Goderich medical clinic campaign
- Exhibited by
- Steve Thomas
- Added
- October 26, 2009
- Medium of Communication
- Door-drops and householders.
- Target Audience
- Individuals, single gift.
- Type of Charity
- Country of Origin
- Canada.
- Date of first appearance
- 2004.
SOFII’s view
A really lovely, straightforward but effective appeal, which shows that if there is a true community need, when you ask, people will give.
Creator / originator
Mary Attfield and Steve Thomas (as volunteers)
Summary / objectives
Goderich, Ontario is a small, average income town of 7,500 on Lake Huron. To make sure that local people could have access to their own doctors, the town needed to construct a medical clinic. Price tag - $2,500,000 (all prices in this exhibit are in Canadian dollars). Local industry, the government and a few wealthy individuals gave most of the money but they were still $200,000 short.
Background
The general public had not been asked. Holiday residents Mary Attfield and Steve Thomas wondered why not. So, they set about organising a simple but effective local appeal.
Special characteristics
A simple doordrop (householder) pack – outer and reply envelopes, letter and coupon. It was delivered to 5,000 households in the Goderich catchment area.
Costs
Less than $0.20 each doordrop. Printing was done by a local newspaper, for free.
Results
$250,000 raised (ROI of 250:1) The largest donation was $25,000 and there were many, many smaller ones.
Merits
It shows that if there is a true community need, when you ask, people will give.
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