Make the most of Friends Week

Top Tips for orgainising a Friends Week event.

Decide what you want to achieve with your Friends Week event.
Set a date and time within Friends Week. Consider the availability of volunteers, venues and other events that may detract from yours.
Set a budget. Try to get as much as you can for free.
Plan your activity; draw up a programme of who, what and where you need to run the event. Why not get help from local schools or businesses?
Identify potential sponsors for food, drinks, prizes, equipment, publicity etc.
Approach celebrities, local politicians, sports personalities or speakers well in advance and brief them on the purpose of the event and what you want them to do.
Invite guests, making sure to ask them to RSVP so you can cater properly for the event.
Have you got banners, flag day stickers, certificates for volunteers? Do you need the Attend or Friends Week logo for publicity? Contact us for these.
Let your local media know what you are doing. There is advice on writing a successful Press Release and local media contacts in the Members Area.
Take plenty of photos There are tips on taking great photos in the Members Area or contact us to find out if there is an Attend Creative Volunteer Photographer in your area. Send your photos to local newspapers with a caption and contact details and to us, so we can publish them in Friends Connect.
Organise a Flag Day, there are tips for a successful one in the Members Area.
Hold a coffee morning with tea and biscuits for everyone.
Break the record for the Worlds biggest cake (currently 59 tonnes of sponge).
Hold a street party.
Plant a tree.
Have fun!