First Church Communications Team

Meeting Minutes

Tuesday, Aug 1, 2006

 

Members Present: Bill Bartscher, Bennett Griffin (Chair), Harold Jones, Margaret Jones, Michelle Parmley, Candice Ranney, Stitt Robinson.

Calendar of Events:

Sun Aug 13                1st Service at Celebration Center

Sun Aug 20                Kick Off Sunday

Sat Sep 9                   Punt, Pass & Kick (NFL) on West Campus

Sun Sep 10                Grand Opening of Celebration Center

                                    Bishop at West Campus and 11am Downtown services

                                    Cross Run from Downtown to West Campus

                                    All-Church Picnic on West Campus

                                    Consecration Service 2pm

Mon Sep 11               Informal Tour 4-7pm

Historical Presentation on Trails 7pm

Tue Sep 12                Informal Tour 4-7pm

Wed Sep 13              Informal Tour 4-7pm

WOW (Wednesdays Out West) 6-7:30pm

Square Dancing 7pm

Thu Sep 14                Community Open House 4-7pm

Fri Sep 15                  KU Football Game Night

Sat Sep 16                Fun Run 8:30am

                                    Pancake Feed

                                    Fall Festival 2-6pm

                                    Dedication of Peace Pole 6pm

                                    Youth Rally/Concert 6-10pm

Promotion Brainstorming: The PR and advertising focus for the above events can be divided into 2 categories: internal and external. The internal promotion (focus on the congregation) will go in the newsletter, Sunday morning news, website, special mailings, etc. The external promotion (focus on the community) will go in the Lawrence Journal-World, Channel 6/TV, radio, and targeted outreach to civic groups. On the PR side, we hope to get some publicity in the Journal-World and on Channel 6 News. Paid advertising will focus on the Journal-World, radio, and TV within the limits of our budget, which is undetermined at this time. We began putting deadlines for promotion on a calendar. Some specifics:

Sun Aug 20, Kick Off Sunday: internal & external promotion; article in the Aug 19 LJ World on Tom; confirm worship plans for that day; times for mid-morning worship and Sunday school classes will change to 10am.

Sat Sep 9-Sat Sep 16, Consecration Week: internal & external promotion; internally, special mailings, colored cards in worship service, bookmarks with the calendar of events listed; externally, LJ World article in the Sep 6 or 9 issue, crawler on Channel 6, ad on Channel 6/TV, feature on Channel 6 News, talk with Hank Booth on KLWN, and targeted communication with civic groups (Douglas County Historical Society).

Next Meeting: Tuesday, Aug 8th, 7:30pm.