Monday 3rd September to Sunday 9th September is National Organising Week (NOW). So you can honestly say that NOW is the time to get organised.
The Adelaide chapter of AAPO (the Australasian Association of Professional Organisers) is marking the week in two ways: we'll be running a competition, and we'll be running a set of four free seminars/workshops.
The seminars will be held at Burnside Community Centre in the Ballroom from 3 pm to 7 pm on Wednesday 5th of September. Workshops topics will be:
3 - 3.30 Organising your kitchen
4 - 4.30 Organising your wardrobe
5 - 5.30 Home and office paperwork
6 - 6.30 Time and task managementAfter each seminar/workshop, there'll be a 15-minute "Ask the Organisers" session, where you can grill us to your heart's content. There will also be various storage and stationery suppliers there showing off their wares and their services, and providing some props for our presentations.
To book, either:
email info@aapo.org.au with “NOW workshops” in the subject line, and including your name, contact details, and postcode, and listing the workshops you would like to register for,
Or:
mail the information listed above to PO Box 1191, Kensington Gardens, SA 5068
The competition runs from August 15th and closes on September 8th, so there's not much time to enter. The winner will receive five hours of organising from all four Adelaide organisers, which makes a total of twenty hours of work, plus a voucher for $500 from Ikea. I'd enter myself, except the other organisers might recognise me...
Entries should include the following information:
1. Name and contact details of nominee
2. Reasons why the nominee needs help with organising
3. Reasons why the nominee deserves a free organising session
4. Full name and contact details of nominator
Entries may be submitted via email to info@aapo.org.au with
"Adelaide NOW Competition" as the subject heading.
Entries can also be submitted via mail to:
AAPO Adelaide Chapter
PO Box 1191
Kensington Gardens, SA, 5068
The hideously small print, aka Terms and Conditions
Terms and conditions of entry
Method of entry:
Entry is open to residents of metropolitan Adelaide, within 1hr
travelling distance from the CBD. Candidates may be nominated
by others, or may nominate themselves. All candidates must be
aware of, and approve of, the nomination.
Please enter by sending the following details:
1. Name of nominee
2. Reasons why the nominee needs help with organising
3. Reasons why the nominee deserves a free organising
session
4. Nominator's full name and contact details
5. Nominee's contact details
Entries may be submitted via email to info@aapo.org.au with
"Adelaide NOW Competition" as the subject heading.
Entries can also be submitted via mail to:
AAPO Adelaide Chapter
PO Box 1191
Kensington Gardens, SA, 5068
The winner will be selected on merit. The judges' decision is final
and no correspondence will be entered into.
Duration of promotion:
The promotion commences on the 15th of August and entries will
close on the 8th of September, 2007.
Details of Prizes and Prize Values:
The winner will receive one five-hour session of household or
office organising by a team of 4 Professional Organisers, equalling
a total of 20 organising hours, valued at over $1,000.00, and an
IKEA voucher valued at $500.00. The free organising session will
need to be undertaken before the 30th of November, 2007.
Date and Time of Draw:
The winning entry will be decided at 8pm on Monday 10th
September 2007.
Winner Notification:
Winners will be contacted using the details provided and will be
announced on FIVEaa radio on a date shortly after the 10th of
September.
Traders Involved:
Clear Space Organising Services: (ABN) 64 942 831 133
All in Order: (ABN) 86 739 839 793
Un-Stuffed: (ABN) 32 927 565 167
Definitive Space: (ABN)
IKEA Cebas Pty Ltd: (ABN) 15 009 156 003