It’s hard to believe that our work with Kermesse is winding down. It’s been such a learning experience about the challenges of working with a client (in this case the IWK Auxiliary) as well as being a client (for the graphic design class).
Sue Bain, co-chairwoman of the fun fair fundraiser, has a lot of balls in the air, but she always found time for us. She is so appreciative of our work. I hope all my future clients are like that.
On a personal note, I got to do lots of writing, which is a love of mine. And it’s been great reading everyone else’s work, especially on the blog.
I ended up doing two versions of the Kermesse news release. I completed the first version before I had a chance to hear from families of the children who are helped by Kermesse funds. Once I got those quotes, the final version of the news release came together easily. It was inspiring to write about children being able to go on a family bike ride for the first time, thanks to specialized equipment on loan from the IWK.
Kermesse has been around forever — well, 99 years. It was gratifying during this project to be able to put a spotlight on the activities of the IWK Auxiliary past, present and future.
At 3:01 p.m. on Saturday, the leftover flea-market items will be packed away, the IWK Health Centre site will be cleaned up and all the gallery artwork off to their new homes, but our class will not be finished with Kermesse. Evaluation is an important, but too often neglected, part of any communication plan. I will also be working on a checklist for the auxiliary to use next year, its 100th anniversary.
I am still plugging away at setting up meetings for our next project, the visit to Halifax of Nicaraguan human-rights leader Monica Aleman.
More on that in my next post.
See you at Kermesse: Saturday, May 23, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the IWK Health Centre and nearby Gorsebrook Junior High School.
Liz