Re: OT - Press release experience?

Everyone is probably right Bonnie.  Personally I would slam the
commercialization thing but I've been told more than once I'm a tad
extreme.  Act surprised.

On 10/20/06, Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> ok- forget the pictures LOL.....
>
> I think someone needs to address this photo printing, especially if you
> are going to have a large number of kids! An inkjet printer with special
> paper is going to be expensive if lets say you end up printing 500 or
> more pictures! Anyone in the congregation have a color laser printer...
> cheaper to do this but even then, yikes! I would say, first picture is
> free, any reprints a donation must be given? Maybe a can on the table
> might help with the expenses if folks donate something even for the
> first picture. Too bad you don't have more time. I would hit up on
> camera manufacturers, paper and ink companies and see if they would
> donate some supplies? I had good success emailing pond companies and
> asking for door prizes for our expo's. Warning! Use the church address,
> as I recall getting a phone call at work from John yelling at me about a
> semi in front of the house wanting to know what we where going to use to
> offload skids of stuff with......
>
>
> What about some of these online photo things. You could post the
> pictures and folks could print from there? Then if they want 10 copies,
> no big deal on your end. Or maybe the group should sign up at ipower for
> a limited time web site. All the pictures could be uploaded and folks
> could print from there?
>
>
> Wasn't Chris using those small CD's for his catalog..... maybe that
> would be an answer too. First print free, X amount for a cd with the
> pictures on them?
>
>
> Good Luck!
> Donna
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Bonnie & Bill Morgan <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 10:16:51 AM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] OT - Press release experience?
>
>
> Good input!  O.K., I'll change the header.    Area codes don't change much
> until one gets down around the interstate loop around Cincinnati, but it
> won't hurt to add it.
>
> As for photos...Yes, I do hope to have the costume finished within the
> next
> 2-3 weeks, but I'm not sure that will be enough time to get the articles
> in
> on time with photos.  Besides, Bill won't be bleaching his hair and beard
> until a week after Thanksgiving.  Since it takes 4 bleachings to get it
> Santa white, it is very difficult for him to keep bleaching (to cover
> roots)
> for more than a month without losing LOTS of hair to breakage.  And
> bleaching the mustache under his nose is a very sensitive and difficult
> thing to do because of the fumes.  Eyebrows are another level of
> difficulty
> to keep white.  Right now, there is only a little bit of color in his
> mustache and very little in his beard, but he still has a full head of
> dark
> brown (almost black) hair that must be treated.  Of course, for radio, it
> doesn't make a lot of difference (photos, that is.)    Too bad I don't
> know
> a Greek Orthodox or Roman Catholic Bishop who could lend us his attire for
> photos.  I could probably use white hair spray for initial photos.
>
> I'm still trying to pin down some folks at church on how much they are
> willing to donate, but I'm sure that one of the members has volunteered
> use
> of a photo printer (4"X6") and we'll be asking for either funds or photo
> paper and ink to fit it from the congregation.  The plan is to take photos
> with a digital camera and print them while the family is still there.
> Originally, I had just planned to have parents bring their own
> cameras.  Do
> you think we could ask for good will offerings for those who want extra
> photos to cover the expense of paper and ink?  We have no clue how many
> will
> show up for it since this will be the first year, but I'd rather be over
> supplied than undersupplied.
>
> CD's are pretty cheap.  I hadn't thought about having them for the event,
> but I don't think we have a PC (or the software) available at church to
> burn
> the photos to CD.  I know that malls here charge $10-$15 for the photo on
> Disc.  Perhaps we can ask for good will offerings for them as well if I
> could find someone to bring a laptop with the right software.  However, we
> don't want to be in the business of turning anyone down for a picture or
> pictures, either.  After all, this is a non-profit event.
>
> I don't think we want to be in the business of e-mailing photos if we have
> large turn out.  Many of the members aren't that computer literate (being
> a
> very small congregation with mostly  very elderly members) and I won't
> have
> time to do large volumes with our regular Santa Visits to various
> charities.
> If all goes well, we might be able to add  things for future years, but
> I'm
> not sure we can do it all this first year.
>
> Up to now, our largest event has been Bible School and the Pre-School we
> offer for the community.  In the summer, Bible School draws more than 60
> children (though ads have been limited to the sign on the property) and we
> have had to put children on a list because we simply don't have the staff
> or
> enough younger (folks under 75) volunteers to help with the children.  The
> pre-school has a community reputation for being the best in the area and
> the
> waiting list to get into it (State regulations restricting size there) is
> VERY long.  Since the advertising is going beyond word of mouth and the
> sign
> on the corner of the church property, I'm not sure what to expect.  The
> pre-school plans to put fliers into their children's take home bags
> regarding both the St. Nicholas Event and the Wrap It Up Events.  (Am I a
> glutton for punishment?  Or just crazy.  Don't answer that!!! LOL!!!)
