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Corporate Team Lead Meeting. Agenda Paint the Town Event Overview Why Paint Houses? History of the Event PTT Committee PTT Timeline Team Lead Role and Responsibilities Next Steps. Background: “Paint the Town” is Give Back Cincinnati’s premier annual event
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Agenda • Paint the Town Event Overview • Why Paint Houses? • History of the Event • PTT Committee • PTT Timeline • Team Lead Role and Responsibilities • Next Steps
Background: “Paint the Town” is Give Back Cincinnati’s premier annual event • Give Back Cincinnati began Paint the Town in Cincinnati in 2002 and has steadily increased the size of the event from 4 homes to 42 homes in 2009 • PTT 2010, Evanston & Avondale will be the Ninth Annual event where volunteers paint homes – free of charge to the homeowner – in one day • Each house is sponsored by a business or group and a team of 10-35 volunteers takes on the task Paint the Town improves neighborhoods and builds community
Why Paint Houses? • Houses are a cornerstone of our communities • The largest investment many people will make is in their homes • Home repair and maintenance is extremely costly • Many people simply can not maintain their homes • PTT makes a huge impact in the life of the families and the spirit of the community by giving a fresh face to old homes • We HOPE that PTT serves as a catalyst for further community improvement
Paint The Town History 212 entire houses painted on 8 single day events 5605 Participants 35,500 Total Volunteer Hours • The volunteer efforts are worth more than $600,000 to the community • In addition, the homeowners are left with homes they can feel proud • The Sherwin-Williams Company has graciously donated most of the paint, as well as hundreds of paint brushes for Paint the Town
Paint the Town… through the yearsIn 2010, we arrive in Evanston & Avondale!Goals:50+ homes1300 volunteers
Without the help of multiple sponsors, Paint the Town would not be possible… Example of 2009 Paint the Town Sponsors
PTT Committee • Works year round on planning • Major buckets of work • Neighborhood & Home Selection - Transportation • Supplies - Food/Beverage • Sponsors - Finance/Accounting • Volunteers - Public Relations • Support team on the day of: • Area leads, supplies, etc
Timeline: • November 2009: Media announcements begin • January 2010: Applications available for homeowners • February 2010: Applications due • March 2010: Homes are selected • May 2010: Homeowners select paint colors and homes are prepped • June 12, 2010: Paint the Town
Paint the Town Process – Home Selection • Homeowners apply on or before mid-February • Give Back volunteers assess the applications and conduct homeowner interviews in March • Homeowners are selected based on: • Homeowner needs • Give Back capabilities and resources to satisfy need • Homeowners are notified in late-April and then works with a team lead to define the project, select paint colors, and coordinate preparations for the day of the event
Ideal Applicant • The home must be owner-occupied, or in the process of ownership • Homes selected for painting must be located in Evanston or Avondale • The homeowner must be physically or financially unable to complete the work • The home must be a single or two-story structure and in NEED of being painted to improve the appearance and value of the home • Three story structures are considered, but pose a greater challenge for volunteers
160 applications received • 120 homeowners interviewed • Selected 60 homes for 2010 …largest PTT to date!
Corporate Team Lead – What Do I have to Do? • Corporate Team Coordination • Recruiting the volunteers, fielding questions about the event, and building excitement inside your company about the event • Safety • Priority #1 on Event Day -- Make sure your friends and co-workers are behaving in a safe manner • Progress Reporting • Keep project on track, report the progress to the Project Leadership • Supply King/Queen • Keep the supplies in order and orderly • Make sure all supplies are cleaned/organized after the event • Home Owner Friend • You’re to be the friendly/comfortable face of Give Back Cincinnati and your corporation to the homeowner
Volunteer Recruitment & RSVP Overview • Target team size ~ 30 people per house • Recruitment Email • Provided electronically later this week • Online team registration • www.paintthetowncincinnati.org and click the 'volunteer' button at the top • Deadline: • Mid-May • Houses will be assigned based on team size • Don’t Have Enough Volunteers to Fill Your House? • Give Back Cincinnati Fills In!
