CD Presentation

Witset Community

Community

Needs

Analysis

Population: 800

Unemployment rate: 41%

Approach: Locality Development

Focus: Cooperation and Social participation

Target: Children, Youth, Adults, and Elders

Goal: To put together an event that unites the community

When we Aligned Our Team Values...

1. Family Security

2. Freedom

3. Health

...with Community Needs

Team Values and

The Idea

Focus: Cooperation and Social Participation

Goal: An event to unite the community

The Idea: Community Easter Event

The Event Details

Event Details

• The Location: Witset RV Campground

• Main Event: Easter egg hunt (large goodies bags handed out)

• Pictures with the Easter Bunny

• Cupcake Walk

• Relay games, egg toss

• Face Painting and craft table

• Draws: prizes for children, youth, parents, and elders

• Free hotdogs, snacks, and drinks

Why will...

...business donate?

• a way of giving back to their customers

• is a means of free advertisement (canopies, thank you fb post)

...people volunteer?

Business Proposition

• Parents would feel compelled to support an event that brings joy to their children and youth.

• to support the community and a sense of belonging

...community participate?

• to socialize with friends and family

• to give their children an Easter egg hunt when they cannot afford one themselves

• free food

The Steps

1.) Confirm Venue/location.

2.) Make personalized donations letters.

3.) Deliver donation letters to Witset &

Smithers businesses and organizations.

4.) Collect money donations & food/prize

donations.

5.) Organize Volunteers

6.) Promotion (make posters, FB event, etc)

7.) Shop for supplies

8.) Confirmed/remind Volunteers.

9.) Execute Easter Event.

10.) Feedback & Evaluation.

The

Steps

Donations and Sponsors

Donations

and

Sponsors

Sponsors:

KWES - $500

Witset Social Development - $500

+ 6 x $25 gift cards (for volunteers)

Witset Health Station - $500

Kyah Food and Fuel - $300

Donations:

BV Wholesale - 260 Hotdogs, condiments, napkins

Paul's Bakery - 282 Hotdog buns

ANABIP - $300 worth Prizes for Youth and Children

Canadian Tire - shin pads, chocolates, goggles

Sunlife Financial - $60 worth of candy and canopies

Pharmasave - $50 gift basket

Red Apple - $25 gift card

Big Smiles - $25 worth of toys

Lumber Yard - Canopies

Promotion

Forming

Gathering

Attempts were made to gather volunteers through:

- putting announcement in Elementary newsletter

- Presentation in front of I Count, UCEP and Discovery

Best method was approaching people in person or texting/ instant messaging

Volunteer Results

Results

Huge thank you to the volunteers that helped:

• Connie Dennis went above and beyond as the Easter bunny and handing out candy

• Martina Namox helped with serving and making hotdogs

• Delia Wilson and Helen Harris were last minute volunteers and face painted during the whole event.

• Henry Mitchell was pivotal to the success of this event. He organized the games for the youth and adults. Spoke loudly for the draws. Plus did some last minute running errands

• Barry Nikal and Brandon Mouck also helped with the set up

and take down of the event.

• Lucy Gagnon and Angie Gagnon baked

cupcakes. Lucy also assisted with

ensuring that the facilities were

available and working.

Challenges

• Difficult to gather parent volunteers

• Some that did sign up did not follow through

• Lack of direction and communication

Recommendations

Challenges

• Ask the school to hold parent meeting to address issues with lack of parent involvement

• Confirm and remind volunteers day before event

• Promote incentives that will be given to those who volunteer

Room for Improvements

Room for Improvement

- separate egg hunts for different age group

- organize a scavenger hunt style for preteens and teenagers

Before Good Friday:

- get speaker phone,

- confirm with Maintenance to unlock bathrooms

- Set a exact time for Easter Egg Hunt and include in the promotion

- We overestimate the attendance. Next time plan for:

- 100 candy bags (instead of 140)

- 240 hotdogs (instead of 300)

https://www.facebook.com/conrad.nikal/videos/10161529510855577/

Pictures

Feedback

Adult

Kids

The Hunt