How many more candles, slippers, potted plants, or power drills do you need?
When your next birthday rolls around, ask your friends and family to make a donation in your name to the Community Action Project/Calaveras Planning Coalition instead of giving you a toaster or a set of socket wrenches. Celebrate your birthday and a great cause at the same time. It’s easy. Here are some tips.
- Tell people about CAP/CPC and why our mission is important to you. Tell your story. That’s what they want to hear.
- Spread the word with Facebook, Twitter, or whatever platform you prefer. Reach out with personal emails, notes, texts, or let your birthday wishes be known in person.
- Make your birthday the deadline for gift giving.
- Ask everyone to be generous, but let them know that no gift is too small and all gifts will be greatly appreciated. You may also ask for a specific amount, $5, $10, $25, $50, $100 or whatever is appropriate. You know your audience.
- Please direct your birthday well-wishers to www.calaverascap.com. Ask them to click on “donate” or mail their birthday donation to CAP/CPC, PO Box 935, San Andreas, CA 95249.
- Ask your birthday buddies to let CAP/CPC know they are donating in your honor.
- Another option is to just ask guests to bring your gift to the big birthday bash you can’t wait to have now that you’ve been vaccinated against Covid-19.
CAP/CPC will feature the most compelling stories in the ReCAP and on our website. And many happy returns of the day!