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How to Conduct a Buckets of Sunshine Project

 

Here are some ways you can conduct a Buckets of Sunshine Program in your area:
  1. Appoint a project chairperson and a committee.

  2. Choose an agency in your community where families in crisis seek help. Some suggestions are:
    Food Pantries Crisis Centers   Red Cross
    Churches Schools  Halfway Houses
    Family Violence Women's Shelters  Foster Homes
    Adult Daycare Centers Veteran's Centers Counseling Centers

  3. Decide on the "buckets" (type of containers) for your donation items and the contents for the buckets.  Contents could range from personal care products to school supplies to baby items.  Use your imagination or contact the agency to determine the types of items their clients need.

  4. How will you acquire the necessary items?  Here are some suggestions:
    • Seek donations from local merchants and manufacturers
    • Hold a special fund raiser and designate money raised to purchase items
    • Have chapter members donate items
    • Use funds from chapter treasury to purchase items (set a budget)
    • Set up collection points in local businesses, schools or public buildings

  5. Have a committee meeting to finalize plans for purchasing/picking up items, assembling buckets and donating buckets to the facility.  Write local newsletter articles if necessary.

  6. Purchase/pick up items and assemble buckets.  Be sure to include a note explaining that this bucket is part of a kindness chain and ask the recipient to keep the chain going by doing something nice for someone else.  Also be sure to include a copy of your chapter brochure.

  7. Prepare a press release.

SAMPLE PRESS RELEASE
BUCKETS OF SUNSHINE PROJECT
Contact Name:
Address:
Phone Number:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
**********************************************
The focus of the "Buckets of Sunshine" project is to provide buckets of supplies such as personal care items and cleaning supplies to people in need in shelters and crisis centers. The ___________________ Women of Today are donating (include number of buckets, recipient, contents and other important facts).

The United States Women of Today is an organization open to all persons at least 18 years of age interested in community service, personal enrichment and leadership training.

The _________________ Women of Today have been serving this community for ______ years. Some of their projects include (list projects). The ______________ Women of Today meet (location, date and time). For more information contact ____________ at ________________.

  1. Contact the agency and local media to schedule a convenient time to deliver the buckets to the facility.  Have a photo taken to accompany your press release.

  2. Complete the USWT Buckets of Sunshine Participation Form and send it to USWT PR Director.

  3. Send thank you notes to any person/business who donated items for the buckets.
Copyright 2008 United States Women of Today Last Updated: 6/24/2011