September
 Select local
charity(ies) for food and clothing drive
Make arrangements
to secure a truck and driver from local vendor to pick
up donations (managers should be responsible for loading
and unloading trucks; driver should drive only)
Start promoting
food and clothing drive at club/chapter. First newsletter
article should appear in the club's /chapter's September/October
or fall newsletter
September
21 - Mail first press release to local media announcing
food and clothing drive |
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October
Get in touch
with local Marine Corps Reserve for "Toys for Tots"
drive. Ask to be listed as a designated drop off site
(good PR!) They will send an information packet.
Continue promoting
food and clothing drive at club/chapter through special
mailings, signs at participating clubs, announcements
at chapter/club meetings, etc.
October
14 - Start food and clothing drive |
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November
Remind
members about food and clothing drive in club/chapter
newsletter. Also, remind them of the upcoming "Toys
for Tots" drive in December.
November
6 - Mail second press release to local media announcing
"Toys for Tots" drive
November
21 - Pick up and delivery of food and clothing for
your local charity |
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December
Include article
about "Toys for Tots" in December issue of club/chapter
newsletters
November
30 -
Start "Toys for Tots" drive. Marine
Corps Reserves can send a Marine in full dress to supervise
collection at a party, if requested
December
11-14 - End "Toys for Tots" drive. The
Marines may come around and pick up the toys if each
site has collected enough. Otherwise, make arrangements
to drop them off. |
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January
As
a chapter, you may want to send out a press release to
local media showing cumulative totals for each drive.
Also, you may want to include a 5" x 7" black
and white photo.
Thank all
who donated through an article in club/chapter newsletter.
January
14 - Inform CMAA National Headquarters about the
success of your club's campaign using the enclosed
end of the campaign report form |
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Donation
Ideas
Hold
a Thanksgiving dinner, offering $5-$10 off (depending
on the size of the donation) of the dinner tab if a member
makes a food or clothing donation that evening.
Encourage
yourstaff. distributors, purveyors, as well as members
to make donations
Have a "Spring
Cleaning" party. Have your members clean out their
closets and pantries and bring in items for donations.
Have an indoor picnic and serve picnic food (novelty because
it will be October/November).
The options
are as endless as your creativity. Have fun with it and
so will your members and staff! |
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