Two months to go:

Review - Review the FAST Forward materials with your group and order any additional materials you might need. (See CRWRC’s online catalog for more details)

Promote - Talk to your church deacons about promoting your FAST. Ask them to consider holding an offering for CRWRC the Sunday after your FAST.

Delegate - Gather a group of volunteers to plan your FASTForward event and delegate tasks to them. Ask some to help with planning activities, others to plan a service project, others to promote your FAST to the media and community, others to arrange the "break-fast" meal, and others to co-ordinate the fundraising. Ask each of these groups to start planning and to report back to the rest of the group at regular intervals.

Set Goals - Set your group's fundraising goal, and ask each participant to set an individual goal. 

Distribute - Distribute the pledge sheets to each participant and build enthusiasm for the significance of this event.

One Month To Go

Advertise!  - Your youth have been gathering sponsors for the past few weeks. Reinforce their efforts with pulpit and bulletin announcements encouraging all your members and other groups to participate. Encourage your youth to approach school friends and their family’s business associates. You could ask local businesses to donate juice for the FAST or food for the "break fast" meal. You could also ask businesses to give a financial donation, or to match money that your group raises.
Contact local media – invite them to participate in your FAST and challenge them to join the fight against world hunger by covering your event. Provide them with information about the purpose and goal of your FAST, as well as a schedule of the events that you have planned.

Touch Base - Meet with your volunteers to touch base on the various activities that are planned. Adjust your 24-Hour timetable as necessary. 

Get Permission - Now that more details are known obtain parental consent for participation in the FAST from your group members as necessary.

The Fast is Here!

FAST - Participate with your group on the first weekend in November (or any other date that you have chosen)
AFTER THE FAST

Collect money - Continue to raise money. Just ask your group members to have all their funds turned in one week after your event.

Send in Donations - Send a check for the funds you’ve collected, along with your pledge sheets, to:

Thank - Thank your FAST Forward participants for their enthusiastic involvement. Make a bulletin or pulpit announcement of appreciation to your church members, sponsors, and volunteers.