In a COVID restricted world, planning events can be a harrowing task. People are also facing the most difficult time of their lives when it comes to putting food on the table, let alone a full Thanksgiving feast. When you hear the words giveaway, your mind immediately wants you to enter just based on the potential for winning something alone. Giving residents the opportunity to win a dinner that they wouldn’t have otherwise is the perfect chance to show you care and engage with your residents on a personal level without letting COVID stand in your way. 

Pumpkin Carving Contest: Throw in a pumpkin carving contest and let your Facebook followers vote for their favorite. This is a super easy way to get your residents excited for the holidays, give them a head start on decorating, and build a rapport with everyone in the complex! 

Turkey Drawing Contest: Make it interesting and let your residents’ creative juices flow! Putting these on display for future tenants could sway their interest in your direction just knowing how involved you are with your residents. 

Canned Food Drive: Help your community’s local food bank while also giving your residents a chance to clean out their pantry to prepare for their Thanksgiving fixings. Every can donated is an entry for a Thanksgiving dinner!

There’s no limit to the ways you can handle the entries, even just sticking with the simple entry form and drawing method. The more interesting you can make it, the more excited your residents will be to enter! It’s a quick inexpensive way to better staff-resident relations and reach out in these trying times.