Pause Social Media Campaign
Hello fellow coalition supporters!
First, let us begin by thanking those of you who joined us on our first clubhouse today! We are so appreciative of your support and inspired by each of you!
Please join us and the Live Events Coalition on a new social media campaign to create awareness for our industry which has been so devastated. The #PAUSED campaign marks a year that the live events industry has been shut down and shut out. Over the next month, we will be using the assets that were created to unite our voice as we continue to advocate for aid. We ask that you do the same and share on social media. We know that leaders are seeing these social media campaigns and it is helping!
Here is a link to our #PAUSED campaign assets and below here on how you can take part. Starting tomorrow at, please help us get the word out and take part in this campaign for the month!
Videos (to download)
Copy ideas for social (or see above copy link):
Before COVID-19, the live events industry employed 12 million people. Today, nearly 80% of us are unemployed. While you miss attending events, we still miss a paycheck - stability to provide for our families. Our industry's businesses are urgently in need of relief. Our lives remain PAUSED. We were the first to shut down, and will be the last to return. We are not looking for a handout, we need a lifeline.
Hashtags: #LiveEventsCoalition #ExtendSVOG #SaveLiveEvents #COVIDRelief #PAUSED #saveillinoisevents
Make sure tag in Illinois: @senduckworth @durbancampaign @senatordurbin @govpritzker @chicagosmayor @ileventscoaltion @chicagobacp
PPP Updates
If you have not applied for PPP yet (1st or 2nd round) please do so ASAP. A suggestion would be US BANK - based on our 100% confirmation they are utilizing the newest calculation for sole proprietors/single LLC's. Many banks like Chase, etc. are foregoing this change in the calculation because they won't be able to create the web portal changes in time.
US Bank is accepting apps from both banking customers and people who don't have accounts with them. For those that choose to apply with USBank - they are cutting off applications on WEDNESDAY MARCH 17th. Link to form that will come in handy when filling your application out and to send in.
Current Guidelines Links
Please continue to stay educated on the current regulations to help educate your clients and your fellow wedding professionals.
Guidelines from the Governors office for State of Illinois
Thank you!
Ali Phillips, Michelle Durpetti and Collin Pierson
Email: info@ileventscoalition.com