Tuition for events is as follows:
For Retreats, Meetings, and Workshops:
We will be glad to come for an offering if that is preferred by your group. Otherwise the tuition is $5.00 per family PER workshop taught ($10 for Make-it/Take-it or sensory integration workshops). (For example, if we teach one workshop during an evening Mom's Night Out, the cost per family is $5 each. If we teach a weekend retreat featuring 5 workshops, the cost is $25.00 per family)
These fees are paid directly to Christie Berry through mail. We will provide flyers with all of our contact information included. Once all of the details are planned, your event will be added to our website, email lists, and announcements to several publications and groups.
We DO offer scholarships for those with financial needs. Attendees needing scholarships need to contact us for arrangements prior to the event. Usually the most comfortable way for those in need to accept this gift is to exchange work for tuition. They may want to help pass out our handouts, greet families as they arrive, help with our sign in, or serve refreshments. We always need the help, so do offer this to those in need! Our goal is to minister to EVERYONE without letting finances be an issue. Coordinators for our workshops come FREE and receive a 20% discount off of any materials purchases they may have. Please do not offer this discount to your friends. We can either allow you to pay for your resources before or after the event in order to not embarrass other attendees or make you uncomfortable.
SPECIAL NOTE: Most churches are very welcoming to our events. Usually they have no problem sponsoring an event for free as long as there are no conflicts with the church schedule. If the only options for a facility require a cost, let us know so we can adjust for the cost in our tuition amount. For example, if the church were to charge $100. We would have to figure in enough extra in the fee per family to cover that amount AND pay the full tuition for the workshop.
Also, if there are other expenses such as a catered lunch, snacks, sensory foods, etc; those amounts must also be added to the tuition amount. We do recommend limiting such expenses in order to keep the amount for the workshops and retreats as reasonable as possible. Please check with us before making any plans to add to the fee unless those plans are sponsored by your group or church.
For CONVENTIONS, CONFERENCES, and CURRICULUM FAIRS: We usually speak for a booth space as a directly free exchange. The booth space helps to cover our expenses. If you want us to do a Make-it/Take-it workshop there will be an additional $5 fee for each participant to cover materials used at the workshop.
Our book/tape Table and Ministry Booth:
One Faith Ministries exclusively produces and distributes all of the Christie's books and audio materials, as well as coordinates their yearly traveling schedule. In order to offer retreat, workshop, and conference participants the most help possible, wherever we travel, we request that display space be made available for the display of all of our materials. For conventions and church retreats featuring exhibit halls, a booth at the hall entrance is preferred. If exhibit hall booth selections are an option, we ask that a room diagram be forwarded to us ASAP, so our booth request can be submitted promptly. To accommodate our materials and comfortable space for ministry we will need a minimum of at least 16-20 lineal feet of table space (ie: two 8'-10' tables) with 10 feet of depth (usually standard at most conferences as 2 booth spaces side by side). If speakers are featured in the lobby for book signings, we are happy to set up our Booth there with a corner for Christie to sign books and minister throughout the event or we are happy to have a separate table for ministry with the Booth inside the exhibit hall. Please be sure to check with us before making this decision for us.
Our tapes can be made available in our booth at the event upon request in advance or by mail order after the event. In order to protect the integrity of our workshop tapes, we do not allow taping for re-sale or distribution of any workshops or retreats by any company, group, or individuals without our expressed permission. Your organization may purchase tapes or tape sets of your event at a 20% discount from our suggested retail (you are free to charge your own retail after purchase from our ministry). Our retail per tape is $6.00.
How do I promote the event?
Once we have confirmed a date, place, and topic, we will help to prepare a registration form and flyer that can be made available to those who want to come. The enclosed Event Planner will help us to have all of the details for your flyers and for our advertising. We will advertise
your event in our newsletters, other magazines that carry our information and through mailing lists, but we don't want you to rely totally on us. Here are some ideas (and we are sure that you can think of other ways) of advertising the event:
We will provide you with as many flyers as you can hand out. Just let us know the projected number you will need and we will gladly send them free to you. Also, if you run out, we will be glad to send any more you need along the way. In addition, we are also willing to send samples of our articles and catalogs for you to pass out with the flyers. Usually attendance is greater if the group gets to know us ahead of time.
