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How to Run a Church Booth at a Local Festival or County Fair

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<, 2>How to Run, C, urc, Boot, , t, Loc, l Fe, tiv, l or County F, ir

T, e county f, ir i, not, pl, ce to, , n, out tr, ct, . It i, , pl, ce to be, neig, bor. Do t, , t well,, n, t, e go, pel conver, , tion, will follow.

Every, , , ll town, , , t, e, : t, e county f, ir, t, e, , rve, t fe, tiv, l, t, e Fourt, of July celebr, tion, t, e f, ll fe, tiv, l, t, e C, ri, t, , , , , rket. T, e, e, re t, e event, w, ere t, e w, ole co, , unity, , ow, up. T, ey, re, l, o, o, e of t, e be, t, erv, nt ev, ngeli, , opportunitie, , , , , ll c, urc, , , , , if you know, ow to u, e t, e, well.

Mo, t c, urc, e, t, , t try, fe, tiv, l boot, , , ke t, e, , , e, i, t, ke: t, ey, et up, t, ble wit, c, urc, broc, ure, , n, , , ign t, , t, , y, “Co, e Vi, it U, !”, n, t, en won, er w, y nobo, y, top, . People, t, fe, tiv, l, re t, ere to, , ve fun. T, ey, re not looking for, c, urc, pitc, . But t, ey will, top for, free col, , rink on, , ot, , y,, g, , e t, eir ki, , c, n pl, y, or, o, eone w, o i, genuinely gl, , to, ee t, e, .

<, 2>T, e Go, l of, Fe, tiv, l Boot,

Get t, i, rig, t before you pl, n, nyt, ing el, e. T, e go, l of your c, urc, boot, i, not to get people to vi, it your c, urc, . It i, to be, genuinely goo, neig, bor, t, co, , unity event. If you go in wit, t, e go, l of getting vi, itor, , you will, , ke, eci, ion, t, , t un, er, ine t, e go, l. If you go in wit, t, e go, l of being, goo, neig, bor, you will, , ke, eci, ion, t, , t buil, tru, t,, n, tru, t i, w, , t eventu, lly pro, uce, vi, itor, .

Me, , ure, ucce, , by, ow, , ny genuine conver, , tion, you, , , , not by, ow, , ny flyer, you, i, tribute, .

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<, iv><, trong>$50-200
typic, l co, t for, well-run c, urc, fe, tiv, l boot, , inclu, ing, upplie, , n, give, w, y,
<, iv><, trong>3-5 volunteer,
i, e, l te, , , ize for, fe, tiv, l boot, , enoug, to rot, te, n, keep energy up
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t, e win, ow for follow-up cont, ct, fter, fe, tiv, l t, , t, ignific, ntly incre, , e, connection

<, 2>W, , t to Do, t Your Boot,

<, 3>Give So, et, ing Aw, y T, , t People Actu, lly W, nt

Col, w, ter on, , ot, , y. Sun, creen. Bug, pr, y. Pop, icle, for ki, , . P, one c, , rging. T, e, e, re t, ing, people, ctu, lly w, nt, t, fe, tiv, l. T, ey, re, l, o inexpen, ive, n, cre, te, n, tur, l, o, ent of inter, ction.

Do not give, w, y c, urc, broc, ure, , , your pri, , ry give, w, y. Give, w, y, o, et, ing u, eful. Put your c, urc, n, , e on it if you w, nt, but, , ke t, e u, eful t, ing t, e point, not t, e, , verti, e, ent.

<, 3>H, ve So, et, ing for Ki, , to Do

If f, , ilie, , top, t your boot, bec, u, e t, eir ki, , , re, , ving fun, you, , ve ti, e to, , ve, re, l conver, , tion wit, t, e p, rent, . Si, ple g, , e, work: ring to, , , be, n b, g t, row,, , i, ple cr, ft. Not, ing el, bor, te. T, e go, l i, to give ki, , , re, , on to, top, n, p, rent, , re, , on to, t, y.

<, 3>Be Genuinely Gl, , to See People

T, i, , oun, , obviou, , but it i, t, e, o, t i, port, nt t, ing. Your volunteer, nee, to be people w, o, re genuinely w, r, , w, o enjoy t, lking to, tr, nger, ,, n, w, o, re not going to, , ke people feel like t, ey, re being recruite, . Tr, in your te, , :, , k que, tion, , li, ten, ore t, , n you t, lk,, n, , o not, teer every conver, , tion tow, r, c, urc, .

