If starting a community "File of Life" program, first determine the quantities of "File of Life" products necessary. Your local electric utility can provide the exact number of households; Town or City Clerks can provide the number of residents.
For community-wide coverage, plan on one refrigerator magnet and one door decal for each household and one personal size case for each resident. One insert card is included with each refrigerator magnet so you will need to order additional cards for the number of residents that exceed the number of households.
If a full community-wide program seems too ambitious initially, start with the most at-risk population segment, the Seniors, and expand the program over a period of time to include the entire community.
Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery of all "File of Life" program supplies.
Allow ample time for the application of any sponsor labels.
A good source of volunteer help for coordinating "File Of Life" products are Senior Citizen Centers.
On any program where the initial distribution will be less than 100% of the community, accept contributions from recipients for use with future "File of Life" distributions.
Keep the Media informed at every phase of the program; you can NEVER have enough publicity.
Call us with questions. We've helped ther communities start with small programs and seen them expand to 100% community coverage.
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