My Story Matters promotes healing, inspires hope, and celebrates courage in everyday heroes by engaging them in a process that helps them reflect, recount, record, and reframe their stories.
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We are so excited to have you participating in a My Story Matters traditional project. There will be lots of forms and resources you will need to help you in the process. At any time if you have questions about your project please contact us at office@mystorymatters.org.
This video was created to help schools gain a perspective of what a big VIP story day consists of. Although it is from the perspective of My Story Matters staff coming to administer the program, you will be the ones administering the program. You will be bringing in the volunteers and organizing the event. Hopefully this video can help you gain a perspective of the day. You will be receiving a box of supplies to help you assemble their albums to put their story in. Directions of how to assemble the album's is included in the packet. Here are some photos of what a final project will look like. |
There are lots of things that need done leading up to the event, on the day of, and in the days that follow. Here you will find a detailed checklist of all the things to be working on as well as some resources that should help you with the tasks to be done.
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Here is a master check list for your staff.
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Here are some sample email templates for you to use for volunteers.
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There are a lot of documents you will need for you photographers. Below are station ideas and signup sheets you could use.
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Consent Forms--Need filled out before the event!
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This is the form you will need to have all of your volunteers
fill out prior to participating.
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This is the form you will need to have parents fill out prior to their child participating.
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Storybook Creation
Here you will find a list of what will be mailed in the packet to you for your albums, an overview blueprint of how the albums will be assembled, and a list of questions that the students will be asked.
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You will be logging into an online platform that will have the questions listed and the answers will be typed into the computer form. This is for an overview reference prior to the event. It will also serve as your backup if technology is not working you can print these out and individuals can type the interviews into a general word document and save the files for future reference.
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Photography Instructions
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Assessment Documents
After the completion of your project we would appreciate you taking time to complete this assessment for us. Our vision is to engage communities in embracing stories of all individuals as heroes of their own personal journey and, in that process, become more united in compassion, understanding, and empathy as we realize every story really does matter!
We need your feedback to make this process the best it can be.
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