First: Call the First Family Week planning meeting to be held in the Mayor’s office. Invite community members and business representatives who are "family friendly." Selected individuals may include: Mayor, City Administrator, School Superintendent, PTA Council President, Ministerial Alliance President, Church representatives, Chamber of Commerce Director, Police Chief, Doctor and Dentist representatives, appropriate civic organizations, and newspaper reporter/staff to attend. From those volunteers, choose a Family Week coordinator.

Second: Select the week. National Family Week is held in November during Thanksgiving week, a natural time for families. We encourage selection of a week during another time of year, separate from the holiday. Have Mayor, Governor and legislators proclaim the week Family Week. (See sample proclamation.)

Third: Form a Family Week Committee.
Form an executive committee consisting of a coordinator, honorary chair, secretary, treasurer, and correspondence secretary. One member of the executive committee should be assigned to direct each of the sub-committees. A chair and as many volunteers as needed can serve on the various sub-committees.

The following are five suggested sub-committee.

• Family Committee
• Business and Community Committee
• School Committee
• Church Committee
• Budget and Fund Raising Committee