Utilize a ministry booth at church.

1. Include brochure with group name and information
2. Use an exhibit board with photos
3. Use handouts such as White Unto Harvest and the Grandmother Letter.
4. Put an Insert in your church bulletin

Give a Ministry Moment during a church service

1. Show excerpt from "Song for Grandmother."
2. Slide or Power Point Presentation of visits
3. Short drama skit
4. Include other members and maybe a resident

Use a special Occasion to promote your ministry

1. National Nursing Home Week
2. National Grandparents Day
3. Holidays- Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter

Have a Church Dinner Program

1. Show Song for Grandmother Video
2. Give out copies of Grandmother Letter
3. Solicit support for your ministry- prayer, volunteers, donations of money and gifts for residents

Publicity from Radio, TV, Newspapers. Refer to News Releases from National Grandparents Day, National Nursing Home Week, and The Sonshine Society Website.

1. Public Service Announcements on Special Occasions
2. Phone interviews
3. News Clips from prior PSA's

Recruit from friends and existing groups

1. Personal friends from church and elsewhere
2. Bible Study Groups
3. Small Groups at Church
4. Youth Group- Read these Newsletter Articles: #1 and #2
5. Music Program People - Consider a shortened version of a church musical program
6. Seniors Group - be careful with this group since for many it is a delicate subject
7. Sunday School
8. Find people with pets that might want to visit with their pet.
9. Church school and local schools

Make a presentation at another church or civic group meeting

Create a Web Site for your group

Piggy Back on your church's web site
1. Look for free / low cost design and hosting such as from your internet provider
2. We have provided one page web sites on our Faithful friends Site on special request. Here is an example.
3. Develop a brochure for your ministry and reference the web site.

Schedule a Meeting / Seminar to introduce and training new volunteers

1. Utilize the Song for Grandmother Video and the Grandmother Letter.
2. Print out the Tom McCormick's Nursing Home Ministry Manual from our site
3. Refer to the Online Handbook from Christian Concourse
4. Contact Bill Goodrich of God Cares Ministry for information on Training Materials and Services

Use special occasions like Thanksgiving, Easter, and Christmas to involve others in dinners, presents, and special musical programs.