Really really free market how-to steps

• Choose 1 or more people to lead the planning of the RRFM
• Choose a location
  • Gain permission from the land owner 
  • Choose an accessible location for your target audience 
• Choose a date
  • Pick a date and time that is appropriate for your target audience
• Create social media presence
  • An event page that will reach your target audience and potential participants
  • Solicit participants through posts (folks who want to attend to provide items for free) 
  • Encourage participants and patrons to save the date!
• Create a registration form for participants  - suggested free platforms: Google Forms or Signup Genius
  • This will help you organize the space
  • Know how many participants to expect
  • Gather contact information for communication with participants
  • Example HERE
• Market your RRFM - to get the word out and encourage participation
  • Create a flyer and share with the community
  • Encourage participants to share the social media pages and flyers
  • Reach out to local businesses, nonprofit organizations, schools, churches, etc and share the information on your event
• Provide a set of guidelines for your event
  • You are welcome to use our Guidelines HERE
  • *If you would like Plastic Free Delaware to partner on your event, you must follow our guidelines

Tips - 

*Communication is essential for encouraging the community to show up!

• Communicate updates and plans with registered participants
• Send out electronic reminders to the community the week before and the day before the event
• Display yard signs (homemade signs work well!) around the event area to direct folks toward the RRFM

We welcome feedback, questions, and partnership opportunities.