If your organization has a magazine, newsletter or email list that permits articles by writers, see the website for some great articles that are sure to encourage those in your group. You are free
to use any of the articles and/or our flyer in any of the issues of your magazine, newsletter, or email list. Christie is also available for interviews with any support group editors, or any other media such as TV, radio, and newspaper. Getting the information out is vital. Just remember to share all along the way. Take them to support group events so other moms can help with getting the brochures or advertising to churches, homeschooling organizations, radio, etc. However, the greatest advertising is personal invitation and word of mouth. Here are some places to remember to share about your event:
Newsletters
State mailing lists
State websites (many have calendar of events on their sites)
Support group events
Phone trees
Library
Church
Bulletin boards
State Support Organizations
What other help do we need from you locally?
What ELSE do you do???
First of all, don't feel overwhelmed! This may seem like a LOT of work, but we are about to take your hand and walk you through planning your event. This packet is more detailed in hopes of making sure we cover all of the questions that may arise, but it is not that hard to plan an event! After you decide the following information, we will do the rest (Well, except we DO need your help to promote the event in your area—last section!
A facility for the event: Perhaps this is the most challenging of all the things it takes to plan an event! You may already have a particular church or facility that welcomes events in your area. If so, I would recommend checking there first. Most churches are wonderful about sponsoring
retreats or mini-retreats. We have also had great success with our Girl's Night Out at coffee shops or local restaurants. There are also great meeting rooms in many libraries or community buildings.
When choosing a facility, please consider the type of meeting. Weekend retreats are usually more comfortable at a church, retreat center, or community building. If you want our materials to be brought in, it currently requires a minimum space of 20 lineal by 10 feet wide. We can set up a
book room, or we can set up in many foyers, or even around the edges of a fellowship hall. We prefer a facility with easy access for the materials since it is brought in and set up by the guys and some boxes are incredibly heavy. Make-it/Take-it workshops are hands-on and need tables for work space for all attendees.
Do keep in mind when finding a facility that the cost of the retreat is dependent upon the cost of the accommodation and any meals or expenses. We then add on the tuition EXTRA for each person. This tuition is set aside to cover the cost of airfare (or gas and lodging along the way to the event), brochures, phone calls, photocopying and other expenses involved in setting up the retreat. This strictly covers the cost for the retreat. Our book and tape sales help to continue
our ministry to families. If there is money left over whether from tuition or book and tape sales, it is given to our ministry for other ministry needs.
Dates: Once you have found a suitable place, check out what dates they have available and then contact us so we can confirm a date and decide on all of these other details.
Directions or Address of the Facility. Include on your Activity Planner.
Contact Information: At minimum, WE will need to contact you. If you are available to help others with directions or even local homes for those needing a place to stay, let us know
on your Activity Planner. This is not a requirement. We CERTAINLY understand the demand that this can place on you. We prefer to take care of all of those details for you in an effort to make our events a TREAT for our coordinators as much as the other attendees, however many coordinators can give directions much, much better than we can from our offices in Alabama. Just let us know your preference!
Local Hotel Recommendations: Often it is so difficult to go into a new town and find hotels. Just a few sleepless nights watching our vehicles while we have been on the road taught us the value in asking our coordinators for a good hotel recommendation! The best hotels are easy to find and conveniently located. Because many of our attendees may be traveling alone or with their children, we appreciate recommendations in areas that are safe and comfortable for families.
Another note: many hotels will also give a group discount for multiple registrations and many will also give a room free for the speaker or other attendees based upon the number of room registrations for the event. Let us know your hotel recommendations and we will check on this for you (unless this is something you would like to do.).
Other stuff?? Sometimes other details come up. Just let us know at any time if you have any questions.
READY?
Ready to get your event ready?? Take a peek at the rest of the packet. When you are ready, let
us know! We are happy to help you organize a wonderful event for your group and send you
everything you need to make it the very best event ever!
