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Remembership Projects

1. Valentine's Day CardMaking
2. Care Cte/Neighbor Groups
3. Thanksgiving Day Dinner/Christmas Day Dinner
4.

1. VALENTINE's DAY CARD-MAKING to send to folks you haven't seen in a while

Advertising for Valentine's Day card-making:

~ In the Order of Service for two weeks (for Feb 3 & 10 deadlines =Jan 30 & Feb 6) -
~ For the UUpDate  - (Jan 30, and Feb 6 noon deadlines) -
~ Focus**:  send at least half the cards you make to someone in the  church whom you have not seen in a while - You'll L:OGVE the surprise it gives people!!
~ Signage for table itself -

Paraphernalia for Valentine's Day card-making:

  • "Fishbowl" for donations for postage - ____________
  • Colorful table "MailBox" -
  • More than one table with card fixings, signs, instructions, starter lists, and chairs
  • Valentine rubber stamps -
  • Red/pink stamp pads - more sought, all variations of red and pink welcome -
  • Red/Pink Pens -
  • Crayons -
  • Stickers - we could use more inch-sized hearts, etc -
  • GlueSticks(?) - for glue-ing on fabric hearts? -
  • Fabric hearts - Some still left from last year  -
  • Card Stock and matching envelopes  -
  • Colorful, high "Air MailBox" - (OPTIONAL)
  • Signs
  • Other touches?   ______________

People Power

  • One Person to write up advertising to Kim for Order of Service = Date, Time, Purpose/First Focus, sound-bite haiku about what this idea is (eg, "Melt the heart of a UU whom you haven't seen in a while: Send them a custom-made Valentine today"...) - 
  • One Person to front 3-4 books of postage on Feb 11 -
  • One Person to collect names of shut-ins and not-been-seen-lately after asking on Share and Chat for names for that roster? (starter list is useful)
  • Two people to set up table with samples and tools, then stay to help keep it organized between services -
  • Two people to re-fresh table with samples and tools, then stay to help keep it organized after second service, then bag it all for next year. -
  • One Person to verify proper postage has been affixed then take all mail to Gateway mail station on Sunday Feb 11, 2008 - (1ST SERVICE) _________ (2ND SERVICE) _____
  • One Person to collect fishbowl money and reimburse the persons who fronted postage (Balance of postage-not-used and monies-not-used goes to the General Fund through Kim in the office) - ____________ & ____________
  • Other wonderful ideas to add? _________

Suggestion from a former card maker:

Simplify, simplify, simplify.

Maybe just supply envelopes and cut out hearts of all sizes and colors and make it like the "cow", "duck", design contests of big cities.A uniform object to decorate. Crayons, markers, stickers could be used to decorate each heart. I think from last year's experience there were too many choices(i.e., glue sticks, design stamps, bits and pieces) and chaos on the tables. A few adults were far worse than the kids, and some did not make valentines for the church community. This is a worthwhile community building project.

And I would recommend skipping the postage, since very few people donated towards the stamps and Jean, Amy and I (maybe you, too?)spent our own money for most of it.