NEWSLINE STORY
published November-December 2015
It’s Time to Start Fall/Winter Recruitment Activities
by Tina Hawkins, 2nd Vice President and Publicity/Promotion Director
Now is the time to start planning and creating a horseshoe-pitching entry for your local Christmas parade! Most such events occur within a week of Thanksgiving, so get those creative juices flowing!
No need for an elaborate, over-the-top, Rose Bowl-quality creation … you can bring the sport into the public eye with something as simple as portable horseshoe pits on wheels, with a rope between to keep them at the right distance. Pulling them through the parade and stopping from time to time to allow a couple of shoes to be pitched will be even MORE of an attention grabber!
Since we don’t all have a Dalton Rakestraw, who is pretty dependable with ringers, precautionary measures can be taken, such as constructing a wire cage around the pit to stop any errant shoes from making their way into the crowd.
A flatbed trailer decorated with horseshoes, trophies and horseshoe pitchers themselves could be a simple alternative. Create signs from poster board with your club name and location to hang on the sides.
With people handing out club information to parade-goers, both options could be effective advertisement to recruit new members into your local club. Give it a try and see what happens!
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