This section will give you some quick and easy ideas to help plan and promote your event.

Check back each week for more event promotion and publicity ideas as we get closer to National Senior Health & Fitness Day on Wednesday, May 31st.

Fact Sheet — A one page sheet with all of the key information about this year's event. Send this to local groups and individuals that want to know more about National Senior Health & Fitness Day®. [PDF]

Sample Event News Release — Fill in your name and event details using this news release template. [MS Word format]

Sample Proclamation — A great way to rally support for your event is to arrange to have your governor or mayor (or both) issue a special proclamation declaring Wednesday, May 31, 2017, as National Senior Health & Fitness Day in your community. Download this sample proclamation template and fill in the appropriate details. [MS Word format]

Click here to see an example of a previous year's proclamation.

Promotion and Publicity — Here are some useful event promotion and publicity tips. [PDF]

Event Checklist — Use this checklist to help organize your event planning activities. [PDF]

Social Media Basics — Tips on how to use social media to publicize your event. [PDF]

New for 2017

Senior Health & Fitness Day Event Templates — Ready-to-use templates in MS Word format that will make it easy to create your own flyers, brochures, letters and other promotional materials for your local event. [Mini Poster Template | Press Release Template | Request for Support Letter Template]

Senior Health & Fitness Day Idea Exchange — Photo gallery featuring examples of recent event materials developed by local organizations. [Gallery 1 | Gallery 2 | Gallery 3]

Social Media Toolkit — Suggested postings for your social media networks. [MS Word Format]

Need Larger Posters or Banners for Your Senior Day Event?

Your 2017 Senior Day registration and event license permits your organization to make banners with the official trademarked logo to help promote your event. However, we must approve your banner if you are using the official event logo. Please e-mail a PDF copy or photo of your banner to phenze@fitnessday.com, and we will get back to you within 24 hours.

We offer special discount pricing for larger banners and posters with your name and the official Senior Day logo.

Please contact us for details about large banners and posters: info@fitnessday.com, or call
1-847-816-8660 (weekdays 9-5 Central time).