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APRIL 2010
   
   
Frequently Asked
Questions
1. When is Dress Down
Day?
2. How do I
organize this event?
3. How can
I register my organization?
4. Is there any cost to register for Dress Down for
Northeast?
5.
What does the registration kit include?
6. When the event is over, where do I send our donations?
7.
What is Northeast Parent & Child Society?
8. Do employees have to donate $5 to participate?
9. To whom should personal and/or organization checks be
made payable?
10. My organization has matched our employees' donations.
How do we process their contributions?
11. My organization already has casual Fridays. How can we
participate?
12. How will
our donations be used?
13. We always dress down. How can we participate?
14. Where can I get answers to questions not addressed here?
1. When is Dress
Down Day?
This year, we invite you to CHOOSE YOUR OWN DAY in
April—just let us know when!
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2.
How do I organize
this event?
Click
here
for directions.
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3.
How can I register my
organization?
You can
register by:
completing the
online registration form
or
completing the registration form
here and
faxing it to 518-377-8714
or
calling Stephanie Richter at 518-579-3504
or
completing the registration
form and mailing it to:
Stephanie Richter
Development Coordinator
Northeast Parent & Child Society
530 Franklin Street, 3rd Floor
Schenectady, NY 12305
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4. Is there
any cost to register for Dress Down for Northeast?
There is
no registration cost to your organization for participating
in Dress Down for Northeast. Registration kits are provided
free of charge. Simply
register to get your kit today!
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5.What
does the registration kit include?
Your kit
includes:
·
Posters
·
Remittance envelope
·
Donation form
·
Blue Awareness Ribbons
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6.When the
event is over, where do I send our donations?
Your
Dress Down for Northeast coordinator will receive a
self-addressed envelope with your kit. If you do not have
this envelope, please mail your donation to:
Stephanie Richter
Development Coordinator
Northeast Parent & Child Society
530 Franklin Street, 3rd Floor
Schenectady, NY 12305
Please do
not include cash.
Checks and money orders only.
Be sure
to include your completed donation form with your donations.
If you do not have a donation form, download one
here.
Please
send in your donation as soon as possible after hosting your
Dress Down for Northeast event. We ask to receive all
donations by Friday, May 7, 2010.
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7.What
is Northeast Parent & Child Society?
Northeast Parent & Child Society provides a full array of
residential, special education, family foster care,
children’s mental health, family preservation, and career
development programs. For the past 121 years, we have helped
more than 100,000 vulnerable community members build better
futures.
To find
out more information visit
www.neparentchild.org
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8.Do
employees have to donate $5 to participate?
No. The $5 individual donation is a suggestion. Donations of
any amount are appreciated.
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9. To whom should personal and/or organization checks be
made payable?
Please
make checks payable to Northeast Parent & Child Society.
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10.
My organization has matched our employees’ donations. How do
we process their contributions?
When you
send in your donations, please indicate the matching
contribution amount from your employer on the donation form.
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11. My
organization already has casual Fridays. How can we
participate?
Your
organization can participate on a day that is more
convenient for you. Just fill in the date on the
registration form and your package will be sent to you in
plenty of time for your event.
Many
companies already allow a casual dress code on certain days.
We encourage you to still participate using fun, creative
activities or ways to dress down. (Visit our
Dress Down Day Ideas page.)
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12.
How will our donations be used?
Click here
to find out how.
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13. We always dress down. How can we participate?
We
suggest either hosting a Dress UP Day, Wear Blue Day, or
have a volunteer group sell blue awareness ribbons during
the month of April. Register your group and indicate your
plan in the comments box. Then, we’ll send you the
appropriate posters.
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14.Where can I get
answers to questions not addressed here?
Contact
Stephanie Richter:
stephanie.richter@neparentchild.org
or (518) 579-3504
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