Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Thank YOU! THANK you! THANK YOU!

TOFW Sacramento, CA


{I've posted this on our Team Face Book Page, please go in and tag yourself so we remember your cute faces.}

 
 
You were AMAZING at our Time Out for Women at the Sacramento Convention Center! We hope that the event was just the perfect “time out” that you needed.  We just can’t thank you enough for ALL that you did to help fill those seats and find the women & girls that needed to be there.  We could not do these events without our team…and even if we could, we wouldn’t! You are SUCH an important and FUN part of the event.
 
We loved working with and meeting you at the event. A huge thanks to our team leaders for leading our team.  They have such an incredible passion for the event and for the women in your area and it shows in everything they do.

The comments have been SO great about the experience the women had… from the moment they entered the venue doors, to finding their seats, and enjoying the event, they experienced TOFW at its best. And we know a huge part of that is because of your great help. Be sure to watch for the THANK YOU email from TOFW and SHARE it once you get it.


FINAL COMMENT CORNER:
Please take a minute to SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE and/or TAKE OUR SURVEY.  Your opinion as team members is especially valuable to us.  We would also LOVE to hear feedback from GIRLS about the TOFG event!

And be sure to keep in touch with us by following us on our WEBSITE or FACEBOOK

We love you and hope that you have had a great year SEEKING THE GOOD! 

Until we meet again…
Tennisa (and all the rest of the TOFW staff!)

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

It's Here! SACRAMENTO Event This Week!



Hey Ladies! It's here...and we can't wait to share the SEEK THE GOOD TOUR with you and these incredible women in SACRAMENTO this weekend. Thank you for being a part of it! 

Please see the last two week's posts for a reminder of all of the IMPORTANT event information YOU need to know!

Thanks again, ladies, for making this SUCH an incredible event.
We will see you Friday!

COMMENT CORNER: Sign your name when you've read this and the last 2 posts.  You need to know ALL of the information in the last two posts.  PLEASE READ!!  We should have comments from EVERY Team member signifying that you are READY for your event!!

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Team EVENT Assignments!

WEEKLY BUSINESS

FRIDAY ONLY TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE! There are less than 100, so ACT fast and tell your friends. 
Friday only tickets are $20. These attendees will be REQUIRED to check in at WILL CALL (there is no print ticket option) and they will be given a WHITE wristband, different than the full-weekend wristbands. Friday only attendees do not get a catalog-program or a tote bag.
Spread the word! http://deseretbook.com/timeout/event/202
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WEEKLY FOCUS
Event Assignments!
You should have heard from your Team Captain by now what your Team Event Assignment is.  If you haven't heard, please call and ask her!  You will be assigned to one of the following areas for your event assignment.  A brief description of what you will be doing is included, please read over it so you have an idea of what you will be doing.


TEAM MEMBER ASSIGNMENTS

WILLCALL/REGISTRATION TABLE (3, including SC): These ladies will be taking care of checking in “will call” attendees, selling “at the door” registration (if available), or any other special needs at the "information table". This is a place where team members will manage a lot of different questions and needs. 

GREETERS/INFO STAFF: (6) These women are used to help usher in the attendees from outside, form lines outside the doors before the doors open, to assist TOFW with any other needs outside the event hall, and be available for information to attendees before the event begins on Friday and Saturday (see next item). They should be happy and fun and able to be “sweetly bossy” to keep women happy while in line and moving in the right direction

INFORMATION STAFF (same Team Members as Greeters): There will be areas at the event where information staff should position themselves: one at the main venue entrance, one in the lobby, and one inside the event hall. We will have a team member stationed in the lobby and event hall during all breaks.  Three team members will be Information Staff during the time before the event begins on Friday and Saturday (the other 3 will be managing lines and directing traffic).  Information Staff team members will be directing attendees and providing information about the event and facilities.

EVENT HISTORIAN: This Team Member will take photos and videos to represent the “attendee experience”.  Photos and videos of groups, individual women, service project, bookstore, rooms used for our event, presenters, team members, etc.  Photos should not be taken during the event, only before and after the event and during breaks.  The photos and videos will be used for promotion and historical reference by TOFW.  The team member can use their own camera or TOFW’s camera.  If they are using their own camera, need to be available post event on Saturday so the photos can be downloaded to the Team Manager.

