My Presentation

So I was thinking about what I was going to say when we go before the A&P Committee this Tuesday. I feel like we can't keep saying the same old thing to them. Ok so we know that this event has to prove that it can bring money to the city. Here is what is awkward and real. It has not brought money to the local businesses only because when this event occurs the businesses themselves are not creating sales or events to cater to the crowds before they come to celebrate Juneteenth. I don't think they realise the power of the Black dollar and how much money that we actually spend per anum as a people. Their immediate assumption (white folks) is that we don't have any money. So they appease us with three thousand dollars and we try to stretch that dollar to the hilt to get advertising done.
This year we hope that it will be different. I mean I know I am not alone in this so we decided to do this whole "Queen City Family Reunion" thing where families can register and celebrate their family reunions with us here in Camden rather than go somewhere else they can come here and have fun. If there are enough families that would register well then surely they will need to eat and they will need to buy items for the family and just have souveniers. Talk about money for the city and local businesses.
So I am going in with that in mind and all of what we have worked on to get that started and advertise it to the community.
I'm going to even do one better and make sure that I have my professional self together along with handouts for the committed and extras and a slideshow powerpoint presentation available.
I want them to be floored and outdone and then give us the money that we are asking for.
So lets see what we can do.
Oh and for anyone in Camden that is reading this...we are still looking for volunteers!

Till next time.