MARCH GENERAL IDEAS• Snap some pictures of your gymnasts wearing leprechaun hats and bunny ears to use for social

media posts for St. Patrick’s Day and Easter• The beginning of March brings the Nastia Liukin Cup as well as the AT&T American Cup (WAG and

MAG) both that provide great opportunities to get your clients introduced to the athletes who are vying for spots to represent the United States in Rio.

• Use St. Patrick’s Day to promote your proshop• Spring break camps are here! Market away! • Easter is March 27. Stock your proshop with Easter goods and plan events.

LOOKING TO THE MONTHS AHEAD

• If you are planning to order pencils to give away at the end of the month, order them at the begin-ning of the month. Most companies can ship within 7 days of order.

• If you are planning on ordering Crayola crayons to give away at the end of the month, order them at the beginning of the month. http://www.pospaper.com/52-0775-corecrayonsfoodservepack.html

• If you are planning to “light it up blue” for Autism Awareness in April, purchase blue lights. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=blue+christ-mas+lights

MARCH HOLIDAYS/IDEASALL MONTH

National Cheerleading Safety MonthPost a weekly tip for cheer safety; offer cheer clinics and tumbling clinics www.cheersafe.orghttps://www.facebook.com/cheerleadingsafety?fref=nf

National Nutrition MonthPost nutrition tipshttp://www.nationalnutritionmonth.org/nnm/Great resource specific to gymnastics: http://gymnastcare.com/category/nutrition

National Reading MonthEncourage kids to read, especially books about the Olympics!

Books for Kids on the Olympicshttp://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/book-list/sports/kids-books-olympics

Books on Ancient Olympicshttp://www.amazon.com/Magic-Tree-House-Fact-Tracker-ebook/dp/B0078XCPHI/ref=zg_bs_3419_21

Preschoolershttp://www.amazon.com/Gold-Medal-Olympics-Alphabet-Sports/dp/1585364622/ref=zg_bs_3419_39

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0803735367?redirect=true&ref_=s9_cxhsh_co_g14_i5

MARCH 1National Pig DayBook about a Pig and the Olympicshttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GGVM5C8?refRID=F315S0PBCQG59PTR1HP5&ref_=pd_typ_k_sp_1_1_p

#TuesdayTrivia—post a trivia question about the Olympics. Could be a Facebook contest; or just for fun. #YourClubName #RioReady #TuesdayTrivia

World Compliment DayLet the people you around you know what you appreciate about them. The theory goes that if everyone pay a compliment to three people the day will be the Most Positive Day in the World. You can print out a com-pliment certificate here:http://www.worldcomplimentday.info/

MARCH 2National Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day)#Dr.SeussDay#ReadAcrossAmericaDayIf you sell books in gift shop, feature—consider some sort of saleCould do a book drive for a local literacy programAsk clients to post their favorite Dr. Seuss quotePost your favorite Dr. Seuss quotesHire The Cat in the Hat to greet your students

MARCH 3National Anthem dayWe hope to hear it a lot in Rio!#NationalAnthemDayCarly Patterson singing the National Anthem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HovtqhYKJusPost US Olympic Gold Medal ceremonies where the National Anthem is performed, for instance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ818um6bfw

Throwback Thursdaypost a YouTube video of an old Olympic routine or an Olympian as a younger gymnast #YourClubName #RioReady #TBT

MARCH 4Happy Birthday, Alexander Naddour!https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=58769

National Hug a GI DayIf you are in a military area, encourage people to post pictures of their gymnast hugging their GI family memberFor a great video of a military dad surprising his daughter at a meet:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdh8UFB1DsM

Nastia Liukin Cup (Newark, NJ)

MARCH 55 MONTHS UNTIL OPENING CEREMONIES

AT&T American Cup

MARCH 6Employee Appreciation DayDo something nice for your staff and post it on Facebook

Ask clients to write why they appreciate your staff

Write why you appreciate your staff

MARCH 7#MondayMotivation Post a motivational quote from an Olympian, tag with #YourClubName #RioReady #MotivationMonday

National Cereal DayFun facts about cereal http://www.nationalcerealday.com/

MARCH 8#TuesdayTrivia—post a trivia question about the Olympics. Could be a Facebook contest; or just for fun. #YourClubName #RioReady #TuesdayTrivia

International Women’s Day

150 Days Until Opening Ceremonies

 MARCH 10Day of AwesomenessThe purpose of today is to “Take a moment to consider everything that you’re awe-

some at, and to recognize feats of awesomeness performed around you for the Day Of Awesomeness.”