RESERVED SEATING USHERS (2): These two women will help assist any who are listed on the Reserved Seating List as well as any wheelchairs, walkers, hard of hearing sitting, guest & VIP seating, etc. They will be stationed at the will-call table and will have a list of all reserved seating attendees and their assigned reserved seats.

SEAT USHERS (10):  These women help usher in the attendees and watch for open seats to make them easier to find. They are especially important once the event has started and women are still coming in to help them quickly find their seats. They will also help mothers with infants find seating in areas convenient to exits and the mother’s lounge. 

TIMERS (2): These ladies will sit on the front row and will keep track of the presenters’ time using an electronic timer. These two women can be friends or family since they cannot have others sit with them.

DOOR GREETERS & TOTE BAGS (12): On Friday before the event begins, several door greeters will unwrap the tote bags and re-box them for distribution on Saturday morning. On Friday when doors open, door greeters will be taking tickets, giving wristbands, and distributing programs to every attendee as they walk in. On Saturday, door greeters checking wristbands, distributing programs and tote bags to every attendee as they walk in.  Door greeters will work together to make sure programs and tote bags are in good supply and that door areas are kept clear. 

Service Donation Collection Team (5): On Friday and Saturday before the event these women will be collecting the donated items and sorting them to prepare for Saturday’s lunch time assembly.

SERVICE ASSEMBLY TEAM (8 in 2 shifts during lunch): These women will help us IN the room while the attendees are helping to assemble the “Good Meals” during the lunch break on Saturday. We only want them to help on one or the other shift so they also get a lunch break. This is can be IN ADDITION to their other assignment pre-event. 

TEAM TRAINING
At our team training meetings, you will be given details and information specific to your venue and in depth instructions for your area.  It's time to become a "Know it All" again!

Friday 4:00pm: TEAM LEADER training (Team Lead, Team Captains, Scholarship Coordinator )
Friday 4:30pm: TEAM training (All Team Members)
Saturday 7:15am: TEAM training (All Team Members)
  

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SHARE CHALLENGE
Please share the news about online Friday Only Registration.  This is the FIRST time we have offered Friday Only registration ONLINE.  Let's hope it is a success!

The Event Details Email should be in in-boxes soon!  Please share it with all you know whom are attending the event to make sure no one is missed.

COMMENT CORNER: Tell us what YOUR event assignment is.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

EVENT Information!

WEEKLY UPDATE
Have YOU written your story yet? Check out the contest that could get you front row seats and a backstage lunch with presenters.
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WEEKLY FOCUS: Event Information!

REGISTRATIOIN & ATTENDEE INFO
1. This event is COMPLETELY SOLD OUT.  For those LOOKING TO BUY OR SELL TICKETS, please direct them to the
 TIME OUT SACRAMENTO FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE


2. PRE-EVENT EMAIL: We will be sending an email to the registered attendees (including YOU and scholarship recipients) the week prior to the event. This email will include parking information, lunch details and a reminder about the service project donations. Please tell people to watch for it. TICKETS WILL NOT BE MAILED, this email will have ALL of the information they will need about the event.  

3. EVENT INFO: The Sacramento Event Webpage also gives all details about parking, lunch, special needs etc. You should also familiarize yourself with the Team FAQ tab if you haven't reviewed it  for a while, as you will be getting LOTS of questions from people that know you are a team member.  Attendees will turn their printed ticket in at the door in exchange for a WRISTBAND that will give them admission for the weekend.  They MUST have their wristband on Saturday when they return to the event.  If they are checking in at Will Call, they will be given their wristband at will call.   Doors open on Friday at 5:45pm and on Saturday at 8:15am. 

4. SERVICE PROJECT: Be sure to share with your groups about the donation items for our service project. You can PRINT the list here: http://deseretbook.com/timeout/possibility_packs

TEAM MEMBER EVENT ASSIGNMENTS
TEAM ASSIGNMENTS: You will be receiving information from your team lead or captain in the next week about your event assignments and next week’s blog post will have information about what your assignment will entail.

TEAM REGISTRATION: Team Members have been registered for the event.  You will get your staff badge at our Team Meeting and that will serve as your "proof of registration", you do not need to print your ticket! 

