subject: Additional Activities To Consider For Community Skatepark Campaign [print this page] We need to have all the support we can get when we organize for community skatepark. We have to have all the support - financial or in kind from all people not only from local government or corporations. Here are some proposed activities to gain additional support.
Open Forums at Town Hall Meetings
A town hall meeting can be scheduled to open the idea of a skatepark up for public comment. The town hall meeting should be planned in an readily available public location and preferably occur at night when everybody is not at work. Tell others with regards to the town hall meeting through the press, your web site and word-of-mouth.
Personally request all interested parties that you have met using your networking campaign. Normally invite members of the press to town hall meetings and offer each press member with a media kit. Along with followers of the skatepark, it is likely that opponents of the skatepark and people who are unsure will also attend. Plan to talk with opponents and those that are undecided.
Just before any town hall meeting you should prepare. Get ready to help you deliver info and answer questions about the sport, liability, injuries and damage to the area. You need to be capable of answer questions proficiently so that you can get as much assistance as possible for the campaign and to tackle the concerns that the meeting attendees have. When you're geared up and responding to questions fully, you may stop future vocal opposition of the skatepark. It is better to tackle opposition and undecided community members at a scheduled town hall meeting than at a city council meeting. If you wait to cope with the worries of community members at a city council meeting, it should more often than not result in the quick death of your skatepark plans.
Fixed Kiosks
While campaigning and fundraising for the skatepark it is advisable to possess a stationary info kiosk that moves around around the community. This can consist of a three fold cardboard pasteboard created for this objective. This can be bought at office supply stores. This pasteboard should contain more knowledge about the project, the budget, your current needs, and contact information. A model of the facility and a protected donation box can come with this display.
During the planning and fundraising campaign, the kiosk may make the rounds to church buildings, city hall and the public library. This display may accompany speaking engagements. After speaking engagements, find out if the display can remain at that place for a week or so prior to being moved to another place. With respect to the size of your community, it could be useful to get several stationary kiosks to place in various locations.
