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4 Weeks to Go
8 April 2021
4 Weeks to Go – Countdown!
On this page you will find:
- Checklists for:
- Convenor
- Logistics
- Stalls
- Marketing
- Entertainment
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4 Weeks to Go! It’s time fo
☐ Convenor
- Order showbags
- Allocate parking spaces for special guests
☐ Logistics
- Electricals tag / check equipment
- Where to put bins to be collected?
☐ Stalls
- Send a reminder email to outside stall holders in policy info, site map etc
☐ Marketing
- Postcard invitations 5 per kid
- Real estate: get event on their rental list or open for inspection
- A street map in the office can be left with the flyers in bundles of 100. The parents mark off which streets they are doing to avoid double up.
☐ Entertainment
- Sell arm bands for rides
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