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Contact USA Swimming. Prior to hosting a Swim-a-Thon, your organization must complete a contract with USA Swimming that states certain conditions to follow. Once the contract is completed, you will receive a handbook about how to host a successful Swim-a-Thon, with forms and promotional materials. Swim-a-Thon is a registered trademark that is owned by USA Swimming.
Select date and location. Once you have a contract signed with USA Swimming, seek out a location to have the Swim-a-Thon. City, county and school pools may offer facilities for a small fee or free if used for fundraising events. Compare calendars with venues and pick a date to hold the event.
Hand out fliers. Use the promotional materials provided by USA Swimming to promote participation in your Swim-a-Thon. Hand out these items to members of your organization and others who would be interested in participating. Make sure to include the date, time and location of the event, instructions on how to collect pledges and your contact information.
Plan your Swim-a-Thon for an entire afternoon, offering different activities to encourage spectators to come out and watch. Collect donations from local businesses, such as gift certificates, gift baskets or merchandise that can be raffled. Offer food to spectators from a concession stand operated by volunteers or find a food vendor to set up during the event. Other activities for spectators can include music by a DJ and games for kids, such as water balloon toss, sidewalk chalk art and a sprinkler play area.
Give out awards. At the end of the Swim-a-Thon, offer awards to all participants and top performers. Hand out ribbons for participating, raising the most money and swimming the most laps.
Collect pledges. Once participants have completed the Swim-a-Thon event, have then collect money from friends and family who pledged. Give participants one week, or other amount of time you are comfortable with, to collect the money and turn it in to you.
Send out thank you notes. Write up a thank you note to send to each participant for helping raise money for your organization. If addresses are available, send thank you notes to those who donated to the Swim-a-Thon, such as vendors, friends and family.
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Tuesday, 1 March 2016
How to Convert a Timestamp to a DateIn Feburary 2016 30,
In Feburary 2016 30,
Look at the first block of digits in your time stamp. The first numbers will be the date an event took place.
Look at the first number in the 'date' block of digits in your time stamp. If you're in the United States, the first number in this 'date' block will be the month. If you're anywhere else in the world, the first number will be the day.
Look at the second number in the 'date' block of digits in your time stamp. If you're in the United States, the second number will be the day. If you're anywhere else in the world, the second number will be the month.
Look at the third number in the 'date' block of digits in your time stamp. No matter where you are, this third number will always be your year. You now have the information you need to determine exactly what month, date and year a time stamp represents.
Look at the second block of numbers to the right of the date block in your time stamp. This second block of numbers is the 'time' block. The first number represents the hour in which an event took place. The second number represents the minute in which an event took place, and the third number represents the seconds in which an event took place.
In Feburary 2016 30,
Look at the first block of digits in your time stamp. The first numbers will be the date an event took place.
Look at the first number in the 'date' block of digits in your time stamp. If you're in the United States, the first number in this 'date' block will be the month. If you're anywhere else in the world, the first number will be the day.
Look at the second number in the 'date' block of digits in your time stamp. If you're in the United States, the second number will be the day. If you're anywhere else in the world, the second number will be the month.
Look at the third number in the 'date' block of digits in your time stamp. No matter where you are, this third number will always be your year. You now have the information you need to determine exactly what month, date and year a time stamp represents.
Look at the second block of numbers to the right of the date block in your time stamp. This second block of numbers is the 'time' block. The first number represents the hour in which an event took place. The second number represents the minute in which an event took place, and the third number represents the seconds in which an event took place.
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Sunday, 7 February 2016
How to Welcome a Distinguished GuestIn Feburary 2016 07,
In Feburary 2016 07,
Greet your guest personally. Whether you're meeting a distinguished guest at the airport or just prior to a formal business meeting, greet him with a friendly handshake and a brief introduction. Proceed to introduce any of your accompanying associates to your guest. For example, you might say, 'Ms. Important Guest, I'd like to introduce you to our organization's advertising representative, Mr. Jack Jackson.'
Present your guest with an event agenda that outlines meeting times and locations, organized meals, group activities and downtime. Familiarize your guest with the meeting or event facility, continuing to introduce her to associates you bump into during the process.
Make your guest as comfortable as possible. If your event calls for overnight accommodations, have the room reserved well in advance. Have a copy of the event agenda in the room, as well as contact information for yourself and other event planners. Additionally, make sure your meeting rooms are clean, organized and well-marked.
Follow seating etiquette for formal dinner parties. Your distinguished guest should be seated to the right of the host. Place cards may be used to identify seating arrangements for guests.
Write and execute a brief but professional speech to introduce your distinguished guest if he is scheduled to speak at a meeting, luncheon or dinner. Otherwise, welcome your guest with succinct remarks relating his position or honors at any meeting or event in which he is a participant. For an introductory speech, you need to prepare ahead of time, developing a brief biographical sketch of your speaker by researching his credentials, achievements and honors. An introductory speech should address the topic at hand, the relevance of the topic and a brief overview of the credentials of the speaker. Save his name for last, both to build momentum and as a cue to the audience to welcome the guest.
In Feburary 2016 07,
Greet your guest personally. Whether you're meeting a distinguished guest at the airport or just prior to a formal business meeting, greet him with a friendly handshake and a brief introduction. Proceed to introduce any of your accompanying associates to your guest. For example, you might say, 'Ms. Important Guest, I'd like to introduce you to our organization's advertising representative, Mr. Jack Jackson.'
Present your guest with an event agenda that outlines meeting times and locations, organized meals, group activities and downtime. Familiarize your guest with the meeting or event facility, continuing to introduce her to associates you bump into during the process.
Make your guest as comfortable as possible. If your event calls for overnight accommodations, have the room reserved well in advance. Have a copy of the event agenda in the room, as well as contact information for yourself and other event planners. Additionally, make sure your meeting rooms are clean, organized and well-marked.