TEAM MEETING FRIDAY & SATURDAY: Please arrive at 4:15pm on Friday and 7:00am on Saturday for our team meetings that will begin PROMPTLY at 4:30 pm on Friday and 7:15 am on Saturday. GO TO THE WILL CALL TABLE and you will be directed to our meeting room. PLEASE give yourself enough time to travel, park, and walk to the team meetings. We will have A LOT to cover in a LITTLE time, so please do not be late. ;) 

Team Attire: Nice Casual (no jeans for team members). You will see women in slacks, skirts and everything in between. Wear whatever you feel great in! 

Reserved Seats: For Team Members with an Event Assignment we will allow you to reserve a seat for you and one other. You will be asked to NOT save entire rows. Please note that if you have a larger group we ask that they come when the doors open and save you a seat. 

Watching the Event: You will be released from your station when the event starts or just shortly after, so you shouldn’t miss anything! 


COMMENT CORNER: Just for fun, tell us if you are staying at a hotel or home for your Time Out!

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Why are YOU looking forward to a Time Out?

WEEKLY UPDATE
Sacramento is officially and completely SOLD OUT! You did it! Pull out your chocolates and your bubble bath-you deserve it! Thank you so much for all of your brochure-passing, social networking, and phone calling. Get ready for your Time Out!


AND, we want to make you famous!
Send us a story (500-700 words) about a journey you’ve taken, a goal you’ve reached, or what you’re doing to SEEK the GOOD. The WINNER will have her story featured in the “Women Like You” section on tofw.com, have two reserved seats on the front row at the TOFW event (tickets not included), and enjoy a lunch backstage with the presenters! Email stories to npickett@deseretbook.com by August 24th.

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WEEKLY FOCUS
Why do you need a Time Out?  I hope all of you Team Members haven't been too busy telling others about TOFW to realize that this Time Out is for YOU too! Be sure, as you prepare for the event, to think about the theme SEEK THE GOOD for yourself so that your Time Out is just right for YOU.

COMMENT CORNER: What is the number one reason YOU need a TIME OUT in just 24 days?

Thursday, August 9, 2012

EVENT SOLD OUT...sort of...

We sold out during the night, but we looked at the floor plan and decided we can fit a few more.  We are releasing about 80 more registrations this morning and keeping pre-registration prices open until 1:00pm today! 

So tell everyone they have a few more hours, and a few more registrations before they are officially GONE!!

Scholarship will remain closed.

WAHOO!!!!!!  You ladies ROCK!!!!

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

LAST DAY!!!!!!!

SHARE THIS!!
And read the post below if you haven't already and comment there!
Here we go, here we go, here we go now!

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

2 Days! Help EVERYONE 2 Remember!!!!

WEEKLY UPDATE
This is the THE WEEK!!!!  It's your chance to see all your hard work come to fruition!
We saw some GREAT progress in registration in the last week, and we're so close to our goal. If 600 more people register before tomorrow night, we'll hit our goal!!!  Won't that be awesome?  And if anyone can make it happen, it's Team Sacramento! In all you're doing this week to round out your SUMMER, please help women gather groups and register!

Pre-reg & group prices will be open until midnight August 8th!

~Have you followed up with everyone you emailed?

~Have you posted a reminder about pre-registration ending on yourFacebook page?

~Have you CALLED women about joining a group? Sometimes a call is all it takes!

~Have you scheduled a REGISTRATION PaRTy to help bring groups together to register? If so, don't wait until the last minute, do it SOON!

NOTE:  SCHOLARSHIPS ARE NOW CLOSED. If our event does not sell out by Thursday, we will open scholarship again.
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SHARE CHALLENGE
Along with the checklist above, share the "LAST WEEK" email that was sent from TOFW last week to those that need to be reminded! 



COMMENT CORNER:  What will you do in the last two days of pre-registration to make sure everyone who wants to be at TOFW gets there at the discounted rate?

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Who Will YOU Find? 8 Days left to Save!

{Please check out the REG BY CITY to see how things are going in your area}   
Be sue to comment below so we know you've been here!

