[fsf60k] money talks
- From: richard wiltamuth <dwiltam@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: fsf60k@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 16:23:01 -0500
***This is a message from a member of Friends of Students for 60,000***
dear friends,
at last night's meeting, several fundraising ideas were discussed. the
coffers are waning and no event has been held for more than a year. because
of our limited active membership in the northport area, it was deemed
difficult to present another dinner such as the one held at the thatched
cottage. the main problem is going door to door to ask for donations for a
silent or chinese auction. pete white said he will check out doing an oldies
concert, a fundraiser that has been successful for students for 60,000 in
years past. another idea was to tap into the existing facebook network of
former members of students, which numbers over 500 names at present. it may
be possible to draw in a far larger number of them, many of whom are now out
of college and are gainfully employed. a letter will be facebooked to them
to tell about what friends is doing, urge them to get active on behalf of
the poor, and ask for financial assistance on an annual basis.
pete reports that paperwork to create three chapters should be on the way to
the irs soon. the chapters would be northeast, virginia and florida,
reflecting campus groups that have been active. other chapters can be added
later. one advantage of the chapter system is that each would be responsible
for its own funds, but donations would continue to be tax-deductible under
the friends umbrella. chapters would have to adhere to rules that govern
friends' activities.
friends recently gave $3,000 to the government of telica for a study of how
to provide water to three communities, including nuevo amanecer. the study,
which was supposed to be finished jan. 15, wound up costing more, which
telica will cover when its new budget year begins feb. 15. so the report is
now expected in early march.
joann moran is attempting to reach northport little league officials to ask
for donations of funds or equipment for the "field of dreams" project in
chacraseca. pete proposes to send letters to major league players to ask for
help.
a separate freelist message will request donations for earthquake relief in
haiti.
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