Hey everybody!
Sorry it took us so long to blog. We have been working hard on our project and have recently come back from our Interim trip to China. Here's the update on what we've done.
We encountered a couple of hardships regarding the fundraising. First of all, our school refused to let us hold a small bake sale because apparently foster kids aren't worth the cause. But, raising money for debate sweatshirts is more important... We sure LOVE our school. We tried to negotiate, however, we were lectured and were told it was against school rules to raise money for our senior project at school. They told us that if we wanted money from our school, we would have to get it from the school itself from the board of trustees. That's WAY easier than a simple bake sale... (guess no one will ever try my brownie recipe :( )
We also attempted to hold a fundraising night at an ice cream store in town and after repeated visits, emails, and phone calls, we have not received a response. They should pay for our gas money considering how many times we've driven over there! But who's complaining...??
Carolyn is now contacting specific companies who are willing to donate. Yay! We are also depending upon food and other necessities being donated.
We have some good news as well: Our location has been secured which is great! We also met multiple times with the general manager and things are working out just as planned. We have been doing lots of emailing with their Marketing Director trying to figure out the specifics.
Lastly, we met with a professional event coordinator who told us what to do regarding getting stuff donated and how the layout of the day would work.
Well, we're off to make a gazillion phone calls to get donations!!
<3,
Kelly and Carolyn
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