| First Name |
Leslie |
| Last Name |
Thomlinson |
| E-mail |
thomll@telus.net |
| Club Name |
Kinette Clube of Campbell River |
| District # |
5 |
| Number of Members |
10 or less |
| Community Size |
Medium-sized community (20,000-100,000) |
| Community Type |
Urban |
| Project Name |
Halloween Treats Spooktacular |
| Type of Project (check all that apply) |
Other |
| If other, please describe |
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| Was this project a fundraiser? |
Yes |
| Description of project |
Covid safe Halloween event. Drive-through or walk up, people could give a donation and get a bag of treats which included boxed Halloween candy and coupons to local restaurants. |
| Service Hours |
21-50 |
| Did you leverage this project as a way to recruit new members? |
No |
| If you answered yes to the question above, please explain: |
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| How was this project promoted in your community? |
Our FB site, Instagram, shares by members. Some posters were put up prior. Added to community events via local radio station. |
| What were some challenges you faced with this project, and how could your project be improved? |
Soliciting for donations - many businesses not interested. Trying to find ways to promote our event but we are a new club and not known. This was the 2nd annual event and we believe that people will become familiar with it. |
| What was the approximate budget for this project? |
No cost (ex. KINdness project, time only) |
| If the project was a fundraiser, what were the sources of revenue for this project? |
donations/contributions |
| If this was a fundraiser, how much money was raised (minus expenses)? |
$0-$1,000 |
| What were the expenses for this project? |
$0 technically, although some members contributed boxes of candy for the goody bags as local businesses were mostly not interested in donating. |
| Is there anything else you would like to share that would assist another club in duplicating this project in their community? |
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