You will need to have a rough estimate of how much the community center will cost. This includes start-up costs, building costs, the cost of services (such as classes), and running costs. To form your budget, contact other non-profits in your area to ask about how much their services cost per month. Compare that with what you want to offer to the community. Consider:  What is the average property cost in your area? How much will it cost to buy or rent a building? How much will it cost to offer certain services, such as classes, to the public? How much will it cost to fundraise? This includes the cost of events, mailing campaigns, and advertising fees. What kind of equipment will you need? Is there any special type of technology that you will need to invest in? Early in your planning process, you should identify who in your community might be willing to donate money. Call these groups on the phone, and ask if someone would be willing to meet to discuss your community center. You can contact:   Local businesses Sports leagues Corporate foundations Religious groups Charities Media organizations Professional networks Philanthropists You may be eligible for funding from the government. Typically, you will have to prove that you are providing an essential service to the community. You can search for funding opportunities on your government's website. You may also contact your local government to ask them about what kinds of resources might be available to you.   In the US, you can search for funding on the Catalog for Federal Domestic Assistance. If you are offering services to a certain population, you may qualify for different types of funding. The USDA offers loans to help rural areas develop community facilities under their Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program.  In the UK, you should contact your local council for information on community funding schemes. Gov.uk offers a tool to help you locate nearby resources.  In Australia, your community center may qualify for government funding under the Community Development Grants Programme. The Canadian government offers a listing of funding options on their website. You can get donations from the public by sending out mass solicitations that ask for small amounts from each donor. This will help you rally public support while building a strong financial base. There are many ways that you can do this. They include:  Mailing solicitations for donations Telephone campaigns Media coverage on the news, radio, or in newspapers Door to door fundraising A good way to get larger donations is to host an event where people pay to enter. The profit would go towards your community center. Fundraisers should be budgeted very carefully to make sure that you are earning money from the venture. Form a committee for this event. You might even want to find a corporate sponsor to help defray the costs. Some ideas for events include:   Gala dinner where participants pay by the plate Music event with ticket sales benefiting the community center Outdoor movie screening Wine or beer tasting event

Summary: Create a budget. Meet with potential donors. Apply for government funding. Try direct marketing. Hold a fundraising event.


Be creative and personalize the container to fit the person you're making the bouquet for. A sand pail makes a great container for a child's bouquet. Use a parfait cup, coffee cup, or a soup mug for a friend, co-worker or teacher; a vintage tin for an antique collector; a small tackle box for an angler; a clay or plastic flower pot for a gardener or a popcorn bucket for a movie buff. Choose candy that you or the giftee loves, as well as candy that looks visually appealing and stands out. You should stock up on a variety of wrapped candies such as bubble gum, small candy bars, toffees, or chocolate kisses. Any securely wrapped candy will work. Choose colors appropriate for the occasion, such as bright primary colors for a young child, pink and blue for a baby shower, gold or silver for an anniversary, black and orange for Halloween, red and white for Valentine's Day, green and white for St. Patrick's day or red and green for Christmas. Trace the bottom of the container onto the chunk of Styrofoam and then cut out the shape you've made and glue it to the bottom of the container, putting glue on the sides and the bottom of the shape. Wait a few minutes for the Styrofoam to dry completely before you put the candy in -- unless you'd also like to glue the candy to the sides of the container. You can also use a thick popsicle stick instead of a skewer. Anything that is long and thick enough to hold up the candy will do. Insert the skewer into the center of the Styrofoam base, securing the skewer with a dab of glue. Put a small amount of glue on the other end of the skewer, then poke the glued end into the center of a Styrofoam ball.  Use a Styrofoam ball appropriate for the size of your container. As a general rule, a ball the size of a tennis ball or baseball works well for most arrangements. You can also wrap the Styrofoam ball with green tape or paint it green, for an added effect. Pin one or both ends of each wrapped candy. Continue pinning the candy to the ball one at a time until it is completely covered with wrapped candies. When you've done this, you can also stick the skewer into the Styrofoam at the bottom of the container. Alternatively, use small bows and loops tied from narrow, ¼-inch ribbon. Pick any design that would make the candy bouquet look even more festive and visually appealing. This will make the bouquet look more finished and will hide the Styrofoam bottom. You can also stick a few candy canes or pieces of candy appropriate to the occasion into the bottom of the basket. Finish your candy bouquet by tying a big, colorful bow around the container.

Summary: Choose a container for your candy bouquet. Stock up on a good supply of candy. Use a glue gun to secure a chunk of Styrofoam to fit tightly in the bottom of the container. Wrap a wooden skewer with green floral tape and stick it in the center of a Styrofoam ball. Use floral pins to attach the wrapped candy to the Styrofoam ball. Pin silk leaves between a few of the candies. Camouflage the top of the container with shredded paper or dried sphagnum moss.


It's an insert button that's typically on the back of the router. You will use this to press the reset button. The "Power" light should blink while you're holding the button. Newer models should reset after 10 seconds. On older models, however, you may need to hold the "Reset" button for 30 seconds. When the "Power" light is solid, the reset is complete.  If you still don't have an Internet connection, try restarting your computer.

Summary: Power off your computer. Unplug your router. Wait 60 seconds and plug it back in. Locate the small button labeled Reset. Straighten a paper clip. Press and hold the "Reset" button. Wait for the "Power" light to stop blinking. Power on your computer. Open a Web browser to test for an Internet connection.


Light torch. Take the pick and hold it like a pencil or paintbrush. If using a paper clip, bend it out all the way to a straight shape. Quickly take a pick out of flame and place on the ring in the desired location and start engraving your name or whatever you wish to write. The hot pick will easily melt through the PVC, so don't push too hard. When it does get hard to push, this means it is cooling down. You need to put the tip of the pick back into the flame until it glows red hot again and continue engraving. It will smell bad, but it is harmless. This step may take a while This will stop the possible deformation of the ring due to the heat from the pick.
Summary: If you want to engrave your ring, take the propane/mapp gas torch and metal pick/ paper clip. Set torch on a low setting. 9 Place tip of pick/ paper clip into the blue part of the flame until it glows red. Once done engraving, place ring in cool water for 10-20 seconds.