Guest Post: Drew Dudley Shares the Shinerama Impact

Hi everyone! I wanted to share two brief experiences with you that speak to just how deeply Shinerama impacts Canadian lives.

I speak almost 150 times a year at present, and I don’t think a single one of them has gone by where I haven’t mentioned Shinerama in some way.  However, in some presentations, I talk a great deal about the campaign, the people I’ve met, and the things I’ve learned.

Shinerama Memories - Mount Allison University

We asked you to send us your super shiny memories! 

We want to hear from you! Send your favourite, cherished, hilarious, or just plain awesome memories of your Shinerama experiences to shinerama@cysticfibrosis.ca.

This Shinerama Memory comes to us from Elyse Thibeault of Mount Allison University.

My friend Sydney and I were site leaders on Shine Day last September, and I think this story proves the devotion Mount Allison University students have towards Shinerama!

Getting Help From the Fundraising Pro's

Don’t Let it Happen to You…

The sun rises on Shine Day. You’ve planned and planned. Your shine army is recruited and well-armed, running for the front lines with energy, soooo many stickers, shine kits, and donation boxes aplenty.  You, er, thought you were ready…

But wait! You don’t have enough cars to get them to the shine sites! Who will help count all the change when every shiner is out trolling the streets? And most critical of all, who will help you feed this hungry mass of shiners when they come running in from a fun, exhausting day of shining!?!?!

Don’t despair! Kin Canada and Cystic Fibrosis Canada chapters are there!

Read on to find out how to take advantage of these invaluable resources!

Shinerama.ca is LIVE!

2011 Shine Day Opening Ceremonies at Saint Mary's University, Halifax NS

Want to know what it takes to be an online fundraising guru? Check out our 6 Steps and you’ll be one in no time! 

Keeping Your Committee Motivated ALL SUMMER LONG!

 

I wanted to write this post because I truly feel that setting up a solid committee makes your experience as a Shinerama coordinator easier and much more enjoyable. As a Shinerama leader, delegation will become your most important responsibility! Section 3 of your resource manual will give you all sorts of hints on how to recruit volunteers and how to organize your committee. But how do you make them stick around and continue to help out? Check out my four tips to a shinier, more motivated committee! 

Welcome to Shinerama 2012!

Welcome to Shinerama 2012! 

Our Shinerama Blog will serve as a great source for all things Shinerama and Cystic Fibrosis Canada related over the course of our 2012 campaign.  As Chair I get the chance to break the ice and be the first to post to our blog (perks of the job).  Apart from a big welcome to all of you, I would take the first blog post to introduce myself and tell you my Shinerama story. Hit the jump to hear all about it!