Next time you get an urge to Converge, take a look at the cool stuff you can do:
1. Make nametags. This has to be my favorite daily ritual. Stuffing names, roles and lunch tickets into a nametag is why I got a doctorate.
2. When you’re done, and you’re really never done, there are cool alphabetized nametags that stuff neatly back into the shipping boxes.
3. Enjoy finding someone you can use to create your logos. And your print artwork. And your t-shirts. This is the back of the volunteer t-shirt, but Ben liked “staff” better, so we have staff shirts. See our sponsors!
My daughter does great artwork.
4. Fold shirts. LOTS of shirts. Shirts are thank-you gifts for our session leaders.
5. Stuff bags full of goodies that you find someone like Shaka to deliver to hotels and a university. Stuff bags and stuff bags into other bags. You become the “bag lady.”
6. Beg borrow and suggest that businesses send you swag. Drive Ed Williams crazy. Get Shaka to pick up the heavy boxes.
Got an urge to Converge? See you Friday & Saturday at ConvergeSouth!
Schwag
I love schwag!
When you get your 815, I’ll get you some schwag. haha.
Good Lord, you are superhuman. I’ve been involved in some event planning and it normally takes a committee of twenty to do a crappy job of what you are doing. You go, womyn.
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