Recruiting and Promotion Tools • PowerPoint Template for Recruiting • About PTT, neighborhood, previous results and general info • Flyer Templates • Team Lead Tips and Tools • Save the Date email • Bulletin Board/ Corporate Flyers • Lunch and Learn Meetings (use the PowerPoint) • Side Leads and Supply Lead
Next Steps • Recruit! Recruit! Recruit! – • Get the volunteers signed up • Hold lunch and learns, contests, etc. to get people excited and interested in joining • Start Tomorrow! • Team Lead Details Meeting – April 28th – • Once teams are lined up, your focus will be to preparing for the event • At next meeting we will go in detail through the team lead handbook • We will tell you everything you need to know to get a house painted in a single day • Meet Homeowner – • We’ll give you your home assignment at the Team Lead Mtg. and then we’ll ask you to visit your homeowner and review the project
House Keeping • T-Shirt Logo • Need a logo for back of t-shirts. • Joe Hansbauer or Van Do will contact you if we don’t have a logo from previous years • Side Leads • Identify some team members that can help manage one side of the house, utilize as project mgmt • Volunteer for Check-In • Each team will need to identify someone to handle check-in at the site
Questions …and THANKS for making this event successful!
To find out more about Paint the Town and Give Back Cincinnati, check us out online… www.paintthetowncincinnati.org or www.givebackcincinnati.org
Who is Give Back Cincinnati? • Give Back Cincinnati started in December 2000 with a small group of friends that wanted to give back to their community. • The small group of friends has grown to over 4500 members (representing 375 companies) and continues to an outlet where volunteers can have fun, meet people, and give back to their community all at the same time. • Give Back Cincinnati is a federally recognized non-profit organization led by our volunteer board of directors. Members take on differing roles, some lead projects, others volunteer. • Give Back Cincinnati is focused on enhancing Cincinnati's communities through activities of volunteerism, while fostering the development of young leadership through participation. • Each year Give Back Cincinnati organizes ~15 large-scale one day volunteer and civic engagement activities, and several social events. • Give Back Cincinnati operates with zero paid employees and offers "guilt free" volunteer opportunities with a social twist. There is no obligation to join - nor dues, nor weekly meetings to attend, nor junk mail, nor phone calls.
FAQs Visit www.PaintTheTownCincinnati.org What is Paint the Town? Who’s behind Paint the Town? How are neighborhoods selected? How are the houses chosen? Is it OK if I volunteer with my child? Can I volunteer for half the day? Can I drive myself to my team’s house? Should I volunteer if I don’t want to climb a ladder? What if I don’t have a “team” to paint on? Can I sign up to work with my friend? What should I wear and bring with me to volunteer? Where should I park? What about breakfast and lunch? How can I get more involved in Paint the Town? What if my schedule changes and I’m no longer available on the day of Paint the Town?
History of the Event • 2002 – 4 Houses in Columbia/Tusculum • 2003 – 11 Houses in Price Hill • 2004 – 18 Houses in Northside • 2005 – 25 Houses in Madisonville • 2006 – 30 Houses in Hartwell/Carthage • 2007 – 35 Houses in North College Hill • 2008 – 47 Houses in Covington, Ky • 2009 – 43 Houses in Price Hill • Some Day – 100 houses in one afternoon!!!
Paint The Town Success Stories Columbia/Tusculum - June 8, 2002 4 Houses 130 Participants 1,170 Total Volunteer Hours Before… …After
Paint The Town Success Stories Price Hill - June 7, 2003 11 Houses 250 Participants 2,250 Total Volunteer Hours Before… …After
Paint The Town Success Stories Northside - June 12, 2004 18 Houses 525 Participants 2,230 Total Volunteer Hours Before… …After
Paint The Town Success Stories Madisonville - June 11, 2005 25 Houses 600 Participants 3,600 Total Volunteer Hours Before… …After
Paint The Town Success Stories Hartwell/Carthage- June 10, 2006 30 Houses 810 Participants 4,860 Total Volunteer Hours Before… …After
Paint The Town Success Stories College Hill- June 9, 2007 35 Houses 950 Participants 5,850 Total Volunteer Hours Before… …After
Paint The Town Success Stories Covington, KY - June 14, 2008 47 Houses 1200 Participants 6,000 Total Volunteer Hours Before… …After
Paint The Town Success Stories Price Hill - June 13, 2009 42 Houses 1100 Participants 7,175 Total Volunteer Hours Before… …After