Activate Your Community During National GEAR UP Week

ENGAGE THE Community

Time your local and regional GEAR UP outreach and partnership work to coincide with National GEAR UP Week.

• Reach out to families through workshops, dinners, and weekend programs.

• Engage the faith-based community to provide workshops after services.

• Create a forum for business leaders to discuss the importance of education.

• Invite all partners to a ceremony that recognizes their collective impact.

SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT GEAR UP

It’s imperative that the public understand why and how we do what we do.

• Create a poster for organizations and businesses to show their support.

• Work with your public relations office in your district or institution to invite media coverage for your events.

• Write an op-ed in your local paper.

• Send out a press release.

GET PEOPLE TALKING

Too often we talk about education in abstract terms or in a national context. Start a conversation and help people understand the local implications.

• Share data on local education challenges and GEAR UP successes on social media.

• Have your students create a documentary.

• Engage your public broadcasting TV and radio to illustrate local stories.

• Use a National GEAR UP Week virtual background (PDF), virtual background (JPEG) in online meetings.