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1 | PROGRAMMING MEMBERSHIP Celebration and Hosting Ideas Check out ideas on how to host and celebrate your community, no matter the occasion. Have an idea to add? Email us → | ||||
2 | What are you celebrating? | Idea | Description | Additional Info (Cost, Links) | |
3 | Advisor Appreciation | Advisor and Staff Gifts | Send your advisor a gift card to their favorite store to let them know you appreciate them! | $25-$50 | |
4 | Advisor Appreciation | Small Thoughtful Gifts | Send your advisor a small gift and handwritten note and mail it to them to let them know you're thinking of them! | $5 - $15+ | |
5 | Advisor Appreciation | Social Media Shoutouts | Feature your advisor on your chapter social media, in your newsletter, or in an email blast! Try adapting this template to elevate your post and make your advisor feel celebrated! | ||
6 | Advisor Appreciation | Create a Scrapbook | Create a beautiful scrapbook of your best moments with your advisor and have it be signed by all chapter members with notes of appretiation! | $10 - $20+ | |
7 | Advisor Appreciation | Song or Video Serenade | Dedicate a custom song or video from your chapter members and record it for your advisor! Feeling ambitious? Write a paradoy of a popular song and sing it for them at your next event! | ||
8 | Advisor Appreciation | Advisor Dinner: On us! | Have members of the chapter or the chapter itself pitch in to buy your advisor a meal out to celebrate them for all the hard work they've done! | $20 - $40 | |
9 | Advisor Appreciation | Spa Giftcard | Give the gift of relaxation to your advisor with a giftcard to a local spa! | ~$100 | |
10 | Big/Little | Family Tree | Create a Big/Little family tree to track the lineage. Make sure to include contact info and picutres so you can contact your Great-Great-Grand-Big in 10 years! | ||
11 | Big/Little | Conversation Starters | Send the Bigs a list of conversation starters to get to know their Littles. Bonus points if you have a way for the Bigs to keep track of the answers to make a fun list of get to know you responses for the members of your chapter! | ||
12 | Birthdays | Instagram Story Post | Celebrate your members' birthdays by making an incredible story or feed post to let the rest of the chapter know it's their special day! Use this template to make some awesome posts. | ||
13 | Birthdays | Drive-By Parade | Organize a drive-by birthday parade for a friends birthday! If you want to go all out, decorate cars, bring baloons, and make signs to make them feel extra special. | ||
14 | Birthdays | Chalk Their Driveway | Grab a few friends and decorate the special person's driveway with washable chalk! | ||
15 | Birthdays | Birthday Sign Takeover | With their families permission, decorate their yard, their room, or a community space that you can surprise them with when they come home or walk in! | ||
16 | Birthdays | Birthday Party Call/Surprise Party | Coordinate a surprise Zoom birthday party for the special person! If you want it to be extra special, think of an excuse to get them on the Zoom and they'll be super surprised! | ||
17 | Birthdays | Treat Drop Off | Make a simple snack or drop off a birthday basket or package at their house to make them feel super celebrated on their special day! | ||
18 | Birthdays | Favorite Birthday Song Moment | Make a Google Form for all members to fill out with their favorite birthday song and when it's their birthday (or birthday week) everyone gets a special moment where their song is played and everyone celebrates them. Bonus if you incorportate this on a Zoom surprise party! | ||
19 | Birthdays | Photoshoot day | Take the special person on a photoshoot and be their personal photographer. | ||
20 | Birthdays | Celebrate At Events | At the first event of every month, celebrate those who have birthdays during that month. Bring a cupcake for each birthday person and sing happy birthday! | ||
21 | Community Wins | Cameos | To celebrate the success of any campaign (whether for membership, IC recruitment, summer experience recruitment, etc.) or even a competition, use a cameo as the prize and bring a celebrity "onto" your next event! | Depends on the celebrity, you can explore Cameo here | |
22 | Community Wins | Movie Night | Celebrate a win with a movie night! Elevate the expereince by dropping off popcorn and candy packages at your members' houses before the event. | 5-15 per person (you can order bulk for cheaper) | |
23 | Life Ceremonies | Beach Ceremonies | Host the ceremony outside on the beach to change up the location. | ||
24 | New Members | Social Media Welcomes | When a new member joins, add them to your GroupMe/WhatsApp Group and on social media and welcome them with a nice message! | ||