Have fun organizing. I will look forward to receiving some tentative dates from you – and we will
all have a wonderful time when we get together.
We will provide you with as many flyers as you can hand out. Just let us know the projected number you will need and we will gladly send them free to you. Also, if you run out, we will be glad to send any more you need along the way. In addition, we are also willing to send samples of our articles and catalogs for you to pass out with the flyers. Usually attendance is greater if the group gets to know us ahead of time.
If your organization has a magazine, newsletter or email list that permits articles by writers, see the website for some great articles that are sure to encourage those in your group. You are free
to use any of the articles and/or our flyer in any of the issues of your magazine, newsletter, or email list. Christie is also available for interviews with any support group editors, or any other media such as TV, radio, and newspaper. Getting the information out is vital. Just remember to share all along the way. Take them to support group events so other moms can help with getting the brochures or advertising to churches, homeschooling organizations, radio, etc. However, the greatest advertising is personal invitation and word of mouth. Here are some places to remember to share about your event:
Newsletters
State mailing lists
State websites (many have calendar of events on their sites)
Support group events
Phone trees
Library
Church
Bulletin boards
State Support Organizations
What other help do we need from you locally?
What ELSE do you do???
First of all, don't feel overwhelmed! This may seem like a LOT of work, but we are about to take your hand and walk you through planning your event. This packet is more detailed in hopes of making sure we cover all of the questions that may arise, but it is not that hard to plan an event! After you decide the following information, we will do the rest (Well, except we DO need your help to promote the event in your area—last section!
A facility for the event: Perhaps this is the most challenging of all the things it takes to plan an event! You may already have a particular church or facility that welcomes events in your area. If so, I would recommend checking there first. Most churches are wonderful about sponsoring
retreats or mini-retreats. We have also had great success with our Girl's Night Out at coffee shops or local restaurants. There are also great meeting rooms in many libraries or community buildings.
When choosing a facility, please consider the type of meeting. Weekend retreats are usually more comfortable at a church, retreat center, or community building. If you want our materials to be brought in, it currently requires a minimum space of 20 lineal by 10 feet wide. We can set up a
book room, or we can set up in many foyers, or even around the edges of a fellowship hall. We prefer a facility with easy access for the materials since it is brought in and set up by the guys and some boxes are incredibly heavy. Make-it/Take-it workshops are hands-on and need tables for work space for all attendees.
Do keep in mind when finding a facility that the cost of the retreat is dependent upon the cost of the accommodation and any meals or expenses. We then add on the tuition EXTRA for each person. This tuition is set aside to cover the cost of airfare (or gas and lodging along the way to the event), brochures, phone calls, photocopying and other expenses involved in setting up the retreat. This strictly covers the cost for the retreat. Our book and tape sales help to continue
our ministry to families. If there is money left over whether from tuition or book and tape sales, it is given to our ministry for other ministry needs.
Dates: Once you have found a suitable place, check out what dates they have available and then contact us so we can confirm a date and decide on all of these other details.
Directions or Address of the Facility. Include on your Activity Planner.
Contact Information: At minimum, WE will need to contact you. If you are available to help others with directions or even local homes for those needing a place to stay, let us know
on your Activity Planner. This is not a requirement. We CERTAINLY understand the demand that this can place on you. We prefer to take care of all of those details for you in an effort to make our events a TREAT for our coordinators as much as the other attendees, however many coordinators can give directions much, much better than we can from our offices in Alabama. Just let us know your preference!
Local Hotel Recommendations: Often it is so difficult to go into a new town and find hotels. Just a few sleepless nights watching our vehicles while we have been on the road taught us the value in asking our coordinators for a good hotel recommendation! The best hotels are easy to find and conveniently located. Because many of our attendees may be traveling alone or with their children, we appreciate recommendations in areas that are safe and comfortable for families.
Another note: many hotels will also give a group discount for multiple registrations and many will also give a room free for the speaker or other attendees based upon the number of room registrations for the event. Let us know your hotel recommendations and we will check on this for you (unless this is something you would like to do.).
