Below are some activity suggestions to help plan your local COMTO Week.

Community Outreach 

Outreach Programs

Participate in local community educational and awareness programs, such as voter registration drives, health fairs, youth symposiums, and public school initiatives.

Fundraising

Art Auction

Team up with your local art gallery to raise funds for your local chapter.

Book Fair

Display a variety of books for sale.

Golf Outing

Use this event to raise money for your Chapter’s Scholarship Fund.

Honor Your Local Sponsors

Establish your local COMTO Week as an opportunity to honor your local sponsors.

Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs)

Transportation Exhibits

Allow local companies to exhibit their products and services, which will provide a forum for your local HUBs to network and exchange information.

Legislative

Policy Forum

Conduct a policy forum to educate your community leaders about issues affecting our industry on a local or national level.

Membership

General Membership Meeting

Hold a general membership meeting to discuss local chapter business and invite a guest

speaker.

Membership Drive

Focus on recruiting, retaining, and reclaiming members. Make sure that COMTO promotional materials are in a visible area.

Workforce Development

Career Development Seminar

Work with your local high school or college to develop initiatives that work toward increasing the total number of students entering the transportation industry.

Youth Transit Day

Introduce and expose youth to the many career opportunities in the transportation industry.

Have suggestions to add to the toolkit? Send them to national@comto.org.