WEEKLY BUSINESS
8 DAYS LEFT TO SAVE! WHO WILL YOU FIND?
Comments: Thank you for sharing how you are gathering groups!  And thanks for reporting that lots of groups are still gathering.  Registration is looking good, keep up your GREAT efforts!
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WEEKLY FOCUS

As of today we have 1087 registered,  26 women on scholarship and then add 50 mighty team members and that fills over 1150 SEATS at our event! We are half way to our registration goal!  We have just about 1100 registrations to go to meet our GOAL! 
We can DO IT!

So, let s share the GOOD and ask ourselves...
WHO WILL FILL THESE SEATS?
WHO NEEDS TO BE UPLIFTED?
WHO NEEDS A TIME OUT?
WHO NEEDS TO "SEEK some GOOD in her life?"
WHO can YOU INVITE TODAY to join you for the SEEK THE GOOD 10th Anniversary TOFW Tour?

Hopefully this little series of questions has brought at lease ONE woman to mind that you know could use a TIME OUT. So go on. Invite her. Offer her a scholarship. She will thank  you, I promise. And YOU with thank YOURSELF for doing some good. INVITE THE ONE! We can't wait to meet her!

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SHARE CHALLENGE


We will be sending our Deseret Book customers in your area a "LAST WEEK for PRE-REGISTRATION" reminder this week via email. When you get it SHARE IT!
{Share Link: http://tinyurl.com/tofw5wksac}

And there is MORE ROOM FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. 
Wouldn't it be great to have 75 women join us on Scholarship? Be sure to reach out to any you know that would benefit from the scholarship program.   

Submit scholarships by end of day MONDAY August 6th!


COMMENT CORNER: Name one person (other than you) whom you know needs a Time Out.  Now...go invite her to register or offer her a scholarship if she needs it! 

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Gather GROUPS! 15 Days left to SAVE!

WEEKLY BUSINESS
15 Days left for Pre-Registration!
{Please check out the REG BY CITY to see how things are going in your area}  
Registration: We are at 40% to our registration goal, but we should see it fly in the next few weeks!  Your excitement about TOFW Sacramento is contagious and everyone is going to catch on!  
Blog Comments: Only 5 blog comments last week???  I know summer is crazy busy, but this is when we REALLY need our team connected.  PLEASE help your team mates remember to check the blog and COMMENT so we know everyone is getting information to share as pre-registration ends!
Checking in:Captains will be checking in with you to get a report on how you feel the word is spreading in your area.  Be expecting a phone call from your team captain in the next week and be prepared to give her a report.  If you really want to make her day, you can CALL HER!  Everything you report to them will be reported back to me, so please make an effort to give a good report so we at the TOFW office have a really good feel of the TOFW pulse in Sacramento!

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WEEKLY FOCUS
GATHER YOUR GROUPS!

Our group DISCOUNTED pricing is only available through August 8th, so make sure EVERYONE knows that the best time to register is NOW! We would like each team member to try to find at least 7 women to take the lead in registering a group. That will be 28 women (at least) per team member, which means that together we will be able to find another 1400 women and beat our GOAL!


Here's some ideas of how to gather a group:
1) Have a registration party!  Invite everyone over for some treats and then register together at the party so you can all get the group discount and gather money at once. But don't wait too long...in case of early sell out!  A "virtual" party works too.
2) Do a shout out on Facebook to see if anyone out there needs a group to register with.
3) Dress in a tiara and evening gown (modest of course) and stand on the corner with a "TOFW or Bust" sign.  
4) OK, so 3 wasn't very realistic, but use your creative mind and determined excitement for TOFW and get those groups to register before prices go up!   

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SHARE CHALLENGE!

An e-mail from TOFW: A few posts ago I mentioned that we sent an email to all of our Deseret Book customers in the area reminding them that Time Out for Women pre-registration is in full swing!  Please share the email with everyone just in case they didn't get it from us.  And make sure they know the deadline is FAST APPROACHING!
COMMENT CORNER: How many people do you know registering a group in the next 16 days for the event? Also, share the fun ways you are gathering groups!

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Presenter Highlights: DeAnne Flynn & S. Michael Wilcox

{Please check out the REG BY CITY to see how things are going in your area}
WEEKLY BUSINESS
FOLLOW UP:  It sounds like the brochures have made their way out into the bright blue yonder, be sure to get them all out and to follow up and remind your friends and family to register while the price is best!
JUST 3 WEEKS LEFT OF PRE-REGISTRATION!! 
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WEEKLY FOCUS
DeAnne’s energy and enthusiasm for life, motherhood, and TOFW is contagious!  A mother to seven children, you will love her dynamic personality and energetic approach to motherhood.

