A sub-committee for fundraising events will meet with CSUS students Kelly and Anne-Marie on Monday, February 11 at Shine on 14th and E streets. The group will discuss ideas for fundraising and refine specifics for a spring event. Suggested ideas for fundraising events are bike-a-thon, hiking event, walk/run event, pig roast, yoga-thon, evening of drumming, beggars banquet, musical events, crab feed, etc. Kelly and Anne-Marie will bring along some previous fundraising ideas for consideration. The spring event should be completed by May 15th to accommodate the student’s school schedule. Volunteers on the sub-committee are Linda Eisenman, Pat Sayer-Handley, Susan Rumberg, Frank Losco, Judy Grimshaw; Laurie Heller will also assist.
Team Heifer Demo
Teresa Fung
answered questions and demonstrated using the Heifer Sacramento Volunteers site on Team Heifer for recording our
fundraising progress as a team. Donations can be made with a credit card, or a
check can be mailed in with an off-line donation form printed from the site. Donations can be made to
specific Heifer Sacramento Volunteers' events.
2013 Study Tour to Ecuador
Suzanne
Awalt, lead volunteer, reported that Jill Kilty-Newburn, leader of our
local-group Study Tour, will be at the March volunteers meeting. Volunteers
interested in going on the trip to Ecuador will meet with her at 5pm that
evening for information about the itinerary, types of projects and other trip
details. An application form and request for a deposit will probably happen in
late February and reservations are on a first come, first served basis. A
minimum of 7 and maximum of 10 volunteers will be necessary.
Student Heifer Club in the works at University
of California Davis
Emily
Shifflett, a student at UC Davis, with a long history of supporting Heifer’s
mission, is working to establish a Heifer presence on the campus. She is
working on obtaining official club acknowledgement on campus. The current group
has about 10 members. Susan Rumberg offered to help deliver Heifer materials to
Emily, when needed. Our group offered to
Emily to call on our group to assist with presentations or support for any events
for her group. Welcome, Emily!
Upcoming Events
Heifer Foundation Planned Giving Seminar (February
21)
A light
dinner and a Planned Giving seminar will be presented by Ardyth Neill,
President of Heifer Foundation, at Campus Commons Clubhouse. Invitations will
go out to Heifer supporters in the area, and any of the volunteer group is also
welcome. Susan Sundell and JoAnn Peter have volunteered to find a caterer for
the dinner; Cheryl McKinney will assist in setup.
FUN Raiser (Musical fundraiser for Heifer
Int’l)
Friday March 29, 7 – 9 pm, Arcade Public
Library at 2443 Marconi Avenue, Sacramento
John Brewer
– lead volunteer. John has organized 10 musicians and ensembles that
have committed to perform at a fundraiser for Heifer International. Each
musician/ensemble have also committed to invite 3 to 5 guests interested in
enjoying an evening of entertainment and information about the work of Heifer,
as well as supporting Heifer with monetary donations. RSVPs will be necessary.
Volunteers
to help:
• Donation envelopes – Judy Grimshaw and
Cheryl McKinney• Invitational Flyer – Cheryl McKinney
• Animal interactive game – Pat Sayer-Handley
• Folding chairs – Library may have with no need for us to supply
• POG dvd – Linda Eisenman
• Magazines and catalogs – Susan Sundell
• Set up – JoAnn Peter, Cheryl McKinney
• Clean-up – Susan Rumberg
• Advertise on the Blog – Teresa Fung
UMC Annual Conference, Sacramento
Convention Center, June 19 – 22
Suellen
Rowlison is a delegate and will set up and partly staff a Heifer table. Others
are welcome to participate: best days for volunteers would be June 20 & 21
(Thursday and Friday).
Chico Farmers Market, third Saturday of
each month
Heifer has a
presence at this market in Chico.
Earth Day Events in April and May
Cheryl will
email a spreadsheet of our usual events with dates and times. We ask that lead
volunteers sign up and begin the application process.
Organizational Items
Volunteer Hours reporting Please remember to record your volunteer hours each month on Google docs for the sake of time saving efficiency. Regular reporting of time spent on Heifer activities during the month insures you won’t forget to report all that you have done.
Annual Reports
Hard copies
of the 2012 Annual Report are now available. Send your request to Susan Sundell,
if you would like an annual report and didn’t receive one at the meeting. The
report is also online at the Heifer web site.
Online news
When Cows Fly is a new Heifer site for sharing info and stories about Heifer
International. Check it out.
Wonder Tree Home School
Suzanne
Awalt reported that on February 2nd the K-7 children put on a fundraiser for
Heifer after being inspired by a talk by volunteer, Don Rake. They sold baked
goods and used books, toys and crafts at a Heifer table at 28th and F Street to
meet their fundraising goal.
Dates for
future meetings
• March 4• April 1
• May 6
• June 3
Next meeting
Monday, March 4, 2013, Campus Commons Board Room 6:00 pm
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