Canning Begins

After only about 75 min. of canning today, we'd already picked up $236 -- that's thanks in part to two $50 bills dropped in the cans!

Updated documents

The documents at right have the updated letter (with STEAM and Bridget's number) and also the NYAJ Certificate. I also put some more dates in, but wasn't totally sure about some, so if you have better information about any, feel free to update yourself or email me to let me know what needs to be fixed/added.

Not Your Average Joe's

First night that NYA Joe's has available to support the fundraiser is Monday, May 14th (they only do Monday nights for the fundraisers.) 15% contribution from meal proceeds for ANYONE that mentions the DI team. Is this too late? Let me know if I should confirm.

Agenda for Fundraising Meeting

Here are some items to sort out at Fundraising Meeting

Divvy up businesses to target by location

• Cabot St. downtown (divide in 2?)
• Rantoul St. - Post Office to intersection with Cabot
• Shaw's Plaza
• N. Beverly between train station and Dawson's (divide in 2?)
• Cummings Center 

Divvy up larger businesses to target separately?

• Banks - Brian started this already
• Car dealers
• Insurance companies?

Come up with a schedule for kids go to out in groups of 2-3 with at least one adult to solicit businesses

• Vacation week
• afternoons
• weekends

Canning

• Go to city hall on Tuesday to follow up on permission
• Ask businesses (which ones?)
• Harry Ball Field April 29 - Paul Bolas asking
• What else?

Music Night Fundraiser - May 11 or 12

• Site: Dorothy checking Franco-American Club, Suzanne checking Cove CC 
• Can raffle items there
• Kids can play music - who else can?
• Food and drinks and other logistics?

Hannah & Cove

• HannahRama: Carole can explain her fund a dream idea
• Hannah Science Committee - go to that meeting May 7 (need contact)
• Hannah PTO - ask after HannahRama?
• Cove PTO - no meeting scheduled - need to ask for donation

Assign to someone to look into:

• Not Your Average Joe's and/or Dairy Queen

Other targets - how are we taking care of these? how can we coordinate so we don't hit people up multiple times?

• Politicians
• Local DI families
• Family, friends & neighbors
• Briscoe staff - can put fliers in mailboxes after vacation

DI Families to Target

One of our targets for fundraising is certainly the other DI families in town - present and past. I thought we could collaborate on making up that list so that we don't hit these people up multiple times.

We should also ask our own former team member's family, the Garthwaites - I saw Julie recently and she told me to call her when we start fundraising. She's probably just so relieved that she's not figuring out how to get Emma to globals that they will give us some $$. I think I have their contact info.

CURRENT TEAMS

I think that the other 4 Beverly teams would likely put some money together as teams to donate.

Other Briscoe team - I know that Bridget mentioned that Shannon Kehoe's other Briscoe team is planning to do so.

Cove Team - Barbara Healey has a daughter on the team - I can ask her. Not sure if she's away this week. Does anyone know other families with kids on the team?

BHS teams - There are two teams. I think we have contacts on one team! The other team - I know Shannon Kehoe's older daughter, Kaylee Boucher, is on that team, does Shannon manage that team as well?

TEAMS THAT WENT TO GLOBALS

These families have walked in our shoes and will likely give us a few bucks.

There were 2 BHS teams that went in 2007. These are the members of those teams. We can't really approach them as a team, but it would be worth contacting the families. Does anyone know the families of these kids (now college students...)?

Team 1
Peter McAvoy (Team Manager)
Heather McAvoy
Michelle Shaw
Alison Coburn
Mathew Boccuzzi
Vanessa Kelley

Team 2
Katie von Zweck
Breezy Dwyer
Livvy Jones
Emily Kerrigan
Shannon Walker
Kirsten McMahon
Sue Kelly and Doug Walker (Team Managers)

There was a Cove team that went a couple of times. I know that Hailey Mahan was on it and they went when she was in 3rd and 5th grade. I can ask Ivy Mahan about who the other families were.

RECENTLY DISBANDED TEAMS

What about other teams that recently disbanded? I know Maggie Loft was on a team last year - maybe Abby Rand was on that team too? I think it was mostly kids who'd been at Cove. I think that some kids who are now in 10th or 11th grade -- Diana Kelley and Zach Bauer and Gabe (I'm forgetting his last name) had a team at Briscoe and maybe for a while at BHS.

Thanks!
Alix

Salem News Runs Story!

The Salem News ran a story on our DI team today!

Briscoe team's destination is Tennessee

This is a great boost to our fundraising efforts at the right time, as it will really help legitimize our requests and we may get a few extra donations out of it as well. If anyone is good at paste-up so we can make some high quality print outs of the article, that would be great. Also, if you are emailing any family and friends, add in this link:

http://www.salemnews.com/local/x1789086978/Briscoe-teams-destination-is-Tennessee

We should add writer Paul Leighton to our thank you list.

Beverly HS PTSO Donates $100

The Beverly High School PTSO voted last night to donate $100 to our team. There were a couple of people in the room interested in giving us more, but they decided to definitely give us $100 to start. They have to see what other requests and expenses they have to vote on, but they may be open to giving us more at a later date. They will will mail the check to the Briscoe PTO.

Salem News

Paul Bolas has spoken with the Salem News. My understanding is that they are planning to attend the Monday Briscoe PTO meeting so they can take pictures of the girls and get more information. Great news!