25 | New Members | AIT/MIT Boxes | Welcome new members in with all the essentials. Gifting BBYO swag from older members, a welcome guide with upcoming events and chapter contact information, and more is a great way to make a new member feel welcome! | ||
26 | New Members | New Member of the Month | Celebrate an active new member each month by dedicating a social post to them and celebrating them at the first event of the month! | https://www.upliftingmayhem.com/gift-ideas-to-say-hello/ | |
27 | New Members | List of Great Things About You | After their first few meetings, have currents member share a compliment about the new member and compile a list to send to the new member. | ||
28 | New Members | New Member Book | Create a scrapbook with pictures from their first few events signed by all members of the chapter! | ||
29 | New Members | New Member Monday | Every Monday, post on Instagram and shoutout those who joined the week before! You can also do Senior Sunday to celebrate upperclassmen too! | ||
30 | New Members | Letters | Write letters to new members sharing how excited you are to have them in your community and mail it to them! | $1-$5 | |
31 | New Members | BBYO "Starter Packs" | Grab some BBYO swag and a Blue or Red Book and gift them to your new members as they start their collection and BBYO journey! | ||
32 | New Members | AZA & BBG Welcome Packets | Share some BBYO fun facts, history, chapter info, and a BBYO Glossary to help your new members feel welcome in your chapter! | ||
33 | New Members | Pass Down BBYO Apparel | Drop off BBYO apparel at new members' houses to make them feel welcomed! | ||
34 | New Members | New Member Pizza Party | Host a pizza night for new member to get to know each other and the chapter better. | ~$25 | |
35 | New Members | AIT/MIT Class Apparel | Host a program where AITs/MITs can bond and work together on designing an AIT/MIT class sweatshirt. | ~$20 per sweatshirt | |
36 | New Members | Lawn Signs for New Members | Put lawn signs out at new members' houses (with parents permission) have joined (or you can do door signs, bumper stickers on a car, etc.) | Print these signs (12"w x 18"h) for your new members. | |
37 | New Members | BBYO Swag Raffle | Enter all new members names from the past month (or any timeframe) into a BBYO Swag raffle. Bonus points for entering their name into the raffle once for every event they attend. | ||
38 | Other Celebrations | Grade Level Programming | Programs dedicated to each grade level reminds all members that they are welcomed, celebrated, and appreciated during their time in BBYO. | ||
39 | Other Celebrations | Award Ceremony | Host an awards ceremony or banquet to celebrate members who won chapter, regional/council, and International Awards. | ||
40 | Other Celebrations | Handwritten Cards | Handwrite and mail a special note to send to a members' house to celebrate them. | ||
41 | Other Celebrations | Singing-Grams | Sing to a friends live or send a recording to celebrate them. | ||
42 | Other Celebrations | Shoutouts or Mentions | On social media or in person, celebrate BBYO and non-BBYO wins that members have! | ||
43 | Other Celebrations | Spooey Tray | Create a tray full of different types of pretzels, topings, icings, and sprinkles to celebrate a favorite BBG tradition and drop the tray off at a members' house. | $5-$15 | |
44 | Other Celebrations | Attendance/Engagement Reward System | Keeping track of attendance and participation at events throughout the year (and who wins at events with competitions) and award points for each. At the end of the year, reward the member with the most points. Be careful not to make teens who don't want to come to a lot of things or aren't the "most involved" feel like they're not as great of members! | ||
45 | Other Celebrations | Decorate Their Locker | Celebrate a members' #win by decorating their locker, bedroom, or car. Be sure to check with school administration/parents before you decorate to make sure it's ok! | ||
46 | Senior Appreciation | Graduation Cord | Gift active seniors a graduation cord at the end of their senior year with chapter or regional/council colors. | $4 per 50 cords | |
47 | Senior Appreciation | Senior Superlatives | Host an awards night for seniors! (Ex: _____ is most likely to be the President!) | ||
48 | Senior Appreciation | Senior Jars | Have members write comments to each senior and gift each senior a jar of compliments! | $2 per jar | |
49 | Senior Appreciation | Host a BBYO Graduation Ceremony | Purchase hats for your seniors to decorate, call their names, and have them walk around a stage! | Find hats on orientaltrading.com | |
