Activities 

A FUUN Guide to Getting the Word Out

Submit an Announcement to FUUN: a multipurpose form for Committee Chairs, Board members and staff to get announcements to the Newsletter, the Web, the Order of Service and the Weekly Email with just one click.

From the Communication Committee (Comm Comm), here is a handy list of the various ways Committee Chairs, Board members and staff might choose to publicize a FUUN activity, event or other newsworthy item:

1. The Newsletter. Submit it to the editor, newsletter@firstuunashville.org. The newsletter is published on the first and third Wednesdays of each month.  The deadline for each issue is the previous Tuesday (eight days before publication). The newsletter editor personally acknowledges each submission with a return email.
   
   
2. The Web. Put it on the blog. If you haven't been given permission to post to the blog, contact the webmaster, webmaster@firstuunashville.org.
   
   
3. The Order of Service. The deadline is noon Wednesday. Submit it to the Church Administrator: office@firstuunashville.org.
   
   
4. Weekly Email. The deadline is noon Tuesday. Submit it to weekly-email@firstuunashville.org.
   
   
5. Press Release. For a major event, write a press release and give it to the Communication Committee prhelp@firstuunashville.org to distribute.
   
   
6. The Pulpit on Sundays, if it is a major church event (e.g. the retreat or a church picnic). Be sure to find the Lay Leader a few minutes before the service every Sunday you want an announcement to be made. This is done that morning, not in advance. Please give the announcment to them in writing, preferably typewritten.
   
   

This may sound like an exhaustive list. While it could well be exhausting, in fact there are other ways to get the word out. For example, some groups like Social Concerns & Action have their own email listserv. And never underestimate the power of word-of-mouth and flyers.