Making Camping Accessible

Contents

1. Contents
2. Purpose
3. Posters & Postcards
4. What we ask of ambassadors
5. Instructions
   1. Local Schools
   2. Local Clubs
   3. National Organisations
   4. Events
   5. Shopping
   6. Social Media
   7. Presentation

Purpose

Pathfinders Ambassadors spread the word about the good work that Pathfinders Camp (Woodlarks) does.

We offer branded materials (physical and digital) to Pathfinder Ambassadors to promote recruitment and fundraising.

Posters & Postcards

What we ask of ambassadors

Activities	Resources
Email local schools and colleges	Schools instructions Email template Email attachment Email signature
Contact local clubs, societies, and groups	Clubs instructions Presentation QR code (pathfinderscamp.com) Posters Postcards
Find contact details for national organisations with like-minded members (such as: Love Her Wild, St John’s Ambulance Service, Trefoil Guide, Elemental Challenge)	Organisations intructions
Raise funds by way of a sponsored event, cake stall, or another local fundraising event	Events instructions Event poster (Word) Event logo Event QR code Sponsorship form (coming soon)
Raise funds by prompting internet shopping among family and friends	Shopping instructions Easyfundraising poster (coming soon)
Evangelise and enthuse on social media	Social media instructions

Instructions

Local Schools

1. Find local schools and colleges offering places to female pupils over 16.
2. Find the contact email address for the school/college (often office@, info@, or admin@) but if you can find the head of the sixth form or DofE organiser, that’s so much better.
3. Send an email with:
   • an enticing subject line “Enrichment / Volunteering Opportunity”
   • the body of the message from the link above
   • an attachment for more information from the link above
   • a signature including
     • the image linked above
     • the address of our website = https://pathfinderscamp.com/
     • your name and contact details including your phone number
4. Keep a record of who you’ve sent it to – so that you can do it again easily next year.

Local Clubs

1. Find any club that might either be a source of donations or of volunteers.
2. If you can, invite yourself to their meetings or, if not, email them with a similar message to the one for local schools.

National Organisations

1. Find contact details for like-minded national organisations preferably an email address.
2. Pass them to Sam, Dave, or Jane.

Events

1. Coming soon …

Shopping

1. Promote Pathfinders Camp shop (https://pathfinderscamp.com/shop/) with family and friends.
2. Promote Pathfinders Camp as the charity to choose with:
   • EasyFundraising https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/pathfinderswoodlarks
   • Give as you Live https://www.giveasyoulive.com/charity/pathfinderscamp

Social Media

1. Follow us on any social media platform:
   • LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/pathfinders-camp-woodlarks-
   • Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pathfinderscamp
   • Twitter https://twitter.com/pathfindersc4mp
   • Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pathfinders.woodlarks/
2. Redeliver blog posts from Pathfinders Camp website on social media.
3. Add comments and likes to posts mentioning Pathfinders Camp or Woodlarks.
4. Post your own messages using the tags below and mention Pathfinders Camp where you can.
   • #accessiblecamping
   • #pathfinderscampwoodlarks
   • #woodlarkscampsite

Month	xxxPost Themes
January	New Year’s resolution Helper forms are out
February	Progress on finding helpers
March	Theme of camp is … Camper forms are out Progress on finding helpers
April	Working party Progress on finding helpers
May	Progress on finding helpers
June	Progress on finding helpers
July	Campers selected
August	See you soon Thank you Woodlarks
September	What happened at camp – what did you miss Dates for camp next
October	Charity Commission report has been sent
November	Online shopping to raise money for camp
December	Tell your family and friends about online shopping

Presentation

The presentation is available for download and as a SlideShare: https://www.slideshare.net/DaveGrosvenor1/pathfinders-camp-presentationpptx