Author Page on TOFW.com: http://tofw.com/author/3
DeAnne’s Mother’s Mite Website: http://mothersmite.com/
YouTube Video Link: http://youtu.be/KAn-UjofvwA

His unmatched gospel knowledge will interest you and his gentle, storytelling method of teaching will inspire you.  A TOFW favorite for sure!

Presenter Bio & Product Page: http://deseretbook.com/timeout/presenter/310
Author Page on TOFW.com: http://tofw.com/author/13
YouTube Video Link: http://youtu.be/vtEV_-JP92c

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SHARE CHALLENGE!
Share DeAnne’s website with someone so they can learn about The Mother’s Mite Initiative.  Share this video with your friends so they can be reminded to allow themselves to celebrate they GOOD they do!

Share this video of S. Michael Wilcox with your friends so they can have some insight into understanding the “Great Goodness of God”.


COMMENT CORNER: In the spirit of DeAnne’s challenge, let’s celebrate the good you did today!  Tell us ONE good thing you did or accomplished today.  Or, you could take Michael's advice and share something you've experienced the "Great Goodness of God."

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Brochures GALORE!

{Please check out the REG BY CITY to see how things are going in your area}
WEEKLY BUSINESS
FOLLOW UP:  Thank you for inspiring me to be more patriotic and grateful for our dear country.  Isn't it wonderful that we can enjoy amazing things like TOFW because we live here?!  Love it!
REGISTRATION: I know it is hard to believe, but there is LESS THAN ONE MONTH LEFT OF PRE-REGISTRATION!! Be sure to light the fire under all of those groups so they don't miss the best pricing!
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WEEKLY FOCUS
BROCHURES EVERYWHERE!




Have you had fun sharing your brochures? Do you still have some left? We mailed over 8,000 brochures to all of our customers in your area this week, and so it's time to follow-up and make sure everyone knows they can come to YOU for questions or to get in a group. 
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SHARE CHALLENGE
BROCHURES:  Please make an effort to follow-up with your friends & family to see if they received a brochure. Then ask them if they have a group to join yet...if not...you now know who to help. Let's make sure all of our brochures are distributed in the next week or so.

TOFW EMAIL: Last week we sent an email to all of our Deseret Book customers in the area reminding them that Time Out for Women pre-registration is in full swing!  Please share the email with everyone just in case they didn't get it from us. 




COMMENT CORNER: How many brochures do you have left?  Share a great idea with the team about how you are distributing them.

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Presenter Highlight: DALLYN VAIL BAYLES

{Please check out the REG BY CITY to see how things are going in your area}
WEEKLY BUSINESS
Follow Up:  You ladies are clearly champions in service!  Thanks for all of your comments and for doing GOOD in the Sacramento area!
Presenter Change: Dallyn Vail Bayles will be replacing Michael McLean as your Friday night music artist.  You will LOVE Dallyn!  See this week's focus to get to know him better!
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WEEKLY FOCUS
Presenter Highlight: DALLYN VAIL BAYLES
You won’t believe how Dallyn Valil Bayles will move you!  A true Broadway powerhouse, you will feel like you are listening to SO much more than a soloist!

Presenter Bio & Product Page : http://deseretbook.com/timeout/presenter/17050
DB YouTube Video:  http://youtu.be/ZX8xv1Zqn-8
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SHARE CHALLENGE!
Share the video or LDSLiving.com Story via Facebook or email this week!  
  {Share Link: http://youtu.be/ZX8xv1Zqn-8}
COMMENT CORNER: As we celebrate our countries independence, share one GOOD thing about living in the blessed USA!  Happy Independence Day!

