Send out your invitations – 3-4 weeks before the party

Be sure to include vital information about your party, including the address, two ways for guests to RSVP (i.e., your phone number and email address), and a description of the party (i.e., it’s a barbecue; it’s a dessert party; it’s kid-friendly; come taste some of my favorite wines; etc).  It’s also important to note that this is a fundraising event for OLCV.

You can find sample invitations in the House Party Host Packet.

A note on email invitations: we can now prepare a unique, personal webpage for you to use in an email invitation or as an email follow-up to a mailed invitation (view a sample).  This includes a way for your guests to RSVP to your party, and to make a donation to OLCV if they cannot attend the party.

You can see a sample email invite using the personal webpage in the House Party Host Packet.

But people are far less likely to RSVP to an email than a mail invitation.  Also, those who say yes to an email invite are far more likely to forget about the event and fail to show up.

So if you do send e-mail invitations, please note that it is even more important that you follow-up with a phone call (see next step).  Another good idea is to insert “Please Reply:” at the start of the subject line of the e-mail invitation.

Schedule your party now or contact Molly via email or at 503-224-4011 for more information.