Steps to a GREAT and Healthy House Party!

• Check your calendar and pick your date at least four to six weeks in advance. Be sure it doesn't conflict with any holidays or other big events you know of and purchase a site license (includes a copy of Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days, the Raw For Life: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of the Raw Food Diet DVD along with free access to the extensive interviews in Raw Summit 2).
  
  
• Make your guest list and send an invitation three to five weeks ahead of the party date. You can invite guests by phone, email or snail mail.
  

  Note: Invites are easy when you use a free party planning site such as www.evite.com. These sites handle your RSVPs, allow your guests to see who’s coming, keep track of any and all items you may request guests to bring and allow your guest to post their comments.

• If you are using your event as a fundraiser, post the event on local web sites and send out an email, asking your friends to forward the invitation to others they know who would benefit from seeing this movie. You may also contact local vendors who may want to sponsor or donate raw food items for your event.
  
  
• TEST YOUR DVD. Please test your DVD on the equipment you will be using the day of your event as soon as you receive your DVD. This allows us enough time to trouble-shoot should there be any issues.

One Week/ before:

• Plan for adequate seating and comfortable viewing in your TV room. Borrow any extra chairs or floor pillows you may need.
  
  
• Select raw dish(es) or snacks to prepare. Make sure you’ll have enough raw food for everyone to enjoy. Purchase all your ingredients and/or create a potluck and ask your guests to bring their favorite raw dishes.
  
  
• Send a reminder and call your guests.

During:

• Wait for all your expected guests to arrive. You may want to circulate some snacks and drinks at this time while people mingle. Allow about fifteen minutes for latecomers and then escort everyone into the TV room.
  
  
• Welcome everyone and explain that you've invited them to share this information, and you hope it will be inspiring and empowering. Have the DVD loaded and cued up so all you have to do is push play.
  
  
• For “Simply Raw” house parties: Show the intro for “Raw for Life” after the movie is finished in case people want an action plan for their own transition into raw food. For “Raw for Life” house parties: Select your chapters. It's a good idea to start or end your screening with the trailer for the Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days. This will help your guests see how other people have challenged themselves to make a change for the better.
  
  
• Allow time for questions and comments after the screening. Keep in mind that many people will be hearing information about the link between food and health for the first time!
  
  
• Have a computer with an internet connection nearby so that people can visit this site for more information, or purchase their own copy of “Simply Raw” and/or "Raw For Life."

Note:
To purchase wholesale orders of the Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days and the Raw For Life: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of the Raw Food Diet DVDs, send an email to Alex@SimplyRawMovie.com