Talk About It! @ Dinner Tool Kit

Need help getting started? Here are a few materials that will have you organizing your own successful event
in no time! 

Talk About It! @ Dinner Information Sheet (requires Adobe Reader)
- Specific information and helpful tips on what you need to do and why this event is so important.

Talk About EFGC Information Sheet (requires Adobe Reader)
- Specific information about the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago that you can use as talking points at your dinner party.

Talk About It! @ Dinner Invitation Template (requires Microsoft Publisher)
- A template of an invitation you can use to send out to your guests... the design and layout are completed-you just have to fill in your own information!

Talk About It! @ Dinner Guest Sign-In Sheet
- Sign-In Sheet used to gather your guests' contact information. You can send us this completed sheet along with the donations you receive so that we may send your guests thank you letters. 

There are several different ways to invite guests to your party!    

• You can use the invitation template above, design your own, or even send handwritten notes.
  If you would like to create your own invitation, here is some sample wording that you can use:
  
  "Across the Chicagoland area, hundreds of dinners will be taking part in the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago?s inaugural Talk About It! @ Dinner, a chance for people to come together to have a good time and talk about epilepsy."
  
  "Join us for an evening full of fun, food and friendship to help us support and raise awareness for this very worthy cause!" 
  
  "We believe that if we all give a little, together we can make a big difference in the lives of people facing epilepsy. Please consider bringing a small donation ($10, $20, $50, or even $100) and help us raise much needed awareness and resources to help the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago achieve its mission. Your generosity is greatly appreciated!!"

• There are different Internet programs you can use to invite guests to an event, such as evite, pingg, or your own facebook or myspace page.
  
• We have created a Talk About It! @ Dinner website on Kintera, the web based software program we have used in the past for our walks. At this site, you can sign up to be a dinner host, which will give you your own Talk About It! @ Dinner webpage. Here, you can send mass emails out to your friends inviting them to your party. They can RSVP on this page, or if they are unable to attend, they can make a general donation right there! Click on the "Register Here" icon above or the "Host or RSVP to a Dinner" link to the left to get started.

If you have any questions, please call Morgan at 312-939-8622 ext. 205