Step 5 – Encourage Everyone to Give a Day’s Pay!

Clearly invite everyone to join you in Giving a Day’s Pay to recognize World AIDS Day.

Direct them to a donations booth set up at your Harambee where they can go online and donate, or put a cheque in the donations box. Remind them they choose the recipient organization – Stephen Lewis Foundation or Dignitas International.

If they don’t donate at the Harambee, remind them to visit www.giveaday.ca when they get home and donate within the next 24 hours.

When donating online – they should choose the name of your Harambee from the drop down list of each recipient organization.

Donations Booth or Table

It’s a good idea to set-up a place for people to make donations right at your party.

Print off this sign to place at a donations table.

You can also leave extra brochures and tribute cards at the table and encourage friends to take them to pass along.

	HARAMBEE TIP #5 Bring a Calculator to leave on the table. Write or print this message for the table. TO CALCULATE A DAY’S PAY: Your annual pay (pre-tax or after tax – it’s up to you) ÷ 210 (# of working days in a year)

If you have a laptop and wireless access, you can set up your donations booth so people can give in two ways:

1) Set up a laptop with wireless connection and put it on the Give a Day page. Leave a note for people to choose “Harambee-your party” from the drop down list on the SLF or Dignitas pages (once you let us know you are having a party, SLF and Dignitas will add your Harambee name to their list) Make sure the laptop is facing in a way to give people privacy when entering credit card information

2) Provide a box with an opening in the top, or a large envelope. Ask guests to write a cheque to the organization of their choice and place in the box. At the end of the event, add up your cheques, and forward them to SLF and Dignitas respectively. Their addresses are included below.

Place “I Gave a Day” stickers at the booth for people who use the donations booth. These can be ordered on the order form.

WE GAVE A DAY POSTER!

Before your party, purchase a large piece of Bristol board and print off this heading:

“We Gave a Day” heading.

Glue it to the top of the Bristol board. Put the “We Gave a Day” board at the party and have everyone sign it - then you can take a photo of the group with the poster and send it to us to post on line!