Other stuff?? Sometimes other details come up. Just let us know at any time if you have any questions.
READY?
Ready to get your event ready?? Take a peek at the rest of the packet. When you are ready, let
us know! We are happy to help you organize a wonderful event for your group and send you
everything you need to make it the very best event ever!
Have fun organizing. I will look forward to receiving some tentative dates from you – and we will
all have a wonderful time when we get together.
What ELSE do you do???
A facility for the event: Perhaps this is the most challenging of all the things it takes to plan an event! You may already have a particular church or facility that welcomes events in your area. If so, I would recommend checking there first. Most churches are wonderful about sponsoring
retreats or mini-retreats. We have also had great success with our Girl's Night Out at coffee shops or local restaurants. There are also great meeting rooms in many libraries or community buildings.
When choosing a facility, please consider the type of meeting. Weekend retreats are usually more comfortable at a church, retreat center, or community building. If you want our materials to be brought in, it currently requires a minimum space of 20 lineal by 10 feet wide. We can set up a
book room, or we can set up in many foyers, or even around the edges of a fellowship hall. We prefer a facility with easy access for the materials since it is brought in and set up by the guys and some boxes are incredibly heavy. Make-it/Take-it workshops are hands-on and need tables for work space for all attendees.
Do keep in mind when finding a facility that the cost of the retreat is dependent upon the cost of the accommodation and any meals or expenses. We then add on the tuition EXTRA for each person. This tuition is set aside to cover the cost of airfare (or gas and lodging along the way to the event), brochures, phone calls, photocopying and other expenses involved in setting up the retreat. This strictly covers the cost for the retreat. Our book and tape sales help to continue
our ministry to families. If there is money left over whether from tuition or book and tape sales, it is given to our ministry for other ministry needs.
Dates: Once you have found a suitable place, check out what dates they have available and then contact us so we can confirm a date and decide on all of these other details.
Directions or Address of the Facility. Include on your Activity Planner.
Contact Information: At minimum, WE will need to contact you. If you are available to help others with directions or even local homes for those needing a place to stay, let us know
on your Activity Planner. This is not a requirement. We CERTAINLY understand the demand that this can place on you. We prefer to take care of all of those details for you in an effort to make our events a TREAT for our coordinators as much as the other attendees, however many coordinators can give directions much, much better than we can from our offices in Alabama. Just let us know your preference!
Local Hotel Recommendations: Often it is so difficult to go into a new town and find hotels. Just a few sleepless nights watching our vehicles while we have been on the road taught us the value in asking our coordinators for a good hotel recommendation! The best hotels are easy to find and conveniently located. Because many of our attendees may be traveling alone or with their children, we appreciate recommendations in areas that are safe and comfortable for families.
Another note: many hotels will also give a group discount for multiple registrations and many will also give a room free for the speaker or other attendees based upon the number of room registrations for the event. Let us know your hotel recommendations and we will check on this for you (unless this is something you would like to do.).
Other stuff?? Sometimes other details come up. Just let us know at any time if you have any questions.
READY?
Ready to get your event ready?? Take a peek at the rest of the packet. When you are ready, let
us know! We are happy to help you organize a wonderful event for your group and send you
everything you need to make it the very best event ever!
Have fun organizing. I will look forward to receiving some tentative dates from you – and we will
all have a wonderful time when we get together.
Do keep in mind when finding a facility that the cost of the retreat is dependent upon the cost of the accommodation and any meals or expenses. We then add on the tuition EXTRA for each person. This tuition is set aside to cover the cost of airfare (or gas and lodging along the way to the event), brochures, phone calls, photocopying and other expenses involved in setting up the retreat. This strictly covers the cost for the retreat. Our book and tape sales help to continue our ministry to families. If there is money left over whether from tuition or book and tape sales, it is given to our ministry for other ministry needs.
Dates: Once you have found a suitable place, check out what dates they have available and then contact us so we can confirm a date and decide on all of these other details.
Directions or Address of the Facility. Include on your Activity Planner.
