Hello Shiner-Nation!
I just thought I would take a minute or two and blog about the upcoming Regional Conferences.Firstly I wanted to say that I'm very much looking forward to seeing everyone at the Ont/Que, Sas/Man, and Atlantic Regional conferences. I'm sure they will all be a blast! BC/Alb I really wish I could make it out there and share some Shine-Love... maybe next year. Have fun!
So why do we have Regionals?
The reason that we host these mini-conferences (some of them not so mini) is to try and provide you all with the tools and support to help you all run successful campaigns. What we find is that the National Shinerama Conference is where we can educate all the campaign directors on what cystic fibrosis is, what Cystic Fibrosis Canada does, what Shinerama is, what things you should concentrate on...you know all that fun stuff. During the Regional Conference we get a chance to catch up on where your campaign is at the midway point, hear some successes and not so successes from May-July, introduce your school's committee members to Shinerama, and most of all get everyone focused and energized for the rest of the summer straight through the end of the campaign.
What will be covered at the Regionals?
The Regional Directors have been working hard to get your feedback and getting the input from our Campaign Advisors to come up with agendas that will more or less rock your worlds. Expect guest speakers from the CF community to come in and share their stories with you. We'll be going over our Shinerama.ca results so far and setting expectations going forward. We'll be doing teach-outs to everyone about our Text Giving. Probably most importantly though there will be lots of opportunities for everyone to share their experiences so far and for everyone to learn from each other's campaigns.What if I can't make it to my Regional?
Have no fear - we will not leave you hanging. After each Regional the Regional Director will send out a summary of what went on to everyone over our listserve! That way if you couldn't make it to yours you'll still know what went on! Sound good?Hope all is well and remember that I'm always a quick call, email, or tweet away!
Ryan Mcdermott
National Shinerama Chair