Ask preschoolers “What are you awesome at?” record and post their answers.

Ask kids to show you their most awesome skill, record and post their answers.

Throwback ThursdayPost a YouTube video of an old Olympic routine or an Olympian as a younger gymnast #YourClubName #RioReady #TBT

Happy Birthday, Zoe from Sesame Street!http://www.zeofire.com/30563-colouring-pages-cartoon-sesame-street-elmo-and-zoe-printable-free-for-little-kids.html

MARCH 14#MondayMotivation Post a motivational quote from an Olympian, tag with #YourClubName #RioReady #MotivationMonday

Happy Birthday, Simone Biles! https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/athleteListDetail.html?id=164887

MARCH 15March Madness beginsWho are you rooting for?

When gymnastics meets basketball…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz1oy6rShq0

#TuesdayTrivia—post a trivia question about the Olympics. Could be a Facebook contest; or just for fun. #YourClubName #RioReady #TuesdayTrivia

 MARCH 17St. Patrick’s DayIreland Gymnastics Nationals Highlights 2015https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlZQO8Ev5BM

Luck is a big theme for St. Patrick’s Day. Post reasons why your club feels lucky and encourage your cli-ents to write while they feel lucky as well.

Green is huge! Consider a discount on all green merchandise in your proshop. Or run a promotion that

St. Patrick’s Day is also their lucky day! For that day they can get 10% off everything in your proshop or

everything they can fit in a bag etc. Or do discounts in groups of four (in honor of the four leaf clover) i.e.

buy three get one free.

Encourage your staff to dress in green!

Absolutely Incredible Kid Day (third Thursday of March)Tell all the kids in your gym how incredible they are!

Throwback ThursdayPost a YouTube video of an old Olympic routine or an Olympian as a younger gymnast #YourClubName #RioReady #TBT

MARCH 19National Let’s Laugh DayPost gymnastics jokeshttps://annejosephson.wordpress.com/2015/03/23/because-sometime-you-just-have-to-laugh/

MARCH 20Spring beginsVideo/pictures of kids hitting the spring board—“Happy Spring!”

International Day of Happinesshttp://www.dayofhappiness.net/involvedAsk kids what makes them happy at gymnastics? Videotape answers.

Happy Birthday, Big Bird (Sesame Street)! http://pbstv.tumblr.com/post/80180926537/sesamestreet-happy-birthday-big-bird-happy

http://extracoloringpage.com/abc-letter-b-big-bird-sesame-street-printable-coloring-pages/

MARCH 21World Down Syndrome Dayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEwv3Y6Lipo

#MondayMotivation Post a motivational quote from an Olympian, tag with #YourClubName #RioReady #MotivationMonday

MARCH 22#TuesdayTrivia—post a trivia question about the Olympics. Could be a Facebook contest; or just for fun. #YourClubName #RioReady #TuesdayTrivia

Happy Birthday, Wonder Woman!http://www.dccomics.com/characters/wonder-woman

http://metv.com/stories/103-year-old-dresses-up-as-wonder-woman-for-her-birthday

 MARCH 23Puppy Day

Puppy Day is a special day to celebrate the magic and unconditional love that puppies bring to our lives. But more importantly, it’s a day to help save orphaned puppies across the globe.

Post cute pictures/videos of puppies “doing gymnastics.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc5ToyxQYiw

Collect donations for a local animal shelter.

Sell plush puppies in your proshop.

MARCH 24Throwback Thursdaypost a YouTube video of an old Olympic routine or an Olympian as a younger gymnast #YourClubName #RioReady #TBT

MARCH 26Make Up Your Own Holiday DayMake up your own holiday, of course! Create a holiday, spread the word and celebrate it when the day comes.

MARCH 27Easter SundayWish those celebrating a Happy Easter.

MARCH 28#MondayMotivation Post a motivational quote from an Olympian, tag with #YourClubName #RioReady #MotivationMonday

MARCH 29#TuesdayTrivia—post a trivia question about the Olympics. Could be a Facebook contest; or just for fun. #YourClubName #RioReady #TuesdayTrivia 

MARCH 30National Pencil DayGive away pencils with your club name, phone and website on it#NationalPencilDay

MARCH 31Crayola Crayon DayYou can give away three packs of Crayola crayons http://www.pospaper.com/52-0775-corecrayonsfoodservepack.htmlColoring sheets

Throwback ThursdayPost a YouTube video of an old Olympic routine or an Olympian as a younger gymnast #YourClubName #RioReady #TBT