After the Town Hall Meeting

• Send out a news release describing the meeting and mentioning speakers and the number of attendees.
  
• Make sure to follow up with the media representatives who attended.
  
• Write thank-you letters to the VIPs.
  
• Develop and distribute a report on the meeting.
  
• Follow up with agencies and organizations and get their feedback.
  
• Follow up with long-term activities that provide a continued emphasis on preventing underage drinking in the community.
  
• Use available print, radio, television, and online Public Service Announcements (PSAs) to further the underage drinking prevention message.

Then, give yourself a pat on the back— you’ve made a contribution to the prevention of underage drinking!

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Excerpted from the Community Briefing Prevention Toolkit: Town Hall Meetings