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 Program
Title: You
can use "Ice Cream and Salsa," which
is eye-catching, or come up with your own title.
Description:
Salsa dancing is extremely popular in most areas,
so this program allows them to see a demonstration
and get free lessons, all while eating ice cream
sundays.
Programming
Checklist
(download checklist
in MS Word format  )
Read
an article on successful program planning
Assessment:
- Determine
whether this program is a good fit for the
needs and interests of your residents (this
can be done through informal polling, observation,
or formal surveys). Find out if there is a
Salsa Club on your campus who would be willing
to come in and provide the lessons. If not,
is there a local dance studio that would be
willing to help out? (It's a good promotional
opportunity for them).
Preparation:
- Decide
on a date for your event. Talk to your residents
and fellow staff to find out what time/day
would be ideal. Ideally, you should provide
yourself at least 2 weeks for planning and
advertising.
- Determine
a location. You need space for dancing and
for observers to watch.
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Locate someone to give the Salsa lessons and
a demonstration.
- Get
ice cream and toppings
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Make plans for advertising. Start advertising
as soon as possible, but use several “waves”
of advertising. You may wish to use the sample
flyers included with this program. You may
also want to use a building email list, banners,
door hangers, global voice mail (where available),
and as ALWAYS, word of mouth, the most effective
advertising format.
Implementation
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Arrive early & set up. Call your contact
for the salsa instruction a week before hand,
and the day before just to confirm and see
if he or she needs anything (you don't want
to have this person fall through, so it's
good to maintain communication with him or
her).
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Make sure you have plenty of napkins, plastic
and paperware, and serving utensils for the
ice cream and toppings. Have cleaning supplies
on hand for spills.
Evaluation:
- Make
sure you provide an opportunity for formal
or informal evaluation/suggestions/recommendations
for next time you do the program. Find out
how they found out about it, what they would
recommend for next time, etc.
Advertising:
Simply
download, edit on your computer, print flyer
out in color, or copy onto colored paper. It
is also recommended that you use other forms
of advertising such as door hangers, email,
and as always, word of mouth.
Download Flyer MS WORD
(check
out a larger preview of this flyer)
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