While getting the payroll industry excited about NPW is important, reaching out to the general public is the real mission of NPW.  Encourage members and fellow citizens in your community to participate in the “GETTING PAID IN AMERICA” online survey (don’t let them forget that it’s their chance to win a paycheck!). There are many other ways to increase public awareness about NPW and the importance of payroll to the general public: 

• A proclamation from your local or state government is one of the best ways to draw attention to National Payroll Week. Make sure your message is magnified at the local level by submitting your proclamation request early.

• Educate the public about the payroll withholding system and the valuable services you provide in the community.   When workers understand the payroll withholding system, they make better decisions about maximizing their paycheck’s bottom line. You can also help increase public understanding of the payroll process in many ways:
  
• NEW!! Be a champion of education!  Volunteer to educate kids in your community on the first "Money Matters" National Education Day, this September 8th.
• Visit a local library, community center or school. Donate copies of Your Paycheck.
• Contact your local library or civic organizations about making a presentation on payroll management and compliance issues for small businesses in the area.
• Host a “Paychecks 101” workshop for local businesses that employ teens. Many hospitals, care centers, and restaurants have teenage employees who often don’t understand what payroll deductions are or how payroll withholding works.  Use the lesson from "Money Matters" National Education Day to make teaching a breeze.
• Distribute these informational “You and Your Paycheck” fliers:
  What to Expect When You Get Your First Job
  Make Payday Easy With Direct Deposit
  Understanding Your Cafeteria Plan.

• Work with the local media (newspapers, radio or TV stations) to get exposure for NPW activities (see Public Relations/Media).

• Hold an NPW blood drive in your company and invite the entire community to participate.

• Raise scholarship money for teens through a silent auction.

• Run, walk or ride in a charitable event while wearing an NPW Polo Shirt.

• Assist your local public television station with fundraising by offering to answer phones during a pledge week. If the pledge week does not coincide with NPW, make the call during NPW and schedule to be involved with the next pledge event.

• Organize a food drive for your local food bank, homeless shelter or “Meals on Wheels” program.

• Volunteer in a soup kitchen or homeless shelter.

• Organize a clothing drive for a non-profit agency that assists individuals in the Welfare to Work program.

• Offer to act as a mentor to student business groups.  

Use NPW 2007 Artwork

Add the NPW 2007 artwork to your newsletters, media requests, timecards, chapter publicity, cake decorations, and other noncommercial uses to spread the word about your NPW 2007 activities. The artwork is camera-ready and can be photocopied, printed, or scanned.

If your printshop requires an official release from the American Payroll Association to print this artwork, please click here and submit your request in writing, indicating how you plan to use the artwork.