I will shortly start voluntary work for a charity offering aid and community services to the needy in a designated area.
I am also gonna help with fund raising ideas. I suggested a Fun Day incorporating a Fun Dog Show. Now I would need some logistics and help in how to organizes this.
Thinking about publicity, I had in mind letterboxing the area, plus trying to get a free couple of lines in the local paper, noticeboarding and local radio's events listings.
I believe there are various dog food companies, that will help by providing rosettes plus the tapes and poles needed to form the show ring, or at least they used to before the recession started to bite. As for venue - I was thinking in contacting Roeder (
http://www.r-zs.com/en/) - I have read they chip in for a good cause, are more often than not.
I am unsure whether trophies should be on offer, but in any event will personally donate an innexpensive glass one for the best veteran and a nice looking but innexpensive cup for B.I.S.
I will of course liaise with my local C.S. in the hope of getting some help and advice there too.
I am posting this to ask if anyone here has any experience of the fun or companion show organisation that they could advise me about, in particular what I can get for free, who from and contact details if poss.