1. Tupelo’s All-America Trip 2015
The Road to Denver
Tupelo’s All-America Trip 2015

2. Select a core group of people to begin the process
Start Early
Select a core group of people to begin the process

3. The Application Make sure you answer the questions
Have some writers in your core group
Brainstorm … then brainstorm some more
Make your deadline

4. Wait for the Announcement
But Begin Planning, Just in Case

5. You’re a Finalist Now the Work Begins
Start Raising Money
Brainstorm Your Presentation
Write Your Script

6. We Wrote Letters to Companies
Raising Money
Some Hold Fundraisers
We Wrote Letters to Companies

7. Form Teams for Logistics
Travel and Hotels
Sets and Props
Performance and People

8. Start Practicing Get Your Script Together Get Your Props Together
Practice. Practice. Practice.

10. Get Plenty of Publicity
Involve the Community
Get Plenty of Publicity
Talk About the Honor
Have a Send-Off Party

11. Your Group Will Bond Enjoy This Opportunity to Make New Friends
This Enriches Your City

12. Enjoy Your Trip Participate in AAC Events Don’t Forget to Practice
Watch Other Presentations
Learn From Other Cities

13. Wait for the Word Enjoy your host town Enjoy one another
Try not to fret
Lean on your new friends
You’re already a winner

14. All-America City
Having your city’s name called as a winner is one of the most thrilling experiences you’ll have.

15. What an Honor
We worked hard. We learned our lines. We raised money. We made the journey.
For the fifth time in the city’s history, we brought home this honor.
Home folks met us, late at night, when we arrived with a police escort.