Hey all… A lot of things with regard to organizing the event this Friday have not unfolded ideally, so the best option is to plan two simple events for next week in Saint John and Fredericton, where I give a presentation about the project and show all the clothes I have on hangers. We have to sell as many of the vintage clothes as we can.
All of them need to be out of my garage before I leave for Uganda. I have been making many clothes myself and will be taking photos of them to sell online also. This Friday competes with Halloween parties, which would be ok if we had a killer party to compete. I’m sure Tom Smith will be open to having the event there next week in Fredericton.
I have asked Gordon Johnson if we can have an event at Sebastian in Saint John, and he is working on it, so I hope to know soon. Most importantly is contacting the media, which I will do today to get things rolling. I didn’t want to contact them to talk about this event if it wasn’t going to turn out as we had in mind, so now the plan is to attract plus size ladies, and hipsters and anyone who would be interested in going to a talk about the project.
I had a meeting with RBC today about setting up a Stitch Uganda account, so we need to have a meeting about signing officers asap. Could we meet tonight or tomorrow night? Jayne Lomax already agreed be the other officer, but we need to have this in the minutes of a meeting to show the bank.
Adam McKim had me in the speak to a class at SJHS this morning, which went over very well, and they will be gathering funds to buy goats for Bunabumali this friday at a world food fair they are hosting and I will present at again.
Amanda Pottle had me speak to a couple dozen classes at Oromocto High last week, and they are also raising funds to buy goats. $59 was collected from pocket change that day. Today, I will compile the video from the school presentations and Kidsing classes to post on Youtube to show the other side of the project— how we are creating it, which will be helpful toward finding support. Any contacts you can talk to seeking support… please do. Send them to this page .that says what it is all about with colorful images and video, better than we can do with any email or flyer.
Please, just go for it. I have shared as much as I can as to what the vision is thus far. I am not good at telling you exactly what you can do. Just use your imagination.
We have non-profit status through Kidsing for straight donations, if you want to make some calls. Hanging Hugs are hammocks paid for upfront, knowing that one hammock will be giving to a needy person in Uganda, and they will get their hammock in January.
This could make a great Christmas gift. I think it is an easy concept to sell, but we need a lot of help to get the word out about it.
- The money that comes in from these Hanging Hugs needs to be put in the new account, so it can be managed separate from my funds.
- It needs to be clear that Hanging Hugs are a community social entrepreneurship project separate from the hammocks that I sew personally.
- This is where we can really amplify our efforts.
- All of you can own this project and take part as much or as little as you choose, and know exactly where the funds are going.
- If you have not seen this film yet, sharing the message of Dr. Wayne Dyer, talking about finding meaning and fulfillment through service, check it out… it has many great teachings: Thanks for taking part in this process! -Cor
