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Powerful Voices helps girls reach their potential by instilling confidence and offering guidance to high risk teenagers and girls in juvenile detention.
Powerful Voices | Because Strong Girls Become Strong Women

Table Captain Information Center

Thank you for hosting a table at our 2007 Annual Luncheon. We put together these resources for your convenience. Below you’ll find a timeline, resources, contact info, and event information. We’ll send you a note or give you a call as information is added and updated.

Timeline

Right Away

Start mentioning the luncheon in conversations you’re having with friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers.

Late July

Save the Date email. Send this email out to your list of contacts to start generating interest.

August 17

Send Sarah the roster of individuals you are inviting to the luncheon. (This is to avoid duplicate mailings. Sarah will make sure not to mail to individuals on your invitation list.)

Late-August

Invitations ready to send. You’ll receive a notice from Sarah that you can pick up a stack of invitations at our office, or we can mail them to you. Please send them out right away with a personal note.

September 24

Finalize your guest list and turn it into Sarah.

October 5

Call your guests as both a reminder and confirmation about the luncheon – use this as an opportunity to thank them in advance and display your excitement. Excitement and passion for our mission is contagious and will help build momentum.

Resources & how to use them

DOWNLOAD THE COMPLETE PACKET, which includes:

  • Event Essential Information: This is a one-sheet overview on the event. It gives you the who, what, why and how all in one place.
  • Table Captain 101: This guide has the all basics on invitations, gifts, and sponsorship.
  • Table Captain Recruitment Tips: 11 easy tips to help in choosing and recruiting guests.
  • Guest Roster: this form is essential to us in order to ensure we aren’t inviting double-inviting guests and to make sure your guests get seated at your table.

More Resources
The Powerful Voices website has a lot of great information about our mission and programs. Read through the About Us pages for a refresher on what makes us unique.

Powerful Voices Brochure: Paper copies of our brochure can be mailed to you at your request. Brochures give an overview of our programs and are a great introduction to PV.

Powerful Voices 2006 Annual Report: Our most recent annual gives a more in depth look at our mission, our successes, and most importantly, the impact on the girls we serve. We will mail you copies at your request.

Powerful Voices Annual Luncheon Staff Contacts
Sarah Walczyk, Director of Development & Marketing, sarahw@powerfulvoices.org
Jen DeLong, Event Coordinator, jenniferannedelong@yahoo.com

Event Essential Information
Luncheon Theme: My Reality. My Dreams. My Future
October 11, 2007
Westin Hotel, 1900 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101
Registration begins at 11:30am
Luncheon: 12:00 – 1:30pm

Lunch
Vegetarian meals will be available if they are requested in advance. The best time to collect this information is with the RSVP.

RSVP and Tickets
Your guests can feel free to RSVP through you. Online Registration is available by following this link. PV will not issue tickets. The day of the event, your guests can show up and we will have them on our registration list.

Program
The luncheon will feature a performance by girls in our programs, and one of PV’s alumna will speak about her experiences. We are also excited to announce our keynote speaker Kellye Y. Testy, Dean & Professor of Law at Seattle University. Learn more about Kellye.

Luncheon Goals

  • Raise $100,000 over and above costs (net income) to support our programs. These unrestricted funds are essential to our organization’s overall financial health.
  • Introduce Powerful Voices and our programs to a new group of supporters. Provide current volunteers and donors with an update on the advancements we've made in the past year.
  • Share a slice of what is special about our programs with the community. The work of Powerful Voices changes girls' lives forever. At the event, girls will share how their lives have been touched by participating in our programs.
  • Celebrate our 12th year of operation — 12 years of supporting girls through difficult transitions and building a stronger community through vital services in schools and juvenile detention.