50 | Senior Appreciation | Commitment Posts | Post on your chapters Instagram where your seniors are commmited to college! | Find templates on canva.com | |
51 | Senior Appreciation | Senior Dinner | After the final event of the year for your chapter (or community), host a seniors only dinner. | ~$10-$15 per senior | |
52 | Senior Appreciation | Senior Shoutouts | Post Senior Shoutouts in weekly emails, Instagram posts, chapter newsletters, and on your website! | ||
53 | Senior Appreciation | Senior Gallery Walk | Decorate a room with pictures of past events from their BBYO experience to celebrate their BBYO journey. This works best when paired with another event such as a Life Ceremony. | ~$40 for printed pictures and decorations | |
54 | Senior Appreciation | Surprise Graduation Parade | Host a car parade and drive past your seniors' houses with signs to show your appreciation! | ||
55 | Senior Appreciation | Give a Stuffed Animal of your Chapter Mascot | Drop off stuffed animals of your chapter mascot to your seniors so they can take a piece of BBYO with them on their next journey! | $10+ per stuffed animal | |
56 | Senior Appreciation | Goodie Bags | Drop off little bags filled with fun goodies that will make your seniors smile and feel appreciated! | You can go to a local store (Five Below, Target, Amazon, or any place that's like a convenience store) *BE AWARE OF FOOD ALLERGIES!* | |
57 | Senior Appreciation | Senior Class Apparel | Gift your seniors apparel with their graduation year. | $15+ per apperal item | |
58 | Senior Appreciation | Senior Brunch | Host a chill senior only brunch event! Have fun relaxing and celebrating your seniors, as they reminisce on their time in BBYO! Bonus tip: have other chapter members write cards to your Seniors for a sweet surprise! | ~$10 per person | |
59 | Senior Appreciation | Make a Senior Scrapbook | Make a senior scrapbook with your chapter (and even other chapters in your community!) highlighting your seniors' best moments, and include their contact information, so they can stay in touch! | ||
60 | Senior Appreciation | Throw a Graduation Party | Throw a graduation party for seniors, celebrating their time in BBYO, and having fun before you send them off to college! | ||
61 | Surprise and Delight Moments | Brother/Sister/Sibling of the Year | Have one member pass down a special plauqe to another, celebrating their legacy in the chapter! | ||
62 | Surprise and Delight Moments | Chapter Montage Movie | Make a video of your chapters' highlights, to be showcased at the end of the year! | ||
63 | Surprise and Delight Moments | Cookies | Bake cookies and drop them off at members' houses with a little note saying how much you appreciate them! | ~$15 total for ingredients; *BE AWARE OF FOOD ALLERGIES!* | |
64 | Surprise and Delight Moments | Chapter Member of the Month | During an event, celebrate an active member and give them a certificate for being amazing! You can also give them a shoutout on your chapter Instagram or in your newsletter! | ||
65 | Surprise and Delight Moments | Exam Week Care Packages | Drop off exam week care packages at your members' houses filled with snacks, a stress ball, and positive vibes to help your members make it through exams. | ~$10 per package; *BE AWARE OF FOOD ALLERGIES!!* | |
66 | Surprise and Delight Moments | Candy Drop Offs | Drop off a treat at your members' house, to celebrate and remind them of how sweet they are! | ~$10 per package; *BE AWARE OF FOOD ALLERGIES!!* | |
67 | Surprise and Delight Moments | Brotherhood/Sisterhood/Siblinghood Sunday | Have a Brotherhood/Sisterhood/Siblinghood bonding event once a month on Sunday! | ||
68 | Surprise and Delight Moments | Host a Photoshoot | Celebrate your members by having a photoshoot, and take cute pictures to be featured on your community social media pages! | ||
69 | Surprise and Delight Moments | Pet Rocks | Give your members pet rocks to take care of! Decorate them together and they can bond while having fun! | ||
70 | Surprise and Delight Moments | Send Memes/GIFs | Send your members silly memes and gifs to make them smile. | ||
71 | Surprise and Delight Moments | Personalized Invitations | Make personalized invitations inviting members to events making them feel wanted and welcomed! | Find templates on canva.com! | |
72 | Surprise and Delight Moments | Board Member for a Day | Let chapter members be an honorary board member for a day, giving them a taste of what it's like to serve on board! | ||
73 | Surprise and Delight Moments | Chalk Their Driveway | Write a special message in chalk on a members' driveway to let them know you love them! Be sure to get parent permission first. | $10 for sidewalk chalk | |