Calendar Girl Blog: Sponsoring a Breast Calendar
During the first few year's of publishing the Breast of Canada Calendar, I went out banging on doors for sponsorship. The end result was bleeding knuckles and a few dollars of support.
Over the year's, I've become hip to rejection. In fact, and this may sound whacked, I try to embrace rejection and instantly try to make lemonade from the lemons. This seasoned reaction to the word NO has helped me continue my work. My work being pushing envelopes....expanding ideas and perceptions....going where no woman has gone before. And yes, I do have a nifty cape and a really cool wand in my do-gooder bag of tricks.
Back to my bleeding knuckles.
This year, (2006 calendar) I just didn't have the stuffing to do the door banging. My reaction to rejection may be mature but that doesn't mean I always want to put myself in the position to be rejected. So instead, I called on past supporters.
A couple begged off for personal reasons but for the most part, all previous supporters came through in time to get their names listed in the credits of the calendar. All except the Federation of Canadian Naturists. Their board meeting and my deadline didn't line up.
On the final day of proofing, and before hearing back from FCN, I looked at my credits page and decided to leave them in as a sponsor, trusting that they would still want to be on deck. And even if they didn't, I knew that their name in the calendar could only be good vibe, money or no money.
It was a good call on my part. This email came in yesterday.
So there you go.
Calendar Girl
Over the year's, I've become hip to rejection. In fact, and this may sound whacked, I try to embrace rejection and instantly try to make lemonade from the lemons. This seasoned reaction to the word NO has helped me continue my work. My work being pushing envelopes....expanding ideas and perceptions....going where no woman has gone before. And yes, I do have a nifty cape and a really cool wand in my do-gooder bag of tricks.
Back to my bleeding knuckles.
This year, (2006 calendar) I just didn't have the stuffing to do the door banging. My reaction to rejection may be mature but that doesn't mean I always want to put myself in the position to be rejected. So instead, I called on past supporters.
A couple begged off for personal reasons but for the most part, all previous supporters came through in time to get their names listed in the credits of the calendar. All except the Federation of Canadian Naturists. Their board meeting and my deadline didn't line up.
On the final day of proofing, and before hearing back from FCN, I looked at my credits page and decided to leave them in as a sponsor, trusting that they would still want to be on deck. And even if they didn't, I knew that their name in the calendar could only be good vibe, money or no money.
It was a good call on my part. This email came in yesterday.
Dear Sue,
If it is too late to send you a cheque for this year's effort (2006 calendar), then please accept my apologies. I forgot to send a cheque. In any event a cheque is on the way!
Please confirm your address for me please, and I shall mail it immediately afterward.
Sincerely,
Treasurer & Membership Secretary
Federation of Canadian Naturists
So there you go.
Calendar Girl
posted by Sue Richards at 12:13 PM
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