9 out of 10 new YL leaders say contact work is the hardest part initially (based on a really lame survey that didn’t really happen)

Calling all experienced leaders. We are looking for ideas on how to make contact work easier, especially for newer leaders. Rose Shabaya from the Stanton team shared a great idea with us.

Each week, Rose has one of her campaigner girls pick a dessert she most loves, then Rose makes (or buys) it, and brings it to lunch at school. She is sure to bring plenty, because she has found that dessert is a HUGE icebreaker, and attracts lots of kids. She has met many new students this way, and of course, her campaigner girls LOVE it! The most unusual pick? Ice pops on a day when the temperature never rose above 40 degrees!

One bit of advice… you don’t want to be late bringing dessert to school. Rose found out the hard way. She was running late last week, and her cell phone never stopped ringing - the whole way to school. All her girls were calling to make sure she was still coming!

Thank you, Rose for sharing such a great idea with us! Anyone else with a great contact work idea? Email Edith (katzgang@aol.com) or Janell (janell@pediastaff.com). We’d love to hear from you!