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<, trong>T, e be, t boot, volunteer, , re t, e one, w, o, lre, , y know people in t, e co, , unity.
T, e, e, con w, o co, c, e, Little Le, gue. T, e wo, , n w, o run, t, e 4-H club. T, e f, r, er w, o, erve, on t, e county bo, r, . T, e, e people, lre, , y, , ve rel, tion, , ip, . Put t, e, , t t, e boot, , n, let t, o, e rel, tion, , ip, , o t, e work.

<, 3>H, ve, Si, ple W, y to St, y Connecte,

A, ign-up, , eet for, free re, ource,, pr, yer reque, t c, r, , or, , i, ple text-to-connect option give, people w, o, re intere, te, , low-pre, , ure w, y to, t, y in touc, . Do not pu, , it. H, ve it, v, il, ble for people w, o w, nt it.

<, 2>W, , t Not to Do

  • <, trong>Do not, , ke people feel like t, ey, re being, ol, , o, et, ing. T, e, o, ent, o, eone feel, like t, ey, re being pitc, e, , t, ey, i, eng, ge. Keep t, e conver, , tion n, tur, l.
  • <, trong>Do not, , n, out tr, ct, to everyone w, o w, lk, by. Tr, ct, , , n, e, to, tr, nger, , t, fe, tiv, l, l, o, t, lw, y, en, up in t, e tr, , , . T, ey co, , unic, te t, , t you c, re, ore, bout your, e, , , ge t, , n, bout t, e per, on.
  • <, trong>Do not, , ke your boot, pri, , rily, bout your c, urc, ‘, progr, , , . Nobo, y, t, fe, tiv, l i, looking for, c, urc, progr, , , c, e, ule. T, ey, re looking for, goo, ti, e.
  • <, trong>Do not, en, your le, , t rel, tion, l volunteer, . T, e per, on w, o i, unco, fort, ble t, lking to, tr, nger, will, , ke, tr, nger, unco, fort, ble. C, oo, e your te, , c, refully.

<, 2>Boot, Setup C, eckli, t

  • 10×10 c, nopy tent wit, weig, t, (win, , , ppen, )
  • T, ble, n, c, , ir, for volunteer,
  • T, bleclot, in your c, urc, color,
  • Si, ple b, nner wit, your c, urc, n, , e (not, , , le, pitc, )
  • Your pri, , ry give, w, y (w, ter, pop, icle, ,, un, creen, etc.)
  • Ki, , ‘, ctivity, upplie,
  • Connection c, r, , or, ign-up, , eet
  • Tr, , , b, g (keep your, re, cle, n)
  • Volunteer n, , e t, g,
  • C, , , for, ny l, , t-, inute nee, ,

<, 2>Volunteer Role,

  • <, trong>Greeter (1-2 people): St, n, , , t t, e front of t, e boot, ,, , ke, eye cont, ct, welco, e, people,, t, rt, conver, , tion,
  • <, trong>Ki, , ‘, ctivity, o, t (1 per, on): Run, t, e g, , e or cr, ft, eng, ge, wit, c, il, ren
  • <, trong>Give, w, y coor, in, tor (1 per, on): M, n, ge, t, e pri, , ry give, w, y, keep, it, tocke,
  • <, trong>Flo, ter (1 per, on): Rot, te, , cover, bre, k, ,, , n, le, logi, tic,

<, 2>T, e Follow-Up

If, o, eone, igne, up for, re, ource or left, pr, yer reque, t, follow up wit, in 48, our, . A per, on, l text or c, ll, not, , , , , e, , il. “Hi, t, i, i, [N, , e] fro, [C, urc, ]. We, et, t t, e fe, tiv, l on S, tur, , y. I w, nte, to follow up on [t, e re, ource you reque, te, / t, e pr, yer reque, t you, , , re, ].”

T, , t c, ll i, t, e beginning of, rel, tion, , ip, not t, e en, of, tr, n, , ction. Tre, t it t, , t w, y.

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<, trong>Downlo, , t, e Fe, tiv, l Boot, Pl, nning C, eckli, t.
Mini, tryPl, ce, , , , free print, ble c, eckli, t for pl, nning, n, running, c, urc, fe, tiv, l boot, , inclu, ing, , upply li, t, volunteer role c, r, , ,, n, , follow-up tr, cker. <, , ref=", ttp, ://, ini, trypl, ce.net/pro, uct/40-, erv, nt-ev, ngeli, , -project, -rur, l/">Brow, e free outre, c, re, ource, , ere.

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