17 Days

Today I worked from home. Elissa and Amanda had to go to New Jersey so they were not going to be in the office and since there is no Internet and phones or anyone in the office I worked on my couch doing some follow up calls for date packages. Right now we have more bachelors and bachelorettes than date packages so we need to step up our game and really get out there get some dates. We got a list of tasks that we need to get in order from Elissa today so we have to make priorities at this point to get everything done. I also went out to more restaurants today and its getting more frustrating with manager in meetings or at home depot. I have to keep trying though we don't know unless we ask. I just want everything to be great and I am sure that it will be. We have to get the bachelors and bachelorettes on board to sell some tickets as well. I talked to a printing company today and hope that they will do our printing as a donation to try and keep our costs down since we have a small budget to work with. Starting to feel the stress a little bit more as we get closer to the event.

Well the office is slowly but surely coming together. I went out yesterday to try and find some printers that would possibly be able to print out some tickets and flyers for us. I didn't have much luck. But I was able to go around some more an look for date packages and was able to get a few more, every little bit helps! The event is less than 3 weeks away and there are still a bunch of tasks to get done. It is going to be a a few busy weeks coming up but I am really excited to see it all put together.

Flamingo Pink .....

Well Wednesday I did a lot of work from home considering I walked into the office and it was like walking into what Elissa calls her crayon box. We moved out of our old office and are in the process of moving into the new one. There is lots of new painting going on in the office each room is a different color. Yesterday I stopped by the new office and then headed back home so I would have access to the Internet. I was able to follow up with some more date packages and send out some more information about the event. I also spent the afternoon visiting some of the local restaurants in Middletown to get some date packages. My follow ups and visits paid off I was able to get some date packages. YAY!!!!!!! Jackie went to the Hamden area to check out some date packages and she had some great adventures and got some donations along the way. I am happy with the progress from yesterday but this event is in about 3 weeks and I still feel like there is so much to do. Its crunch time for sure!!!!!

Last week was pretty busy. Tried to follow up with some possible sponsors again and also worked on going over date packages and also narrowing down the list of things that needs to get to done and try to prioritize some of our tasks. By the end of the week we were consumed with a spare of the moment move of the office. This kinda put a hault on everything while we packed up. I never realized how much I depended on the Internet to do my work. Whether it be waiting for return emails or looking up different date info and contact information. Once we get into the new office and get settled it will not be long before the auction is here, I am getting a little anxious about some of our details that we need to still work out. Guess I get to keep the ball rolling on Wednesday when I return to the office.

Friday .... yay!!!!

Today was pretty productive. Got a bunch of great leads from Amanda and James for bachelors and bachelorettes. Hopefully we can get every spot filled for the number of participants we want. I did however manage to get through some of the bios for the bachelors and bachelorettes to post up on the website. I feel good about starting to get more applications back I am starting to feel like everything is slowly and surely coming together. Still have a bunch to do and get done but I am confident that it will all come together and be awesome. I know this post is short and sweet but that's kinda how my Friday was today.

5 Weeks and counting !!!!!

Well I spent most of the day working on getting some more sponsors. Looked through the Hartford Business Journal and sent out about another dozen or so requests for sponsorship or donations. Its very frustrating a lot of these corporations have forms that need to be filled out to ask for sponsorship. It takes a lot of time but if we can get some sponsors out of it then its worth it!!!! Also got some more applications back for bachelors, everyone seems to be interested but is spending a little too much time getting them back into us. Also got on the phone to a few people who thought we were producing a great event but are not able to give at this time. Got the emcee contract sent out to be signed so that's another item checked off the list. Right now we are only about 5 weeks away from the auction so we need to step up selling tickets in advance and we have to start dropping off flyer's and get the word out that we have the best party in town on April 16th 2011 ... so if your reading you better be there !!!!

Another busy week comes to an end ......

Well it has been another busy week at Perfect Productions. We did get back a date package on Friday to put towards the auction and a rejection letter too. Can't win them all I suppose although we would like too. Jackie and I had spent most of Friday getting in touch with many of our local larger corporations looking for sponsorship. Most of them have very strict guidelines bout giving to local charities and sponsorship. Most of the people I was able to contact we not able to give at this time which is kind of frustrating. I am hoping that we can obtain more sponsor ship from our smaller local businesses. I was able to use the constant contact system to send out a mass email blast to about 500 people. The email contained all the info about the auction, the reasons, how to be a sponsor, a bachelor or bachelorette or to buy tickets and attend the event. I am hoping this will put out some more info into the community and awareness about raising money to support the Petit Family Foundation. I am ready to start fresh on Monday, my brain is starting to feel a little fried at this time so the weekend is going to be good recovery time. Hopefully next week we can get in contact with some more people and follow up with some more that we have already contacted. Well off for now stay tuned to see how next week goes !!!!! :-)

Sponsors, Dates and Donations Oh My!!!!!

Today I was in the office just Amanda and I everyone else is gone. I started working on my campaign to get date packages for our bachelors and bachelorettes, and boy I did a lot of that. I was working of a list Jackie and I have compiled went through and sent out emails to everyone to get the word out there. Friday I plan on making follow up calls in case my emails didn't get to the correct person or if the potential donators have any questions. This took most of my day!!! Some places I had to fill out special forms for donation requests and follow up with some missing info I needed to get from The Petit Family Foundation. But on the bright side, we have started to get back some of our applications from our bachelors and bachelorettes!!! That makes me happy!!! It is harder to find bachelors and bachelorettes than I thought. But that does not mean I am giving up. I have been getting super tired though between internship, school and work it is wearing me thin and its a lot harder to manage my time but I am doing my best and trying to stay focused on all my responsibilities. Just can't wait for Spring Break to have 2 days off !!! Then before you know it we are going to be pushing the petal full force to get everything perfect!!!! Can't wait!!!!