What supplies are needed to make the collection?

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To make the collection a success, you need to have the necessary equipment on site. Mandatory supplies include posters for the collection point and flyers to be distributed to help the collection message reach as many donors as possible.

It is also a good idea to stock up on marketing materials to make the collection smoother and more visible. These include, for example, advertisements on the shop notice board, advertisements on the customer route, Help a Child – Help a Family roll-ups and tools for attaching the advertisements. You can start with a smaller set-up. Flyers and some kind of advertisement are a minimum requirement.

For practical needs, it is useful to bring a marker, pens and paper.

 Presentation of the ALAP bag and its usefulness

Some Lions districts have an ALAP bag and even a trailer that contains all the materials needed to carry out the collection, ready to go. If you organise ALAP collections on an ongoing basis, we recommend that you assemble your own ALAP bag for your club. It will make it easier to organise and ensure that all the necessary materials are always ready to use.

There is a specific training course on how to make an ALAP bag, which you should check out. Also ask if your district already has a ready-made ALAP bag that you can borrow. You can also start by borrowing from another club their ALAP supplies.

Make a checklist of the materials you need and make sure you have everything you need before the collection starts. See the template in the ALAP bag below.

Please note, however, that for the first collection you can experiment with flyers and advertisements only. Start small and grow the contents of your ALAP bag along the way.

Link to downloadable and customizable instructions for your ALAP bag on Google Drive.

Lions District B ALAP Bag Packing Guide and Supplies Checklist

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