Attention Empire Family!<\/span><\/p>\n How did you find out about Empire for the first time? An e-mail? A flyer? Or from a former participant? <\/span><\/p>\n Every year, we carefully examine each new team\u2019s application to see how they found out about Empire. The results are clear: you are our best ambassadors! <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe majority of teams that attend Empire for the first time find out about us through the Empire Family,\u201d said Empire Executive Director Justin Matarrese. \u201cWe are so lucky that our past participants market Empire for us, often unintentionally.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n This year, we decided to reward our ambassadors while furthering our mission of expanding mock trial\u2019s impact to new communities. How? <\/span><\/p>\n The Empire Referral Program<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n Here\u2019s how it works.<\/span><\/p>\n You continue to do what you\u2019ve excelled at in the past: speak passionately about your Empire experience to a school <\/span>that hasn\u2019t previously competed at Empire (or hopefully, schools<\/i>)\u00a0 If that school applies to Empire, and subsequently participates, then you could save 10% on your registration fee ($200)!\u00a0 You\u2019ll just need the recruitee\u00a0<\/span>to indicate on their app that you referred them to Empire!<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHow many times do your students use social media to keep up with their friends at other schools, or do you (as a coach) speak to another coach from a neighboring school?\u201d asked Amber Rumancik, Empire\u2019s Director of Competition Experience who also coaches Fletcher High School\u2019s Mock Trial Team in Jacksonville, Florida. \u201cThere are so many easy and natural ways to take advantage of this program.\u201d<\/p>\n What\u2019s more, the discount can be applied at any point<\/i> in the next three years. So let\u2019s say you decide to take 2018 off, and return to Empire in 2019. That\u2019s totally fine! You can collect the discount then.<\/p>\n \u201cThe idea is to thank our Family for going out of their way to promote Empire, and to provide an an incentive for them to continue doing so,\u201d said Matarrese. <\/span><\/p>\n So what are you waiting for? \u00a0Let the recruitment begin! <\/span><\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Questions about the Referral Program should be directed to Amber Rumancik. She can be reached at: <\/span>arumancik@empiremocktrial.org<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n