2012-2013 YAG Schedule (and how to publicize)

[Lisa Key]

At the September Bonfire, we put together a tentative schedule of events for this church year.  Here is what we came up with:

October: Halloween Party on Oct. 27th (email Lisa at lund...@gmail.com to be added to Evite)
November: Tree-trimming (CHANGED to lunch/games) (Lisa), community service like feeding the homeless around Thanksgiving (OPEN)
December: Christmas Party (Sunshine and Cora)
January: Snowmobiling (Aaron and Keigha)
February: World Dinner (Maria)
March: OPEN or skip if we do 2 in April?
April: early in the month- (Charity)
          late in the month- Earth Corps for Earth Day? (OPEN)
May: River Rafting (Katie/Aaron)
June: Hiking (Daniel)
July: (Allison)
August: (Katie and Matt)

There are a couple openings, so if you would like to host something, let me know.

If you are hosting an event, here's what you need to know:

To publicize it:
1. Publicize directly to the YAG: Send an email to suuc-you...@googlegroups.com with your event information.

2. Publicize to the wider church community so that newcomers are included:
Go to the church website at www.saltwaterchurch.org
Under the drop-down menu for Online Resources, go to online forms and then online publicity forms
Fill out each section and click submit
The deadline for the newsletter portion is the Sunday following the 3rd Saturday

Sample announcement: Young Adult Group Game Night.  If you are 18-35ish, join us for this fun event on Saturday, January 21st from 5-7pm in the Welcoming Room.  RSVP by Jan 6th if you need childcare.

To request childcare:
Go to the church website
Use the same drop-down menu to get to the online childcare request form
Fill out each section and click submit (You will need to know the names and ages of each child)
Childcare needs to be requested at least 2 weeks before the event
Be sure to include the event location and location of the childcare.

To put the event on the church calendar and/or reserve space at church for the event:
Email the event title, date, time, and location to Sue Eaton at s...@saltwaterchurch.org

As always, let me know if you have questions or need help with anything!  It's going to be a great year!

Lisa