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Finalize
the area like no. of societies or pockets/blocks to be covered.
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Look
for the community hall or any covered space in that area or
any central location where visibility is high or people visit
more frequently.
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Take
the required permission from the concerned person (secretary/President),
for any Saturday or Sunday. If there are any specific timings,
please note that as well.
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If
there is no shaded place (tree etc.) or community hall is not
available, we can arrange a small canopy with a table &
two chairs from the nearby tent house. You would still need
to take permission from the concerned Resident Association.
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Involve
the RWA of that area in dissemination the information to residents
through pamphlets or take the help of the local newspaper vendor
for distribution.
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Inform
nearby volunteers in advance who can take care of publicity
through putting up posters, banners etc., at market place, near
a Mother Dairy, on the notice board of the colony at least a
week before. We can also spread the awareness through word of
mouth or doing door-to-door campaigning one or two days before
the camp.
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Look
for the cable TV network to publicize about the camp at least
two/three days before (in most cases they don't charge for this
cause )
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Also
try to involve Ladies Club, Mahila Samities to create awareness
about the camp.
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We
must try to distribute the pamhlets 2-3 days in advance so that
people can get enough time to take out the material.
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PLEASE
DO NOT INVOLVE - Any political outfit for organising camps.
They come on individual basis and donate material as other people
are doing. BUT - there should not be any case where these organisations
claim - " we are doing it with GOONJ...."
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Maintain
database of people who donate material. This helps us in providing
feedback to them. Be very cautious in writing e-mail ID's as
even a (.) matters.
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All
the communication material is given by GOONJ.. Delhi Office,
in case you want some changes do inform us.
Role
of RWA's/Office bearer of societies/housing complexes
- is very crucial. If they support the event and spread the
word through word of mouth, personal mails and letters and take
care of proper and timely distribution of leaflets, the camp
will be a big success. As the fact remains that all houses have
a lot to give, what is required is proper publicity about the
camp.
PLEASE
NOTE - Formal communication and OK from GOONJ.. is required
to organise any camp on behalf of GOONJ..
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For
organising a camp in any corporate
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We fix up a date at least one week in advance keeping in view
that people at least get a weekeend to take out the stuff from
their boxes/almirahs.
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Apart from conveying it thru e-mails at regular intervals we
publicise the event through posters and banners if it is permitted.
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Normally
we draft a mailer on behalf of the organisation to give all
the employees a clear idea about our activities. So that even
after the camp, whenever they think of discarding their old
items, they know about the about the nearest GOONJ..
collection point.
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On
the fixed day/days we put up a small table in the corporate
premises ( in the place designated by the organisation) which
is managed by volunteers from GOONJ.. We display our handmade
products and receive material there. And the volunteers solve
all the queries from people regarding why, where, who etc.
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Identify
one main contact person in the organisation who will be responsible
for GOONJ's interaction with the organisation and also all the
arrangemnets for the camp.
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We
expect that the corporate will provide us transport to reach
there and to bring the material to the store.
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The
response has been very good where some people from the organisation
took interest themselves and motivated people. our VASTRADAAN
collection camps at Alcatatel, American Express, Intersolutions
& TCS, were very successful because in these companies the
management/HR people or corporate communication guys really
motivated people to come forward for the cause.