Men’s Shed Week (1 – 7 September) is an annual celebration of ‘all things shedding’ led by the Australian Men’s Shed Association.
This year’s theme is ‘Send him down to the Shed’
Most men are introduced to a shed by someone else – it may be their wife or daughter who suggests they go look at a shed, or a son, niece or nephew – or even their neighbour. With this in mind, the theme is based around targeting people who know an older male who may enjoy and benefit from joining a shed.
During Men’s Shed Week, we’ll be promoting to people who know an older man who:
to encourage them to “send him to the shed!” This could also include the men themselves, who see the campaign.
The key message will be:
This Men’s Shed Week, if you know have a brother, uncle, father or neighbour who might benefit from some conversation, meeting some new mates, learning a new skill, send them to the shed!
The 2023 AMSA Member Survey told us that attracting new members was one of your biggest challenges – 58% of sheds were seeking assistance in shed sustainability and 50% were seeking help in promoting sheds. This campaign aims to create renewed awareness of sheds and introduce potential shed members.
You can get involved in this campaign by hosting a shed event or Open Day. You might also like to tailor our template media release to encourage local blokes to check out your shed.
Shed Resources
This year’s events also include the 10th National Men’s Shed Gathering and the announcement of the 2024 National Men’s Shed Awards.
