ALL IN! Tip #1 - Create a Buzz

So you have registered your school and downloaded your ALL IN! Student Guide and are gearing up for your schools ALL IN! week. Now what?

It's time to get people excited! Start creating some buzz for your event. Here is one way that I have found to work really well.

Tip: Create buzz through advertising with a lack of details.

Have folks asking questions- wanting MORE! Create flyers that are simple, eye catching, and vague. Put them EVERYWHERE!
-Stick them to Lockers
-Post them on walls
-Have an "ambush" style hand out at lunch. Give a group of people a stack of flyers and just bombard all the tables!
-Have it printed in the student newspaper
-Have the folks that do your announcements just start saying, "Are you in?" or "I'm in, are you?" at the beginning or end of announcements everyday.
-Create a video of students saying "I'm in" and end with "are you?" , then play it on the announcements.

Two weeks before your event, start posting flyers with more details. Check back for a poster you can download and customize for your schools event next week!

Here are some examples of ALL IN! "buzz fliers". Click on the flyer to see the full size image. Feel free to save them and use them in your school.

*Make sure you check with your advisor before you start advertising!

ALL IN! School Profile - Denby

Denby PRIDE Club

Denby PRIDE held their first planning meeting on December 11th, 2008 to kick off their ALL IN! Plans!

ALL IN! Goal: The club is planning to host a large event in January where students will take part in dialogue and activities. They will be designed to help them explore issues of diversity and respect, and build a safe, more inclusive school

Advisors: Ms. Manningham and Ms. Lovett


Get an ALL IN! Profile for your school! Visit www.miroundtable.org and download the registration form.

ALL IN! School Profile - DIA

Detroit International Academy

In December, students in Ms. Ayala's class completed a unit on leadership and community that culminated in a trip to the Henry Ford Museum to study the actions of American Civil Rights leaders.


ALL IN! Goal: These student leaders plan to develop a project that will help promote respect, leadership and cultural awareness in their school.

Advisor: Ms. Ayala

Get an ALL IN! Profile for your school! Visit www.miroundtable.org and download the registration form.

1 Month til ALL IN!

Only 1 month until ALL IN! Watch this blog for weekly updates, ideas and profiles of student groups who are participating! Ready to plan an ALL IN week at your school or in your community? Visit http://www.miroundtable.org/ to download your ALL IN! guide.

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"I am anxious to participate in ALL IN! week because I think it will help people at my school understand and accept each other. Also, I want to help make my school a more inclusive and accepting community, and I think ALL IN! week will do just that!"
Laci Bosquez
Riverview High School