THE TWILIGHT BRIGADE
Affiliate Start-Up

1. Call the Twilight Brigade National Office to:
a. Determine if a chapter already exists or is in the process of being formed in your community.
b. Obtain a listing of everyone in your community who has expressed interest in CIA/ the Twilight Brigade, particularly those who have expressed any interest in starting a program.
c. Obtain a copy of the Start-Up Manual.

2. Find a location where you can hold a small meeting of individuals who are interested in starting a Twilight Brigade program. (Goal: 1 month)

3. Send postcards to people in your community to attend a meeting to bring a Twilight Brigade program into your area -this group is called the Advance Team ( Goal: 2 weeks )

4. Call the National office and review all the things that need to be determined in the initial Advance Team meeting. (Goal: 1 week)

5. Hold an Advance Team meeting (Goal: 1week) the determine:
a. Who will find a location for the 20-hour Weekend Intensive Training
b. Who will help publicize/promote the initial training (send out postcards, post flyers, notify churches, synagogues, etc.)
c. Who will contact the hospices, hospitals, local VA medical facility, and convalescent care facilities in your community to determine who the volunteer coordinators are.
d. Who is willing to meet with a few key volunteer coordinators to determine if they would be willing to accept our volunteers, once trained. 

6. Once a location for weekend training is found, contact the Twilight Brigade National Office to determine the availability of a trainer (be sure to provide at least three alternative dates (Goal: 2 weeks)


7. Contact the trainer assigned to your city to determine what supplies are needed for the trainer and whether any guest speakers should be invited (hospice volunteer coordinators, patients or volunteers). (Goal 1week)