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Giving Back at TOFW - Service Project and Scholarships

{Please check out the REG BY CITY to see how things are going in your area}
WEEKLY BUSINESS
Blog Comments:  I loved reading all the small/big and important things you are doing this summer to seek the good.  It made my day!   Now we just need to get the other half of the team on the blog.  Give them a shout out on Facebook.  ;)
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WEEKLY FOCUS
Giving Back, TOFW- Style
#1 GOOD MEAL PROJECT~ Our 2012 Service Project is called THE GOOD MEAL PROJECT.  We will be creating bagged meals at the event that will be donated to the Food Bank in each city that is part of the 2012 Tour.  The process will be much like our Possibility Packs and Hope Kits from prior years.

 ~Attendees will be asked to bring the following items as donations when they come to the event (letter corresponding to the first letter in their last name):

A - F Chili (TWO - 15 oz. cans)
G – K Biscuit Mix ( TWO 8 oz. "just add water" mixes)
L - R Green beans (TWO - 14.5 oz. cans)
S - Z Teddy Grahams (ONE 10 oz. box)

~Team members will collect and sort donations Friday evening and Saturday morning
~During lunch on Saturday we will have 2 assembly shifts where attendees can assemble meals into bags that will be donated to the food bank.

I've attached a PDF information sheet about the project to your email today so you can share it with everyone you know coming!  

#2 SCHOLARSHIP~ Our Scholarship program is ONLY RUN THROUGH THE TEAM and so you are the only ones out there to tell the women about it. For a reminder of what the scholarship program is click here. Please take note at the right the scholarship coordinator's contact information and scholarship submission deadline.  
    
IDEAS FOR SHARING Scholarship:
      
1. Send an email to all your friends and family and ask them if they know of anyone that wants to go, but cannot afford it. You might say something like this: “Have you talked to someone who would love to go to TOFW, but can’t afford the full-price? As a team member, I have the opportunity to offer a few women scholarship registrations. Please send anyone you know that is in this situation to me and I will help to get them registered. We don’t want ANYONE to miss this!”
      
2. Ward leaders: Although we do not advertise this event to the members of your ward through church channels, you might want to contact your ward Relief Society President and let her know that you are a team member and have access to the “scholarship program.” Tell her that if she becomes aware of a woman who is in this situation, to have them contact you and you will take care of them. The woman needs to come to you personally, rather than having the leader submit their name to you, just so we can make sure she is fully aware of how the program works and is committed to it. We also want to make sure that she never confuses this with being something the Church donated for her. PLEASE UNDERSTAND that we do not want any church leader to be in a position where they feel like they are informing a woman about TOFW. And please do not contact leaders outside your natural friendship circles.    
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SHARE CHALLENGE
Of course, the share challenge this week is all about service!  

Share the Service Project video and Donation list with women you know are coming to TOFW and those you think would like to be a part of this exciting project!    
  {share this link: http://youtu.be/WEIKqzMESqg}

Find One scholarship recipient this week for TOFW (remember to be mindful of the scholarship limit 0f 75 total).

Now, go forth and spread the word about good things!  You're the best!

COMMENT CORNER: Using only ONE WORD, share your favorite way to SERVE (get creative!).

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Presenter Highlights: Jericho Road & Mary Ellen Edmunds

{Please check registration progress at right and REG BY CITY tab.}
WEEKLY BUSINESS
Blog Comments: 26 blog comments this week - chock-full of great ideas for publicizing outside your inner circles while staying within the TOFW publicity guidelines.  You ladies are creative geniuses!!!  Keep the good words coming and help to encourage the rest of your team to comment...it would be amazing to see everyone on here.
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WEEKLY FOCUS
Get to know a few of our awesome Sacramento Presenters so you can tell everyone about them!


PRESENTER HIGHLIGHT: JERICHO ROAD
The “boy band” is all grown up! After over 10 years of performing together, this group of dads and musicians (and even an attorney) have matured in their music and message (but not so much that they won't do the famous “Boy Band Medley”). With their tight harmonies and solid testimonies, JR is back and better than ever.
Here's some more info on Jericho Road for you to peruse:
PRESENTER HIGHLIGHT: MARY ELLEN EDMUNDS


Mary Ellen Edmunds is a longtime favorite of TOFW and one of our original presenters.  If you've heard her speak before, you'll be excited to hear her new insights on Seeking the Good!  If you've never heard her, we promise you'll be LAUGHING and CRYING (the good kind!) as her well crafted brand of humorous spirituality lifts your heart and broadens your mind. 


