Nearest the pin is a good thing to have and try to get brand to sponsor the event with a prize for nearest or for a hole in one! I used a company to run ours they had two golf pro's run the day for us which meant I got some tips on the way round. They did something called putting surgery or something which helped everyone learn to put before because lots of my work (IT company) couldn't play for toffee the website was golfday.co.uk they ran ours at The Belfry which is an incredible course golfday.co.uk/golf-course/golf-belfry - worth phoning them to get some ideas.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.