STA Fundraising Night
From Makers Local 256
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Basic Event Information
- Name: STA Fundraising Night
- Organizer/POC: Michele Cotten
- Date: May 1st, 2017
- Time: 3:00pm - 10:00pm
- Location: Straight to Ale @ Campus 805
- Cost to Attend: $0, but every beer you purchase Makers gets $1
Funds Raised
- Total: $102 + $270 - $2.34 = $369.66
- Donated from STA: $270
- Sales Total$ $107
- Cat Print (half went to artist, LJ): (4 x $20)/2 = $40
- 3D Printed Spinners: 3 x $15 = $45
- Retro Game Night Poster = $5
- Donations & Everything Else: $5 + $7 + $5 = $17
- Processing Fees: -$2.34
Calendar
- May 1 2017, 3:00pm - 10:00pm: Makers Fundraiser at Straight to Ale
Lessons Learned
- Get two tables for displaying items
- Grab that donation bucket
- If doing trivia, make sure the system isn't spamming people not associated with the trivia
- The facebook live thing seemed to go over well
- Maybe have thing for people who want to join a team
- Have a first place prize planned
- Don't shout into the mic
- Phil is louder than the mic
- Coasters went over well, and are still being picked up from STA
Description
Volunteers and resources needed
- Publicity
- Social media design and distribution: user:milieu
- Flyer design:
- Flyer distribution:
- Trivia
- Trivia questions: user:squeakykittie
- MC:
- Music:
- Sound/mics: Provided by StA - Need to make sure they can take audio from a PC.
- Projector: Provided by StA
- Table
- donation bucket
- Copy of Wishlist
- Business cards: Does the make shop already own enough for this event?
- Projects:
- Sellables \ Door Prizes \ Freebies:
- Ceramic Coasters - user:enabrintain
- Laser Cut Coasters - user:preaux
- Cookie cutters - user:tylercrumpton
- Vinyl Stickers user:ctag
- Makers Local Logos (4")
- STA Logos (4")
- Keychains - 3D print?
- Melt Day Sculptures - user:omegix
- Upcoming event information:
- Laser cutter
- Demonstrators:
- Things to cut:
- Misc
- Stilt Walker: user:stiltman
Advertisement
Not Yet Advertised To
- General E-Mail List
- Initial Advertisement and call for volunteers
- Planning update 2 weeks out from event
- WLRH \ NPR Service Announcement - Email psa@wlrh.org and Brett will set up an appointment to do a PSA
- Fliers
- UAH
- Bandito
- Olde Towne Coffee
- Our Valley Events Calendar
- White Board @ Shop
Advertised To
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1989533497935585/
- Jeff boosted the event for 13 days / $13
- Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/HuntsvilleAlabama/comments/65061p/brews_to_benefit_geek_trivia/
- Makers Local Web Page: * Makers Local Web Page