We have laid the ground work for you, to do something spectacular ...
When you view the Photo Gallery of past events (see menu to right), you may think that those of us in the photos who've organized health & healing events
in our locales are special. But,
we are Tai Chi or Qigong
enthusiasts, teachers,
or group members
just like you!
World Tai Chi & Qigong Day
has gotten this global event onto
official event calendars, and official Health Event calendars, worldwide.
So, when you approach local government, media, or other institutions . . . they'll see the event you are talking about on their calendars. This can be a BIG help.
For, some WTCQD organizers have collaborated with local, state, and national government branches to sponsor or publicize their events . . . while some events are promoted solely by the organizing groups.
Other organizers have collaborated with health institutions, hospitals, and government health offices when creating their WTCQD events.
"World Tai Chi and Qigong Day, takes place [the last Saturday of April] . . . To learn more, find instruction on the basics or discover a class in your area, go online to worldtaichiday.org."
-- USA Weekend
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"Maybe we should have World Tai Chi and Qigong Day every week."
-- International Herald Tribune
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING KIT:
You MUST change dates on
below kit to this year's date
-go to our "About WTCQD"
to get this years date.
[You can connect with T'ai Chi Studios in your area, to create a bigger event through cooperaton, by encouraging other groups to participate.]
World T'ai Chi Day handles only national/international media & organizing.
YOUR LOCAL organizing is up to you. These kits will enable you to create a very powerful local event if you begin using them today. We will assist you in any way we can.
Post cards should be used rather than letters. Post cards are cheaper, and people are more likely to read post cards. Post cards should be sent to your membership, and to whatever targeted mailing lists you can acquire (i.e. related organizations, such as yoga or meditation). The focus of the world event is "health". Most people are now learning about TÕai Chi & QiGong for health reasons. If you focus on martial arts you will severely limit interest in your event. A suggested post card follows:
[In the US an inch of blank space is advisable on bottom of the card's address side.]
Scroll down (left) for more Kit Contents. . .
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KIT CONTENTS CONT'D:
BACK OF CARD (not the stamp and address side):
- BE SURE to change dates to CURRENT YEAR'S EVENT DATE !
FRONT OF CARD (The stamp and address side):
NOTE: These postcards are great advertising for your organization as well, so you can place them in book stores, art & nature shops, use your imagination. BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE OFFERING "FREE" EVENTS, and not charging, these become a perk for shops customers, and in fact some places will stuff them in shopping bags, or leave them on the counter for customers to pick up. Organizing FREE events opens many doors the other advertising will not. For example all the print, radio, and television media will list your events on their COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDARS, because they are not-for-profit. This is covered in Media Organizing Kits.
The World T'ai Chi Day Event, should be held in a prominent public place, but yet relaxing and comfortable for participants, like a Central Park Area near the heart of the City. It should be easily accessible to the Media and Public, but pleasant. For example, here in Kansas City last year, we held it on the lawn of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, which is near our rather famous Plaza Area in Midtown. We received enormous media attention, including internationally by CNN, and our class sizes have mushroomed since then, and the community is healthier for it.
Organizing with the City Government or a Prominent Institution such as an art museum will also add credibility and noteriety to your event. The more people (or energy, Qi) that is behind the event, the more powerful and fruitful it will be. So be inclusive. You will probably have to explain to many people what T'ai Chi is, so they wonÕt think people will be breaking bricks or injuring themselves or others. THIS EVENT IS ABOUT EDUCATING THE PUBLIC THAT T'AI CHI IS HEALTHFUL AND SAFE. So, begin with the organizing of it, becoming that public education tool. We want people to feel comfortable with T'ai Chi, not afraid of it's mysterious qualities. This event is meant to illuminate, educate, and improve the health of the community, by making our classes grow exponentially. The money we make can then be used to stage even greater events in the future. When we win, the community wins. Isn't this GREAT!
To get the most media, you need a lot of people, so the free workshops, not only get the media to help promote it as a FREE Public Event of interest to their reader/or viewership, but it will help you get a bigger group out on Event Day. However, on the event day you must get the entire group to "loop" or repeat the beginning movements, so all can do T'ai Chi together, then advanced can perform the more lengthy postures later. Email me if this doesnÕt make sense.
Print out this page and THEN CONTINUE ON TO the Media Organizing Kit
(Pre-Event) by clicking here.
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Many WTCQD groups worldwide provide our Official WTCQD T-Shirts to their event participants and use them for fundraisers for their schools, or charitable organizations.
Learn more about Official T-Shirts from our official sponsor, in the menu at upper-right.
You and your local group
can help support our
global health &
healing efforts ...
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Many World Tai Chi & Qigong Day groups worldwide provide our
Official WTCQD T-Shirts
to their event participants.
Learn more about
Official T-Shirts
from our official
sponsor, in the
menu at upper-right.
WTCQD Sponsor - The below products sales go to support our global health & healing efforts.
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