Creative Special Events

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Creative Special Events

• By Joe DeLuce, CLP
• Director of Recreation
• Champaign Park District

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Creative Special Events

• Event Design
• Creative Networking
• Creative Special Events
• Internet Survey
• Creative Partnerships
• Creative Sponsorships
• Re-creating Special Events

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Event Design

• Creating your event
• Target your audience
• Creating an event plan
• Producing your own event
• Partnering
• Activities
• Refreshments and food
• Event timeline

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Creative Networking

• Ideas to create a network
• Intouch
• Sports Events Roundtable
• Volunteers
• Convention Visitors Bureau
• Chamber of Commerce
• Local Civic Organizations

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Creative Special Events

• Worlds Largest BBQ
• Garlic Festival
• Chili Cook-Off
• Olympic Day Road Race
• Ultimate Sports Weekend
• Heritage Sports Festival
• World Championship Boxing
• International Judo Championships
• Skatefest
• Festival of Trees

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Creative Special Events

• Bark in the Park
• Woofstock
• Cornstock
• Bachs Lunch
• Picnic with the Pops
• Instrument Petting Zoo
• Macon Million
• Macon Waves
• Macon Whoopee's
• Poolapalooza

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Creative Special Events

• Broward Star-Time Talent Show
• Youth Development Program
• Turf Rodeo
• Recycling Rodeo
• Paradise Run Series
• All About Kids Festival
• Transit of Terror
• Halloween FunFest
• Lights of the World
• World Beat

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Creative Special EventsInternet Survey

• Touch a Truck
• Sail Boat Regatta
• American Girl Tea Party
• Popsicle Hop
• Baby Bazaar
• Biddy Sports
• Flashlight Egg Hunt
• Senior Spa Day
• Senior Self Defense Day

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Creative Special EventsInternet Survey

• San Ramon Holiday Fest
• 5K Bah Humbug Run
• No Money Auction
• Senior Variety Show
• Drive in Theater Program, design a box into a car
  and sit in to watch a movie
• Drive in Theater _at_ the pool, jaws and floats
• Cardboard Boat Race _at_ U of I
• Family Night Jigsaw Puzzle Night

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Creative Special EventsInternet Survey

• Dream Analysis Workshop
• Midnight Swim
• Midnight Skate _at_ Skatepark
• Halloween Howl Hayride
• Sunday Afternoon Ski Program
• Daddy/Daughter Valentines Day Dance
• Halloween Party
• Kite Flying Event
• July 4th Event

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Creative Special EventsInternet Survey

• Fall Festival
• Ultimate Easter Egg Hunt
• Icky-Sticky Day
• Fizzer Tag
• Santa Calling
• Summer Splash
• Arts and Craft Festival
• San Ramon Art Wind Festival
• San Ramon Black and White Festival

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Creative Special EventsInternet Survey

• Hackers Golf Tournament
• The Plaid Jacket at Cotton Ranch
• Halloween Family Camp Out
• Mini or Junior Tri-athon
• Community Garage Sale
• Pike River Rendezvous (re-enactment of fur
  trading days
• Chiwaukee Prairie Fair, re-enactment of civil war
  days
• Lions club Mini Formula 1 Races

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Creative Special EventsInternet Survey

• Carols in the Park
• Home School Fencing Instruction
• Adult Six on Six Soccer League
• THIC teens helping in their community
• Kindermusik, interactive music program
• Turkey Trot
• Community Chorus, no matter how bad you sing
• A Tale of Night Rides and Fire Flies!
• Childrens Christmas Party

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Creative Special EventsInternet Survey

• Sled-o-rama- People with disabilities
• I Scream Social, outdoor polar bear swim
• Texas State Championship Chili Cook-off
• Tandem Bike Program
• Sled Hockey
• Wagons West Hands on Texas History, day in the
  life a pioneer child is recreated

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Creative Partnerships

• U of I Computer Grant
• School Gyms
• YMCA Gus Macker
• Virginia Theater Summer Workshop
• Summer Band Camp
• Kiwanis Funding for Parks

• AMBUCS Water- Playground
• Mayors Race
• Taste Sponsorship
• Risk Takers
• Flower Island Program
• CVB Grants
• Your Ideas

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Creative Sponsorships

• Sponsorship Proposals
• Samples
• USA BOXING
• USA JUDO
• Taste of CU
• Your Ideas

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Re-creating Events

• Making existing events better
• Taste of CU
• Food Vendors
• Craft Vendors
• Music
• Date

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Creative Special Events

• Be open to new ideas
• See what others are doing
• Attitude
• Creating partners
• Put a new twist on existing events
• Food-based events