Fund Raising

The other projects don't have that restriction, chief of which is the Lobsterfest. Bill Rankin and Mary Watson are the Co-Chairs on this project. This will be our #1 major fundraising event this year, and we have great expectations, as we need to raise $10,000. A committee has been convened, consisting of Bill and Mary, Malcolm Ross (who will be handling ticket sales), Harreson Lovick (who will coordinate the Silent Auction), and Steve Emerman (who will be handling the catering). We are printing 200 tickets, at $60. each, and each member will be expected to dispose of 4 tickets. "Sell 'em or buy 'em!" The tickets will cover the hard costs, so that the Silent Auction will provide our profit. Harreson will be calling all members requesting items for the auction. We are looking for fewer, high-quality items, in order to maximize our fund-raising efforts. If each member can think of 4 people that they could call (or names they could provide for the committee to call), that would be appreciated. Malcolm has an innovative new idea to approach corporate sponsors to cover the hard costs instead, which would increase our profit. We expect great things from this idea.