2010 Calender

Every single person's input into our calender means so much to me.

It's something we can all share, laugh about and know what maybe others don't understand.

We are a unique group of people and I hope that our calender will show that.

Doris has just sent me a link to her blog about our calender and hope you can all read it and comment:

www.whatnow.org.uk/.../calender-chat

At the end of this I hope we can all stand back, look at what we've achieved between us and smile and say:

"Yes that was us all pulling together and making a differnce"

I am so so proud of you all.

Patrick

Just been having a look around and believe it or not this is the only charity calender I've found on Ebay:

cgi.ebay.co.uk/UKs-first-double-sided-unisex-naked-charity-calendar_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ65Q3a12Q7c66Q3a2Q7c39Q3a1Q7c72Q3a1683Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem1e5453a595QQitemZ130263786901QQptZUKQ5fCollectablesQ5fPaperQ5fRLQQsalenotsupported

And as you'll see they also have a website, so I'm thinking that's what we need too.

The more press and public awareness about our calender the better.

OK guys - just another idea for calendar.  Perhaps as a structure we could use the "cancer awareness months"

January: Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

February: Screening and Early Detection Awareness Month

March: Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

April: Cancer Fatigue Awareness Month

May: Cancer Research Awareness Month

June: National Cancer Survivors Day

July: Sarcoma Awareness Month

August: Pain Medicine and Palliative Care

September: Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month

October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

November: Lung Cancer Awareness Month

I think I have got them correct(?)  

December: 5 A Day Awareness Month

Just putting my practical head on for a second - don't have the answers I'm afraid (but between us i am sure we will have).  

1.  What timescales do we need to adhere to?  What is the latest date we need to have the calendar ready in time for sales for Christmas?

2.  How are we going to decide the exact content?  poll? and by when?

3.  Between us, what skills do we have?  website designers; sales people; graphic designers; photographers, project managers etc etc

4.  What do we need to DO next?

I think we all agree this is a fab idea (look at the number of comments on the blog!).  I guess we need to start "walking the walk"

Manda x

Oooo just a thought - wondered if anyone knew any famous people?  12 to be precise.  A celebrity and a "what now" person for each month?

I'll stop taking over the blog now and save all my ideas up for one posting

Manda