This event sounds similar to the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life events. For those of you unfamiliar with Relay For Life: Cancer does not sleep so we stay up all night to help fight this battle. Teams are created by businesses, families, friends, churches, etc. Each team has a campsite setup around a track, where you can fundraise by selling food, services, games, etc. and we walk around the track all night long. Now Pati my suggestion would be something fast and simple that gets people in and out fast at your tent, the longer per person, the less people you can "service", simple nail art, hand/arm massages. Now if you do feet, think about the sanitation factor of foot spray, etc. also most might be wearing shoes and socks. You could offer foot massages. I do like to idea of making business cards or postcards with an offer not a discount, for instance free nail art or paraffin dip, or even a free bottle of nail polish with a paid service (don't we all have tons of extra polish sitting around). Just some ideas. I do know that massages go over great and you don't have to take as many supplies with you, plus I would be worried about spillage on the gym floor, not yourself doing it but other adults and children could bump your supplies. You've gotten a lot of suggestions Good Luck!!!
Also if any of you have an opportunity to attend a local Relay For Life, then I ask you to please go out a visit for a while. A lot of them have great food to offer. This is a very important event to me as my mother died of lung cancer. So I'm the chairperson for our local Relay For Life. Jackie To: [email protected] Subject: NailTech:: fundraiser Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:16:23 -0400 From: [email protected] hi...I think I need some suggestions please... there is an "awake-a-thon" going to be at our local high school...in honor of cancer survivors and their caretakers. Premise is cancer never sleeps and neither will we till we find a cure! Ok so I was asked to go (and of course I will) but there is also an opportunity to do some fundraising there. After the dinner, "parade" and speeches...people will then go into the gym and stay at their "campsite". It is there that you can fundraise...all money going to the cause...I thought I might do some nail art, or polishing...or maaayybe some bling toes. There will be like 600 people FROM THE COMMUNITY there.....I thought I would pass out some cards at the same time...do you think that is ....how shall I say it, "taking advantage of the situation?" or smart networking? I don't want to come across as the first way. I used to be well known in the community, active in the schools PTA president, on committees, cub scout secretary, pre-school teacher...etc...but my kids are grown up now and I had moved away for awhile. This will be the first time I am seeing alot of people in a long time. I need some suggestions on what to do and how to present it. (set-up...decorate... etc) Pati Everyone has a photographic memory. Some, like me, just don't have any film. Why pay full price? Check out this month's deals on the new AOL Shopping. _________________________________________________________________ Rediscover Hotmail®: Get quick friend updates right in your inbox. http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Updates2_042009 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/NailTech?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
