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McCray's Family Funeral Parlor — outreach drafts

Contact: Allie McCray — mccrayffsc@gmail.com

Met: Mayday event, 2026

Why them: Walking distance from Brandyn. Family-run, community-rooted, mission-aligned. Met in person — warm reception.

Goal: Open an ongoing collaboration. Specific ideas to pitch as options, not a single ask.

The asks (pick one or offer the menu)

1. Sun & Moonlight game night as community fundraiser — host a S&M event at the parlor (or adjacent space), proceeds split or fully to McCray's chosen cause. Brandyn brings the system, players, candles, and reels coverage.

2. Appreciating-fine-art fundraiser — mom's interest. Local artists, silent auction with appreciation curve, McCray's hosts.

3. Open-ended — "let's find something together." Coffee at the parlor.

The opener should lead with option 3 (low pressure) and tease options 1 + 2 as proof there's already substance behind the ask.

Channel: TEXT / SIGNAL — recommended first send

Hey — Brandyn, we met at Mayday. I've been thinking about y'all since (you're literally a walk from me and the vibe was so warm). Wondering if you'd be open to grabbing a coffee at the parlor — I'd love to find a way to collaborate. I host community game nights (Sun & Moonlight) that could work as fundraisers, and my mom's pitching me on an appreciating-art fundraiser too. Mostly just want to be useful in the neighborhood. Free this week?

Why text first: warmest, lowest friction, matches the in-person Mayday vibe. ~85 words; trim to ~60 if you want a 2-bubble feel.

Channel: EMAIL — if you only have an email address

Subject: From the Mayday event — a neighbor saying hi

Hi [name if known, otherwise "McCray family"],

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Brandyn here — we met at Mayday and I've been meaning to reach out since. I live walking distance from the parlor and the way y'all showed up at that event stuck with me.

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I'd love to find a way to collaborate. A few directions I've been chewing on, in case any spark something:

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1. I run a community game night called Sun & Moonlight (sunmoon.ghostcoast.video) — it works really well as a fundraiser. Players pay in, proceeds go to a cause you pick.
2. My mom's been pitching me on an appreciating-fine-art fundraiser — local artists, silent auction format. Y'all would be a beautiful host venue.
3. Or something else entirely. I'd rather start with coffee and find what's actually useful.

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Could I come by the parlor sometime this week or next?

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— Brandyn
[phone] · heybrandyn.com

Channel: INSTAGRAM DM — if their handle is more active than email

Hey! Brandyn from Mayday 👋 Live a few blocks away and have been wanting to reach out. Would y'all be down for coffee at the parlor sometime? I run community game nights that work as fundraisers and my mom keeps pitching me on an art fundraiser idea — but mostly just want to find a way to be useful in the neighborhood.

~80 words. Drop the emoji if McCray's IG is more formal — check their feed first.

After the meeting (prep)

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