1 x Event per Leader per Month (aim to get your first one organised early in the month so time doesn’t run away with you)

2 x YesStories a year (maybe join forces with neighbouring YesTribes if you don’t have the resources to run one alone)

Set the date for your first event - the sooner you can get a few people together, the better. It doesn’t need to be loads of people, a small handful can get the ball rolling. Whether it’s a small get together in a cafe or down the pub, or a campout under the stars somewhere local and naturally beautiful - just get people together and get the conversation started.

Through these conversations, you’ll come up with all sorts of things you can do locally to bring people together and try new things - then through those activities, you can grow your audience but reaching out to other groups and individuals who do (or more importantly, want to do) similar things with great people.

5. How many events should our regional tribe aim to run:

The optimistic answer is, "as many as possible!" The more events and the greater variety the faster your tribe will grow and the more engaged it will become. Remember, events don't have to be complicated, meeting for breakfast or coffee for a chat counts. At a minimum, one event a month would be preferable.

4. Is it ok to approach local outdoor companies to help us set up events? Maybe we can rope them in to sponsor the yes bus for our business too.
If sponsorship involves money or may take some work, we'd love to know about it so we can help make the most of the relationship.

5) What kind of event, or what should we do, to get this kicked off with a bang?! 
I'd say to take the pressure off, keep it simple and organise a meet-up in a cafe. Then invite all the founding members. It'll be a great chance to form that core group and share some ideas for what you could do as a community. Having that support network and letting other people help out is step one to relieving the pressure, and at any point if you feel like someone else would make a great co-leader just let me know and we'll make it happen. YesStories is always a great way to really get the party started, a night of speakers sharing their yes stories, but it takes a bit to organise so start off small with cafe meets, group walks, anything that brings people together. 

4) I have been telling my kids (I have two boys 12 & 14) all about this journey, from when I started saying yes, to working with you to start SayYesMore in Rochester.  If kids grow up saying yes, instead of waiting until they are adults to figure it out (assuming they ever do) the world will be a much happier place. Do you have typically have YesTribe events aimed at families/kids?

I totally agree. We regularly have kid and family friendly events, absolutely. 

We’ll add one Tribe Leader per region as an Editor on the SayYesMore page. This will allow you to Add to Page, or in other words, ensure that your new event is added to the SayYesMore Facebook calendar. * Add to page can only be done on a desktop or laptop, not a phone