Pay Up to Dress Down. Is your office already casual? You can still invite your employees to participate. For

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1 Thank you for participating in the inaugural pay up to dress down casual day, benefitting the Boys & Girls Club of Fayetteville. The program encourages employee engagement in our partnership, while promoting teamwork and community involvement. Getting Started Select a captain to: 1. Review the materials in this tool kit. 2. Print and display the promotional materials within the office/location. 3. Recruit co workers to participate. 4. Distribute recognition stickers to thank individuals who sign up. 5. Facilitate payments back to the Boys & Girls Club of Fayetteville. *Captains will receive a complimentary campaign t-shirt* Is your office already casual? You can still invite your employees to participate. For example, participants could wear their favorite team colors, or wear blue in support of the Boys & Girls Club. Or get even more creative! Potluck day? Cookie exchange? The possibilities are endless.

2 Running the Program You can set up donation amounts that make the most sense for your company. Suggested donation amounts are: $15 donation: Employees can wear jeans the entire week. $3 donation: Employees can wear jeans one day during the week. Set a company participation goal. No later than one week prior to event, contact Autumn Hendrix at or autumn@fayettevillekids.org for participation stickers and captain s complimentary campaign t-shirt. Encourage participants to pay upon signing up. If employees would like a receipt for their donation, please contact the Club. Use the included materials and remind the participants to wear their jeans. Getting Employees Excited About the Program Notify people at least two weeks in advance and send reminder the day before. ( Templates pg. 3) Include paycheck stuffers in paychecks or employee mailboxes. (Paycheck Stuffers pg. 5) Post recruitment poster in the break room or other public space. (Poster pg.4) Track participants and their donations using the sign-up sheet and goal tracker poster. (Sign-up Sheet pg.6, Goal Tracker pg.7 ) On the day of, give each participant a recognition sticker to post in their workspace or wear. This will acknowledge them and help spread the word. Wrapping up the Program When you have collected all funds from participants, please complete the donation summary (pg.8) and send it, along with the total donation amount and your employee sign up sheet to the Club. If possible, please send funds to the Boys & Girls Club of Fayetteville within the week following your casual day. If you have any questions about the donation process, you can reach Autumn Hendrix by at autumn@fayettevillekids.org or simply call

3 Recruitment Template Subject Line: Wear Jeans to Support a Great Cause! <Company> is a proud supporter of the Boys & Girls Club of Fayetteville. We re helping to build great futures for young people in our community! You can help, too, by making a small donation to wear blue jeans on <insert date(s)>. This fun new program is called pay up to dress down. Sign up today! Donate <$X> to wear jeans for a day or <$X> for the whole week. Please see <Insert Company Contact Name> for more information. Funds raised through this program will benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Fayetteville. Pay up to dress down because Boys & Girls Club of Fayetteville cares about kids and so do we! Reminder Template Subject Line: I m dressing down are you? Next week is pay up to dress down for the Boys & Girls Club of Fayetteville! If you re participating in the campaign, don t forget to wear your jeans. Together we have raised <$amount> for the Boys & Girls Club so far! If you haven t already signed up there is still time! Please join us in supporting the Club and help open the door to a child s future. Thank You Template Subject Line: You Made a Difference! Thank you to everyone who participated in our fantastic pay up to dress down campaign for the Boys & Girls Club of Fayetteville. Because of you, we raised <$amount> to help start great futures for young people in our community. Our sincere appreciation to everyone who donated: <List names> Sincerely,

4 For more than 70 years, the Boys & Girls Club of Fayetteville has helped local youth build great futures. Kids who enter the doors of the Club find caring adult mentors and life changing programs. AND YOU CAN HELP! Contact at to find out how you can support the Boys & Girls Club by making a small donation.

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7 For more than 70 years, the Boys & Girls Club of Fayetteville has helped local youth build great futures. Kids who enter the doors of the Club find caring adult mentors and life changing programs. AND YOU CAN HELP! Contact at to find out how you can help us reach our goal of raising $ for the youth of our community. Help the Boys & Girls Club of Fayetteville build great futures for local youth!

8 Donation Summary Thank you for participating in the Donald W. Reynolds Boys & Girls Club s first pay up to dress down campaign. We hope your employees enjoyed going casual while supporting our mission. Please complete the form below and return it with your donations. We appreciate your insight and hope you will participate again next year! Please print this form and mail a completed copy to: Donald W. Reynolds Boys & Girls Club c/o Autumn Hendrix 560 N. Rupple Rd. Fayetteville, AR How did your company hear about our jeans day program? A total contribution of $ is enclosed. Method(s) of Payment: Check/Money Order (Payable to: Donald W. Reynolds Boys & Girls Club s). Amount $ Cash. Amount $ Business Name: Contact Name: Address: City, State, Zip: By providing us with your address you will receive news & updates from Donald W. Reynolds Boys & Girls Club. If you would prefer not to receive updates via the address provided, please check the box below. I prefer not to receive s from Donald W. Reynolds Boys & Girls Club of Fayetteville. Thank you for your support!

9 Captains, Be the Office Hero Win catered lunch for 10 from Taziki s Mediterranean Cafe just by participating*! *Earn 1 entry into the drawing for every 10 people who sign up for pay up to dress down for the Boys & Girls Club of Fayetteville.