Contact Information: At minimum, WE will need to contact you. If you are available to help others with directions or even local homes for those needing a place to stay, let us know
on your Activity Planner. This is not a requirement. We CERTAINLY understand the demand that this can place on you. We prefer to take care of all of those details for you in an effort to make our events a TREAT for our coordinators as much as the other attendees, however many coordinators can give directions much, much better than we can from our offices in Alabama. Just let us know your preference!
Local Hotel Recommendations: Often it is so difficult to go into a new town and find hotels. Just a few sleepless nights watching our vehicles while we have been on the road taught us the value in asking our coordinators for a good hotel recommendation! The best hotels are easy to find and conveniently located. Because many of our attendees may be traveling alone or with their children, we appreciate recommendations in areas that are safe and comfortable for families.
Another note: many hotels will also give a group discount for multiple registrations and many will also give a room free for the speaker or other attendees based upon the number of room registrations for the event. Let us know your hotel recommendations and we will check on this for you (unless this is something you would like to do.).
Other stuff?? Sometimes other details come up. Just let us know at any time if you have any questions.
READY?
Ready to get your event ready?? Take a peek at the rest of the packet. When you are ready, let
us know! We are happy to help you organize a wonderful event for your group and send you
everything you need to make it the very best event ever!
Have fun organizing. I will look forward to receiving some tentative dates from you – and we will
all have a wonderful time when we get together.
Directions or Address of the Facility. Include on your Activity Planner.
Contact Information: At minimum, WE will need to contact you. If you are available to help others with directions or even local homes for those needing a place to stay, let us know
on your Activity Planner. This is not a requirement. We CERTAINLY understand the demand that this can place on you. We prefer to take care of all of those details for you in an effort to make our events a TREAT for our coordinators as much as the other attendees, however many coordinators can give directions much, much better than we can from our offices in Alabama. Just let us know your preference!
Local Hotel Recommendations: Often it is so difficult to go into a new town and find hotels. Just a few sleepless nights watching our vehicles while we have been on the road taught us the value in asking our coordinators for a good hotel recommendation! The best hotels are easy to find and conveniently located. Because many of our attendees may be traveling alone or with their children, we appreciate recommendations in areas that are safe and comfortable for families.
Another note: many hotels will also give a group discount for multiple registrations and many will also give a room free for the speaker or other attendees based upon the number of room registrations for the event. Let us know your hotel recommendations and we will check on this for you (unless this is something you would like to do.).
Other stuff?? Sometimes other details come up. Just let us know at any time if you have any questions.
READY?
Ready to get your event ready?? Take a peek at the rest of the packet. When you are ready, let
us know! We are happy to help you organize a wonderful event for your group and send you
everything you need to make it the very best event ever!
Have fun organizing. I will look forward to receiving some tentative dates from you – and we will
all have a wonderful time when we get together.
Local Hotel Recommendations: Often it is so difficult to go into a new town and find hotels. Just a few sleepless nights watching our vehicles while we have been on the road taught us the value in asking our coordinators for a good hotel recommendation! The best hotels are easy to find and conveniently located. Because many of our attendees may be traveling alone or with their children, we appreciate recommendations in areas that are safe and comfortable for families.Another note: many hotels will also give a group discount for multiple registrations and many will also give a room free for the speaker or other attendees based upon the number of room registrations for the event. Let us know your hotel recommendations and we will check on this for you (unless this is something you would like to do.).
Other stuff?? Sometimes other details come up. Just let us know at any time if you have any questions.
READY?
Ready to get your event ready?? Take a peek at the rest of the packet. When you are ready, let
us know! We are happy to help you organize a wonderful event for your group and send you
everything you need to make it the very best event ever!
Have fun organizing. I will look forward to receiving some tentative dates from you – and we will
all have a wonderful time when we get together.
Ready to get your event ready?? Take a peek at the rest of the packet. When you are ready, let us know! We are happy to help you organize a wonderful event for your group and send you everything you need to make it the very best event ever! Have fun organizing. I will look forward to receiving some tentative dates from you – and we will all have a wonderful time when we get together.