Here's a bit more of MEE (as she affectionately calls herself!):
Presenter Bio & Product Page: http://deseretbook.com/timeout/presenter/200
Seek The Good Snippet:  http://deseretbook.com/timeout/presenters
Stories & Posts on TOFW.com: http://tofw.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=mary+ellen+edmunds


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SHARE CHALLENGE
If “music soothes the soul” and “laughter is the best medicine”, then this week’s share challenge can’t help but make a few people smile! Share either this fun clip from Mary Ellen Edmunds or this beautiful song by Jericho Road with your FB friends or email crowd.  Actually, there’s no need to choose…why not share ‘em both for a double dose of awesomeness!   Either way, you’ll strike a chord with someone who needs a TOFW-style pick-me-up.
{Share this link: http://bit.ly/IdentityMEE}


{Share this link: http://bit.ly/JRalliswell}


OH!  And here's one more from Jericho Road from earlier this year...a sneak peek for this fall!
{Share this link: http://tinyurl.com/JerichoRoadblessing}


COMMENT CORNER:   What will you do to "seek the good" this summer?

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

EMAIL! EMAIL! EMAIL!

{Please check registration progress at right and REG BY CITY tab.}
WEEKLY BUSINESS
Blog Comments: We had 22 comments on the blog last week, down from the week before.  Everybody encourage your fellow team mates to comment on the blog via your Team FB group!
Team Brochures: The last of the stragglers will be mailed at the end of the week.  If you have NOT received your Team Packet, please let Sheila know so she can make sure you were in this last group.
Deseret Book selling registration! The Sacramento & Reno Deseret Book stores are now selling TOFW registration. The benefit to registering in-store is there is no $4 transaction fee.
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WEEKLY FOCUS

EMAIL! EMAIL! EMAIL!
An e-mail from TOFW: We sent an email to all of our Deseret Book customers in the area letting them know that Time Out for Women is coming to SACRAMENTO!  
Please share the email with everyone just in case they didn't get it from us. 
PERSONAL EMAILS: Make your emails PERSONAL, include a reason why you think they would love TOFW. Encourage them to gather a group! 
EMAIL TIP:AVOID THE APPEARANCE OF SPAM!!  Write something fun with it that makes them want to open your email AND click on the link.  The subject could be: “Come Seek the Good!” OR “Jericho Road, Dean Hughes, Emily Watts, And MORE…come join us!” 

Get creative…have fun…and SPREAD THE WORD!
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SHARE CHALLENGE!
In addition to sharing the email link from above, Create Your OWN Email Campaign!    That's right, you can be your very own TOFW promotional genius, with your own email campaign.  Here's how to get started!

1) Make a list of all your friends (along with email address) in the area that might be interested in attending TOFW.  You can even create a "contacts group" in your email address book so it is easy to email them each time.  Be sure you always put the email addresses in the "Blind CC" area so it doesn't show a huge list of names and email addresses at the beginning of the email.

2) Send a first email telling them that you are a TEAM MEMBER and that you are so excited to tell them about TOFW over the next several weeks.  
Here is a sample:
Subject: Time Out for Women 2012 in SACRAMENTO!
Message: Hello Ladies!  I have been a HUGE fan of Time Out for Women for many years and now have the opportunity to share it with you!  I am the promotional representative for the _______ area and want to share this awesome opportunity with you!  This is my first email, but I will be sending emails regularly to you as the event gets closer.  If you would like to have your name removed from this list, simply write back and let me know and I will remove your email with no questions asked.  However, I would definitely want to hear if there is someone you feel would benefit from this event and I can add their email quicker than you can bat an eye!  I've got the link below for the event here in our area which includes the dates, times, place and of course the cost.  I will send more info in the upcoming weeks, but if you have any questions right now after looking at the website please let me know!  http://deseretbook.com/timeout/event/202

3) In the coming weeks, as I share information, presenter highlights, etc. with YOU about the event, you can then send an email to your little email campaign group.  Always offer them the option to "unsubscribe".  Make the emails SHORT, SIMPLE, SWEET, PERSONAL, and FUN! Always make it a fresh email (to avoid the appearance of spam) and make the subject line interesting.

COMMENT CORNER: What have you been hearing from women you are talking to? Are they receptive? Is it easy to get the word out? Any challenges you are facing?