>
> I do know Santa Bill can do 200-250 children per hour with the right
> supports in place.  (It varies so much because he actually listens to each
> child.  Some have more to say than others.)   I'm confident that he can do
> the same with St. Nicholas, though he'll be having to answer questions
> about
> why he is different than Santa.   We'll be open approximately 6 hours for
> one day.  I don't think the congregation yet understands how many children
> could come through.
>
> Thanks everyone for your thoughts and your help!  I'd be lost without you!
>
> Blessings,
> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf
> Of Donna
> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 9:32 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - Press release experience?
>
> I agree with Jim..... wouldn't give you a good spot in the paper and you
> might be the first one to get canceled if space in that issue becomes a
> problem....
>
>
> Might also add the church's area code as well.....( although your areas
> might be larger than ours here)
>
> But my question is... who is paying for all the picture printing? Are you
> going to email the pictures to the parents to print out? You know the
> parents needs extra copies for grandparents etc.... hum....Trust me, you
> want as many questions answered in the ad. You will get tons of phone
> calls
> and emails if you don't.
>
>
> Hum.. no way to get a picture of your grandkid and Bill ahead of
> time?  Bill
> makes such a great Santa it would draw them there....
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net>
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 7:40:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - Press release experience?
>
>
> Don't think I'd attack the commercial spirit of christmas; crass
> commercialism generates a lot of revenue for the media. Rather, I'd stress
> a
> traditional alternative.
>
> On Oct 20, 2006, at 7:23 AM, Bonnie & Bill Morgan wrote:
>
> > Jim, Zem and Donna,  I agree about getting something to draw their
> > attention.  Since I can't find any sign that anyone else in the Miami
> > Valley, much less the greater Dayton area has done a St. Nicholas
> > Event, I think we'll peak some interest.  This will go to Christian
> > Radio stations in the area, our main local newspaper and the community
> > newspapers in the area.
> > (The latter has agreed to run two articles for us.  They will run one
> > in a couple of weeks and again the week before the event.)
> >
> > Here's what I had already put together.  I'm open for ideas and
> > critiques.
> >
> >
> >
> > Tired of the Mall Santa and the Hype to Buy, Buy, Buy? (I'll bold and
> > enlarge this.)
> >
> > Christ the King Lutheran Church in Centerville will be hosting a Saint
> > Nicholas Event to allow children and parents to get pictures with a
> > familiar Christmas icon without the commercialization of Christmas.
> >
> > The event will be held:
> >     December 9th between 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
> >     At Christ The King Lutheran Church
> >     On 50 Nutt Road (on the corner of Nutt and 48) in Centerville.
> >
> > There is no charge for the event, but children are encouraged to bring
> > an item for the Baby Jesus, which will be donated to Hannah's Treasure
> > Chest.
> > Hannah's treasure Chest provides families in need with items necessary
> > to care for their children all through the year.
> >
> > Parents can bring their own cameras or have a photo taken by one of
> > the attendants.
> >
> > Children may also talk with a Nativity Character, hear the REAL story
> > of Christmas and learn about other Christmas traditions, such as the
> > candy cane.  They can snack on a Christmas cookie and sip some hot
> > chocolate as well.
> >
> > Come and enjoy a family oriented, Christian, Christmas based, non
> > commercialized celebration of the spirit of giving.
> >
> > For more information, contact Christ the King Lutheran Church at
> > 885-5785 or
> > send an e-mail to St.Nicholas@ameritech.net.
> >
> >
> >
> > BTW, thanks to Pam for testing my new e-mail address (St.Nicholas) for
> > me!
> >
> >
> > Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> > Behalf Of james singer
> > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 8:27 PM
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - Press release experience?
> >
> > It's just who, what, why, when, and where, like any other press
> > release, Bonnie. Helps if you can lead with something sexy/unique,
> > like you're going to tar and feather the mayor or pit St. Nick against
> > Old Nick, but if you can't, just lead with whatever it is about the
> > event should attract the most reader interest [editors are interested
> > in readers; they don't care about events or sponsors, unless the
> > sponsors are advertisers]. Just be sure you include all the who, what,
> > why, when, and where stuff--and your name and phone number--so whoever
> > re-writes it will have no excuse for screwing it up.
> >
> > On Oct 19, 2006, at 7:52 PM, Bonnie & Bill Morgan wrote:
> >
> >> Does anyone have any experience with community event press releases?
> >> I'm
> >> getting ready to "alert the media" to a St. Nicholas Event open to
> >> the Dayton area and I want to make it as professional as possible.
> >>
> >> Blessings,
> >> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
> >>
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> > Island Jim
> > Southwest Florida
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> > Heat Zone 10
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> Island Jim
> Southwest Florida
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
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