Follow seating etiquette for formal dinner parties. Your distinguished guest should be seated to the right of the host. Place cards may be used to identify seating arrangements for guests.
Write and execute a brief but professional speech to introduce your distinguished guest if he is scheduled to speak at a meeting, luncheon or dinner. Otherwise, welcome your guest with succinct remarks relating his position or honors at any meeting or event in which he is a participant. For an introductory speech, you need to prepare ahead of time, developing a brief biographical sketch of your speaker by researching his credentials, achievements and honors. An introductory speech should address the topic at hand, the relevance of the topic and a brief overview of the credentials of the speaker. Save his name for last, both to build momentum and as a cue to the audience to welcome the guest.
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Monday, 1 February 2016
How to Host a Carnival FundraiserIn Feburary 2016 01,
In Feburary 2016 01,
Ask a local school, church or library. They may donate a space or charge a minimal fee.
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Ask volunteers to build a small stage for performers, game booths or back-drops for photo shoots.
Advertise locally for volunteers.
Ask businesses for leftover materials for craft projects or to donate the cost of renting a 'bouncy house' or to sponsor another activity.
Solicit items for pot luck food or contact a local restaurant to provide a spaghetti dinner.
Work closely with members of the organization raising funds
Arts and Crafts Station
Set up an arts and crafts station with projects for kids and adults of all ages.
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Arts and crafts are an entertaining way for carnival-goers to create their own souvenirs of the event.
Ask for volunteers from a local high school arts class to guide carnival-goers through different projects and solicit materials from local businesses and neighborhood residents.
Look for materials that would otherwise end up in a landfill and lower the carbon footprint of the event.
Cake Walk and Bake Sale
Sell baked goods, snacks and beverages.
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Ask members of your organization to donate baked goods to be sold at the carnival.
Organize a cake or cupcake walk.
Charge for each entry.
Games
Arrange a carnival boardwalk complete with carnival games like ring toss, balloon darts, beanbag toss, bowling and three-legged races,.
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Carnival games are easy to set up and fun to play.
Sell tickets for the games at a reasonable price and offer inexpensive prizes bought in bulk or donated.
Consider other games like bobbing for apples, croquet or mini-golf
Self-Expression & Entertainment
Ask for volunteers from a local beauty school or art school to facilitate this activity.
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Allow guests to express themselves through body art.
Set up a tent wherein guests can adorn their cheeks, bedazzle their nails or temporarily ink their limbs.
Ask local clowns, jugglers, musicians, poets, comedians, theatre troupes, dancers, mimes, balloon artists and other talented performers to donate their time for a good cause.
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Tap into the social consciousness of local performers.
Raise Funds
Solicit businesses and artisans for items.
Fotolia.com'>
Conduct a raffle, silent auction or task a volunteer with hosting a live auction.
Raffle off a donated prize.
Conduct a silent auction or host a live auction.
Fun Photo Back Drops & Costumes
Set-up a photo shoot and charge a small fee for the finished product.
Fotolia.com'>
Capture the memories on film.
Create painted cardboard cut-outs for guests to pose with.
Alternatively, set-up a background and add costumes for carnival-goers to wear.
In Feburary 2016 01,
Ask a local school, church or library. They may donate a space or charge a minimal fee.
Fotolia.com'>
Ask volunteers to build a small stage for performers, game booths or back-drops for photo shoots.
Advertise locally for volunteers.
Ask businesses for leftover materials for craft projects or to donate the cost of renting a 'bouncy house' or to sponsor another activity.
Solicit items for pot luck food or contact a local restaurant to provide a spaghetti dinner.
Work closely with members of the organization raising funds
Arts and Crafts Station
Set up an arts and crafts station with projects for kids and adults of all ages.
Fotolia.com'>
Arts and crafts are an entertaining way for carnival-goers to create their own souvenirs of the event.
Ask for volunteers from a local high school arts class to guide carnival-goers through different projects and solicit materials from local businesses and neighborhood residents.
Look for materials that would otherwise end up in a landfill and lower the carbon footprint of the event.
Cake Walk and Bake Sale
Sell baked goods, snacks and beverages.
Fotolia.com'>
Ask members of your organization to donate baked goods to be sold at the carnival.
Organize a cake or cupcake walk.
Charge for each entry.
Games
Arrange a carnival boardwalk complete with carnival games like ring toss, balloon darts, beanbag toss, bowling and three-legged races,.
Fotolia.com'>
Carnival games are easy to set up and fun to play.
Sell tickets for the games at a reasonable price and offer inexpensive prizes bought in bulk or donated.
Consider other games like bobbing for apples, croquet or mini-golf
Self-Expression & Entertainment
Ask for volunteers from a local beauty school or art school to facilitate this activity.
Fotolia.com'>
Allow guests to express themselves through body art.
Set up a tent wherein guests can adorn their cheeks, bedazzle their nails or temporarily ink their limbs.
Ask local clowns, jugglers, musicians, poets, comedians, theatre troupes, dancers, mimes, balloon artists and other talented performers to donate their time for a good cause.
Fotolia.com'>
Tap into the social consciousness of local performers.
Raise Funds
Solicit businesses and artisans for items.
Fotolia.com'>
Conduct a raffle, silent auction or task a volunteer with hosting a live auction.
Raffle off a donated prize.
Conduct a silent auction or host a live auction.
Fun Photo Back Drops & Costumes
Set-up a photo shoot and charge a small fee for the finished product.
Fotolia.com'>
Capture the memories on film.
Create painted cardboard cut-outs for guests to pose with.
Alternatively, set-up a background and add costumes for carnival-goers to wear.
In Feburary 2016 01,
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