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Planning Check List
For organizing a Holocaust Remembrance Day

 
Ceremony/Events

Date of Yom Hashoah ceremony
Dates of other related events, e.g.
Exhibit
Cultural program
Film showing
Lecture or lecture series at local college/university
Library book display
Location of each event
Time of each event
Program for Yom Hashoah ceremony
Choice of music to be performed
Performers (musicians, celebrities)
Rabbi, Priest, Minister for Invocation/Benediction
Keynote speaker
Other speakers
Candle lighters-six

Programs for other events' openings, e.g.

Exhibit
Cultural program
Film showing
Lecture or lecture series at local college/university
Library book display

Publicity

News advisories to local papers, TV and radio stations
Printing/postage/envelopes
Posters, artwork, printing
Public Service Announcements (PSAs)
Video News Releases (VNRs)


BUDGET
 
Yom Hashoah Ceremony

Printing/Postage
Invitations and envelopes
Programs (including design, typesetting and printing)
Flyers/notices
Speaker(s) and other participants
Travel and per diem
Fee
Musicians
Professional fees
Union/agent fees
Transportation expenses

Other Events

Film rental fees
Equipment rental fees (screen, projector, projectionist)
Exhibit
Rental fee (including transportation)
Framing costs
Easels (rental or purchase)
Artwork and printing (signs, handouts)
Book display
Cost of purchasing books
Artwork and printing (signs, handouts)

Post–Events

Thank you letters to all who participated and helped with each event