the Friendsgiving potluck.

Logistics Check

Confirm what's actually on site before building the run of show: sound system/speakers, microphone, countdown clock/display.

Marching Orders — fill in at meeting

Decision Point	Answer	Owner	Due
Heat capacity
Scaling / partner / guest-heat policy
Veteran recognition
Food / coffee
Sound & site check — what equipment exists on-site
Who pulls last year's Games-athlete photos/video
Photographer

Run of Show — CHAD + Friendsgiving

Date	Task	Channel	Notes
Tue, Oct 20	☐ Why We Do CHAD — content post	Internal	3–4 weeks out
Tue, Oct 27	☐ The Workout — content post	Internal	Include last year's Games-athlete footage if available
Tue, Nov 3	☐ Scaling & How to Participate + heat sign-up opens	Internal	Guest-heat option called out
Tue, Nov 3	☐ Optional light ad boost for guest-heat option	Targeted Ads (optional)	Only if budget allows — this event is mainly for members
Tue, Nov 10	☐ Final reminder + heat sign-up closes	Internal
Fri, Nov 13	☐ Decorate + set up — see supply list below	—	Ask members to help
Sat, Nov 14, 8:00am	☐ CHAD heats begin	—	Countdown clock, live Stories
Sat, Nov 14, 11:00am	☐ Transition — decor/tone switch	—	CHAD banner down, potluck tables up
Sat, Nov 14, 12:00pm	☐ Friendsgiving Potluck	—	Different music, no clock
Mon, Nov 16	☐ Recap post	Internal

CHAD + Friendsgiving Decoration/Setup Supply List (for Nov 13 setup)

☐ CHAD banner/backdrop material
☐ Poster board + markers (“who I'm doing it for” board)
☐ American flag bunting/streamers
☐ Countdown clock/display (confirm via sound & site check)
☐ Long tables + tablecloths (warm/harvest colors) for potluck
☐ Simple fall centerpieces
☐ Serving utensils / chafing dishes if needed
☐ Extra folding chairs

Notes / Megan's Adjustments

Keeping CHAD and Friendsgiving feeling separate, same day: different time blocks, different music, and a decor/tone shift between them — CHAD stays focused and a little solemn; Friendsgiving is the warm, relaxed release right after.

Once CHAD heats wrap and the gym resets, Friendsgiving becomes its own thing — a potluck lunch that feels nothing like the workout that just happened.

Members sign up to bring a dish — mains, sides, desserts, drinks.
Simple long-table setup, warm/harvest decor swapped in after CHAD's banner comes down.
Different music, different pace — no clock, no heats, just eating and talking.
Good moment for casual Committed Club or Member Appreciation shout-outs.

Suggested Timing

CHAD heats: roughly 8–11am. Transition/reset: 11–12. Friendsgiving Potluck: 12–2pm.

Marching Orders — fill in at meeting

Decision Point	Answer	Owner	Due
Potluck sign-up coordinator
Dish category assignments (mains/sides/desserts/drinks)
Tables, seating, cleanup
Who manages the CHAD → Friendsgiving decor/tone switch

One big workout the morning before actual Thanksgiving. No elaborate production. Group photo afterward and an optional canned/nonperishable food collection.

Decorations — Set Up Friday, Nov 13

Since CHAD/Friendsgiving decor goes up Nov 13 too, this is the same setup window — one decorating session covers both.

Marching Orders — fill in at meeting

Decision Point	Answer	Owner	Due
Class time(s)
Partner / team format
Run a food drive?
Photo owner
Decoration volunteer sign-up

Run of Show

Date	Task	Channel	Notes
Tue, Nov 17	☐ Announce + food drive call-out (if running one)	Internal
Wed, Nov 25	☐ Event — morning classes	—	Group photo after

Notes / Megan's Adjustments

November

Veterans Day Hero WOD

CHAD1000X

Friendsgiving Potluck

Thanksgiving Community WOD