Limited Time Left

In Thursday's class, we discusses the possibility of needed students cook appetizers for the event. I think in today's class when we are reunited with the students who were working on the radio series, we will have a better idea of who will be willing to cook and the quantity of food we will be able to cook. In today's class, I would like to reconnect with  my committee (the party planning committee) and discuss our next steps. We need to discuss where we are going to get the materials for decorations. We also need to discuss how we plan to implement the second fundraiser we had in mind. I like the idea of having multiple people getting pied in the face, and having carnival like games as well. We need to discuss what worked at the last fundraiser and what did not. I think we could made this next fundraiser more of a success. We need to make sure the fundraiser is in a good location to attracted enough people. The weather should be warmer which contributes to more students outside. With only a few weeks left, we need to make sure we are on track with what needs to be done to make the event a success.

Continuing The Search

I contacted DuClaw a few weeks ago attempting to have them involved with our event, but no luck. They have stated that "At this time DuClaw Brewing Company is unable to donate packaged product (including kegs), cash, brewery tours, or private tastings; we are also currently unable to provide team or event sponsorship's."  

Around the same time, I handed an Ask letter to my friends mother who works at Bond Distributing in Baltimore. She sounded excited to be involved, but I have not had heard specifically what they are donating. I'm going to get into contact with her by the end of this week at the latest. When I talked to her a week ago, it sounded as if they were going to create a gift basket to donate. 

In Thursdays class, we talked to one of Steve Bradley's former students who continues to work in the garden. She gave us a lot of great feedback and offered to send out our Ask letters to some companies she knows. Hopefully we'll get some good news from her, but for now we should see if any of the places who were unable to donate or who donated gift cards would be willing to give us a discount on their beer for the event. 

Committee Work

In the next few weeks, The party planning committee needs to evaluate the number of restaurants donating to our event. We need to be persistent in following up with restaurants who have not answered back. Our committee needs to see how many restaurants are donating food versus how many are donating objects for our prizes. The party planning committee, along with any other committee, also need to find other organizations such as Under Armor or the National Aquarium and ask if they will be willing to donate objects for our prizes. I am in the process of seeing if the Baltimore Ravens Cheerleaders are willing to donate anything.Our committee has much to discuss in the next few weeks regarding what needs to be done at the event, but first we must continue to send out our asks to see what can be donated.