St. Joseph County 2021 Drive-Thru Project Connect- Vendor Registration

316 E Charlotte,Centreville MI 49032

03 August, 2021

Description

It's time to RSVP your agency's participation at St. Joseph County's 15th Annual Project Connect! It will be a drive-thru event. It's time to reserve your booth for St. Joseph County's 15th Annual Project Connect!  Project Connect 2021 will be held as a DRIVE-THRU event Tuesday, August 3, 2021, from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM at the Centreville Fairgrounds. Project Connect is an ongoing collaboration of county agencies to connect the residents of St. Joseph County with local services. These services assist anyone who may need a little support to enhance their living situation. This is your time to connect with and serve members of St. Joseph County. Each year our event serves homeless, low income, and veteran individuals and families. Your participation in this event is vital as we work towards moving families to self-sufficiency and strengthening connections within the community. You are invited to register your agency or organization to pass out materials at this event as participants drive thru the fairgrounds on their way to the food distribution. Information handout areas (Housing/utilities, Health Services, Aging Adults, Family Services, Employment/education, miscellaneous (if needed) will each have a section of the fairgrounds where information can be handed to individuals as they drive past in their cars. Each area will also have a pull-off point for attendees to pull off and have a conversation from their car with agencies in that area. It will be best to send two representatives from your organization to this event so one person can hand out materials and another can be available in the pull-off conversation area.  Please plan to be at Centreville Fairgrounds between 8:30am- 9:15am the morning of the event to ensure event staff is available to direct you. Everyone should be in place no later than 9:30 am to not disrupt the flow of traffic of attendees arriving /cars lining up. Agencies will not have actual booths with tables at this event. It is suggested you bring a lawn chair for yourself in case their is an opportunity to sit, wear a hat, and you are welcome to bring a pop up tent. If you have a pop up tent that can be used for this event, please let us know. The way the event will take place depends on current executive orders as of August. At this time, we visualize an agency representative standing near the road, spaced at least 6 feet from other agency representatives, with a sign on a stake near them indicating their agency. As cars drive by they would pass the driver information. If the driver has questions, the car would pull off at the end of that section and talk with agency representatives stationed in that area. Please Sign up for this event as soon as possible . Ideally, we would like to know your agency's intention by May 31 so we can plan accordingly. Thank you for being a vital participant in this event. SJC Project Connect continues to change the lives of those within our county. For any questions contact event chair, Laura Brott – [email protected]   Serving the needs of St. Joseph County