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Who to Invite:
- kids!
- educators and school personnel
- parents, grandparents and extended family
- business and community leaders
- policy makers
- media
- youth organizations: sports teams, school bands, academic and service clubs, volunteers, etc.
- local celebrities: tv news anchor, radio host, athletes
- the community!
What to do:
- student-created and led activities like raps, skits, dance, music and poetry
- sell items to raise funds for your program (see Buttons
and Bracelets page - available for order)
- student demonstrations of afterschool activities, for example yoga, basketball, karate, mural painting, chess, debate
- ask attendees to show their support for afterschool by signing on to Afterschool for All: Project 2010 (see instructions at Project 2010)
- contests and competitions (kids versus adults or kids versus kids)
- short dance and music performances
- special guest speakers: parents, local elected officials, the superintendent, mayor, a member of Congress, local celebrities, etc.
- presentations by youth about their afterschool experience
- a snack or pizza dinner
- light bulb art decoration by event guests
When:
Pick a time that best suits your event goals and plans,
such as:
- during your regular afterschool program hours
- evening hours when parents can participate
- an early afternoon gathering at a museum, city hall,
outdoor square or other public place
- a breakfast or lunch reception that elected officials
and business leaders can attend
Where:
- your afterschool program facility, indoors or outdoors
- city hall
- public library, park or recreation center
- museum
- places of worship
- school gymnasium or auditorium
- shopping mall or local JCPenney store
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