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Hold a House Party
What is a “House Party”?
A House Party is simply a party in your house – much like events you already host in your home such as birthday parties or casual evenings with friends. House Parties are simple to organize, require little financial commitment, and provide an opportunity for your friends and family to learn about environmental health while raising money for a good cause – CHEJ!
Why hold a house party?
Hosting a gathering in your home is one of the easiest and most satisfying ways to support a cause that you care about. House Parties provide a wonderful opportunity to introduce new supporters to CHEJ, and guests always enjoy learning how they can make a difference – by contributing their dollars, time and advocacy. (Remember, people who want to create social change are happy to invest in an organization that does the work they can’t do on their own!)
It’s easy!
You provide the house, the guest list, and some refreshments. We’ll provide everything you need in order for your guests to become informed about the importance of CHEJ’s work. We’ll send you a CHEJ House Party kit with a step-by-step “how to” guide, invitations, thank you notes, an inspiring 12-minute DVD about CHEJ, materials about CHEJ’s work, and more. We’ll be here every step of the way to help you have a great party!
What is the role of a house party host?
- Pick a date and get ready for a pleasant afternoon or evening.
- Create a list of people to invite. (See suggestions below.)
- Send out invitations. (CHEJ will provide these in your House Party Kit)
- Follow up with the invited guests to confirm attendance.
- Provide a location for the event.
- Provide light refreshments and snacks.
Invite everyone you can think of!
- Friends
- Family
- Co-workers
- Nurses
- Your partner’s co-workers
- Democrats
- Republicans
- Members of women and men’s groups
- People from your health club
- People in government
- CHEJ donors who live in your area.
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- You and your partner’s address list
- Neighbors
- Teachers
- Doctors
- Church friends
- Labor union members
- Your children’s friends’ parents
- People you send holiday greetings to
- Members of women and men’s groups
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(A good guide is to work toward having at least twenty people at your party, each making an average contribution of $100.)
Chose a theme for your party, such as:
| A garden party |
A backyard picnic or BBQ |
| Coffee and dessert |
Crepes and wine |
| Wine and cheese |
Champagne brunch |
| Beer and pretzels |
Cocktails and appetizers |
| Pizza party |
A block party |
What is a typical house party agenda?
7:00 |
Guests arrive, sign in, make a donation, mingle, and eat. |
7:30 |
Host gathers and welcomes guests, explains why CHEJ is important to them, guests introduce themselves, and host introduces guest speaker (if applicable). |
7:35 |
Speaker makes presentation and shows CHEJ’s inspirational DVD. |
7:50 |
Host/speaker asks for additional contributions. |
8:30 |
Guests mingle, then leave. |
Questions? Ready to start planning your party?
Call us at (703) 237-2249 x24!
If you can’t hold a house party, but would like to make a donation to support CHEJ’s work, please click here.
Thank you for supporting CHEJ!
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