How To Plan A Wonderful Family Reunion

Now's the time to start planning your next family reunion.

Watch this video and get inspired.

Let's Get Started. 

Step 1.  Click Fimark's Family Reunion Planner Social web app

in the profiles section of this blog.

Have A Sweet And Easy Sunday

Hello family reunion planners. You've worked hard to keep the home fires burning. Wishing you all a Sweet 'n Easy Sunday Morning, Afternoon and Evening.  From under the Golden Tree.

How To Design and Sell T-shirts Online

It's mid-January. Needless to say this it the time to assemble the reunion planning committee. The goal would be to agree on the color and basic design of the illustrious family reunion T-shirt. Start with theme and slogans agreed upon. Use these as a basis for the logo, colors and design style.

If you're like me, taking orders by phone and putting each order status on a T-shirt roster spreadsheet is not what you would call a blast. Still bringing the family together to affirm identity, maintain a support system, infuse empowerment and just have a good ol' time makes it all worth the effort.
Still you have to wonder if there is an easier way to step through the T-shirt ordering process.

The quick answer is Yes. Do it online. How?  First step. Design it. There are scores of top notch T-shirt design apps out there but the one you want is an app that will not only allow you to design the shirt, but send a snap shot to all family members via email or social network plugin.  Even better, you want an app tha twill help you keep track of orders. And taking it up a notch how about an app that will help you make money that can be added to event funding. Now that's an app!

 I do like the T-shirt designer app featured at Zazzle. In the past the site catered to young artists who wanted to display their brilliant designs on shirts, shoes or carrying cases.  Now Zazzle has matured and has become well seasoned in the art of online custom design and printing. That said you can be assured your design will be rendered and printed just as it appears on the T-shirt design app. Even better you can create matching accessories for your shirt like caps or aprons, not to mention invitations and banners. Best of all you can sell the entire ensemble online and send it to family and friend across the social galaxy. And if you're not careful you might even consider it a means to earning a second income. These T-shirt designer apps are available for immediate use under the golden tree...

Another popular T-shirt designing app I particularly like is the one featured at CustomInk.com. This site boasts hundreds of design graphics and styles including a wide selection of beautiful ink colors. In addition you can present the T-shirt design to family friends online and event Boost it! Sell your t-shirt designs on your own Booster page to support your cause, passion or project.  You can present them on your Facebook page, and before you know it CustomInk.com is cutting you a check.

These designer web apps are featured on Fimark's Family Reunion Planner Social. What could be more practical and time saving? The online web app is simple and easy to use. Nothing too complex.

The features are so user friendly even your pre-teen can plan an event with it.

Fimark's Family Reunion Planner Social web app. Click the link in my profile to access the T-shirt designer app and get started design your family reunion Tees.

Timing Is Everything

Making family reunion events fun and memorable is what good event planning is all about. That said effective timing when planning organizing and managing the event is everything.

That said, give everyone plenty of notice.  6 to 12 months advance notice will allow attendees to plan some of their vacation time around the event. Make good use of the "Advance Family Reunion Planner Timeline" found in Fimark's Family Reunion Planner Social web app and eBook to guide you through the month to month planning process.

Getting the Word Out

If you're under 45 years of age you know what it takes to get the word out online across social networks. Readers 50 and older - take advantage of social network features like Facebook's online messaging features, including, the event announcement, status, chat and more.

With Facebook's event feature, people can organize gatherings, manage invitations and send notifications and reminders to their friends. People can use events to invite their friends to anything from a dinner party to a community fundraiser. There are currently more than 16 million events created on Facebook each month.

Just select Events on the left of your Facebook page, choose create and start typing your event into the form fields.  Add a time and place, and you'll be ready to share your plans instantly. With the Facebook Events application you can share extra details like where and when to meet and directions.

Word-of-mouth is good too. Use Skype or Google Hangout and talk face to face to let all family members know the family is having a reunion. Family reunion event announcement sites found on most family reunion web resources are also helpful. Fimark's Family Reunion Planner web app mentioned earlier is designed to quickly connect you to Facebook, Google Plus, Hangout and Skype features to get the event planning process rolling. You'll find sample announcement letters, surveys and event planning worksheets you can easily share online over these networks.

That said, before you use Facebook or Google's event  announcement features there are several other steps you need to take like contact updates, taking surveys, choosing committee members and selecting themes, slogans to name a few. That's where a good Family Reunion planning app comes in.

Reunion Planning Committee

If you’re planning a big reunion event, you do well to put together a reunion committee. Ask for other family members to help with planning activities and choosing the time and place (this should be done first). The web app and eBook provide a detailed committee organizing and managing guide as part of the Checklist feature.

When you plan the event in a timely manner you'll get the help and resources you need, saving time, energy and drastically reducing expenses.  When should you start planning a July family reunion gathering? Anytime between November and January will help you stay ahead of the game. Follow the web app or eBook checklist steps closely and you'll have your family reunion event organized right on time.

Don't have the Fimark Family Reunion Planner Social web app and eBook package? Find the link in the profiles section of this blog. The paperback book can be found on Amazon.com

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Here's Some Sunday Love

Wishing our family reunion planning family
some sweet Sunday love.
Keep putting some love in it. Enjoy!

Mark and Brenda

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2 Free Fundraiser Apps You Just Gotta Try

They say the best things in life are free. Well I'm a believer. As a matter of fact I use to call myself the cheapest guy in town. Not anymore. If there is a way to get it cheap and a way to get it free - free is where I'll be. So the first app I'd like to present allows you to collect funds directly from recipients online and is very secure. It's called Paypal. Even better, with a Paypal account you can apply for a paypal debit card and have instant access to funds via ATM or anywhere MasterCard debit cards are honored. Best of all it's free.

Now it's time to tell you about a free web app that's getting a lot of attention. It has been drawing in millions of dollars over the past few months. It's an ingeniously designed fundraising web app.  I'm sharing this simply because it works.  I have drawn over $4000 from app users.  A significant sum for a family reunion planner.

The best thing about this fundraising web app is that you can use it completely free if all you need is a page to sell tickets, That's right free. As an alternative, you can opt for a free trial fundraiser website with all the bells and whistles. 

The special features of the fundraising website template or web app would be ideal for:
1. Sports Team Fundraising
2. Community Outreach Fundraising
3. Scholarship  Fundraising
4. Sponsorship Fundraising
5. Medical Care Fundraising
6. Research Fundraising
7. Artist Support Fundraising
8. Accident Victim Fundraising
9. Family Reunion Fundraiser
10. Class Reunion Fundraiser

The company is MyEvent.com. They boast having helped raise over $25,000,000 and is the only company that allows individuals to accept donations online and sell tickets without a merchant account on a complimentary fundraising web page that has no ads and hundreds of design themes to choose from.

View Live Real Time Fundraisers
Want to see just how effective these web apps are handling live real time fundraising? Test this online Fundraiser app. When checking out the fundraiser websites on display note that many are collecting thousands of dollars as we speak from generous online donations or ticket sales. These websites are designed to be self-promoting and search engine optimized. Get a top quality fully functioning fundraiser web app free. 

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