It is all good as far as I can see. The Paint-a-Mural project is good for camps, clubs, companies, shelters, pretty much any organization. Maybe this activity isn’t for your company, look for an activity that you can call your own.

HOW DO I GET THE MEDIA TO COVER OUR STORY?

In order to get press coverage you will need to send out a press release. If you are like most small business owners, you probably haven’t even attempted to write a press release before. That’s okay, everyone has to start somewhere. As long as you have a good story, you shouldn’t have a problem. Here are some articles on how to write a press release: http://www.allfreelance.com/pr.html and below find out about online services to help you distribute your press release.

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Good Luck!

* What does story mean to me? * How does this story affect my life? * What does it make me think about? * What feelings rise up as I think about it? * Why do others need to hear this story?

What you are doing here is mining essence of story so you can impart its wisdom to your readers in way that will affect them positively.

Sub it...

Once you have broad idea for your story. Write it down. Then go through it a number of times with a fine tooth comb and pick out 4-5 places where you can insert a sub-heading.

Sub heads grab readers attention and draw them into next part of story.

This will also tell you whether your story has continuity. Does it make you want to read next paragraph.

Publish it...

Once you have your story written, researched it so its factually accurate, told it in plain English, woven your enthusiasm throughout it and you're happy with finished product...

PUBLISH IT...

Get it out there. Send to ezine owners who are looking for good articles to use in their ezines. There are thousands of publishers on web who constantly search for good articles to share with their readers.

Here are a few good places that may publish your finished work and they are free...

http://www.goarticles.com/ http://www.ideamarketers.com/writers.cfm http://www.ezinearticles.com/ http://www.articlecity.com/index.shtml

And point is...

Don't be afraid to write an article or submit it. If it's accepted and gets published you could see a sudden influx of new readers and buyers fast.