How to Word a Trunk Party Invitation

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Help pave the path to college with a trunk party.

A student preparing to go away to college can hold a trunk party to gather dorm essentials. Use your invitations to bring friends who can help fill your college-bound trunk. Phrase trunk party invitations to create interest and communicate that it is expected to be a casual good time. Use words and images to relate that this a big move for your first year of college.

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Step 1

State your intention on the front of the invitations. Write:

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Maddie Morgan is getting ready for college with a trunk party.

Join us Monday evening, September 6, 2010, for pizza and beverages from 8:00 to 10 p.m.

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11111 Mason Drive Bloomington, Illinois

Step 2

Or extend a simple, to-the-point invitation:

You're invited to a trunk party!

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Join Robbie Fonda On Saturday, July 19, 2010 From 5 to 7:00 p.m.

Refreshments will be served.

518 Callender Street Peoria, Illinois

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Step 3

Write a trunk party invitation for a budding journalism student with a newspaper headline and a journalistic approach:

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Who: Bernadette What: She's having a trunk party. Why: She needs supplies. When: Saturday, January 12th, 7 to 9 p.m. Where: The Museo Clubhouse 14th and Corona Walnut Creek, California

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