Fundraiser Committee Meeting

January 31, 2007

Lindie Hohler, Alicia Jennings, Ellen Weinzapfel and Jessica Falkenthal met in Teter Formal Lounge at 5 PM to discuss fundraising opportunities for the club. Here are the main ideas:

Moose Club of Bloomington, IN – Jess called at the meeting. All we need to do is give a short presentation on our history and what their donation will be used for.

Fazoli’s Night- Have a night where we get so much of the profits. Lindie is looking into this.

Selling food in Ballantine Hall- Pizza, Dagwoods, Chipotle

Bloom Magazine- We deliver their magazines for them on a Friday morning. They contact us on a Thursday, and we have to provide 10 people the next morning.

Baby-sitting- Tulip Tree Apartments give $10 an hour. We could go in pairs and make some money for the club! Also look into watching kids for adult 4-H leaders while they have their meetings every few months

Concessions or parking at basketball games

This Spring: A carwash, Study-A-Thon, Sidewalk Chalk Show, collaborating with Junior Leaders (cleaning up after sports events and we get a share of the profits), other campus events that the SAO can sponsor

Next Year: A 4-H day involving some IU sporting event (maybe Women’s Basketball?) and showing teenagers around the campus

We also discussed some grants that the club can apply for. In particular, the Service Grant worth $5,000 and the Heart and Hands awards ($500 to organization if someone wins)

We decided to go through Jeff Holland, 4-H Development Coordinator in Monroe County, to get a bank account. Lindie said she would get in touch with Jeff about this, and let us know when we can start collecting dues.

We also decided that it may be worthwhile to appeal to Monroe County for some kind of charitable donation since we are doing so much for their clubs this semester.

See everyone at Chocolate Fest!!!

Ellen Weinzapfel, IU Collegiate 4-H Vice President