Friday, May 30, 2008
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Earthquake and Cyclon -- Fund-raising
I'm sure all of you have heard about the earthquake in China, and the cyclone attack in Myanmar. If you haven't, read below. If you have, then you can skip the part below highlighted in yellow.
[Brief Summary provided by Kyumin Lee]
China: An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck Sichuan province in China, leveling buildings, including schools. Due to the one-child policy, this meant that for many mothers, they have lost their only children. The death toll exceeded 10,000 dead, and is still climbing.
Myanmar: A cyclone struck Myanmar, affecting one of its poorest regions. Thousands died, and the military government has done little to help. The government also refused aid from foreign workers, but did accept monetary aid.
So some fund-raising ideas are [I basically wrote every fund-raising idea possible so we'd have more choices]:
-- Donations... [kinda boring]
-- Pocky [already done, fairly good profit]
-- Bake Sale [haven't really tried before]
-- Car Wash...?
-- Walk for China/Myanmar Crisis? [we'll need to find a sponsorer first though...]
-- Sell things like... wristbands/bracelets or even origami...?
-- Sell any random things... up for ideas?
-- Sell candy [like sports teams and French exchange]
-- Going to people's houses and talking to them about it and asking for money [though... a bit annoying]
If you have any other ideas please tell me/respond all and if you can, vote on a fundraising idea and I'll try to organize something with the help of others.
If you want to be taken off this email list, tell me too [but the poor people in China and Myanmar need you!.........]
Another idea that some people are interested in is having a fund-raising concert [more like classical music and formal-ish]. If anyone plays an instrument and is interested, please email back saying what instrument. I'll try to make this happen if we get more people interested in this. This idea is still in progress, and the concert won't be in the next two-three weeks, for sure. It'll probably be after school ends, or pretty close to around there [don't worry, it won't interfere with your finals]
[Brief Summary provided by Kyumin Lee]
China: An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck Sichuan province in China, leveling buildings, including schools. Due to the one-child policy, this meant that for many mothers, they have lost their only children. The death toll exceeded 10,000 dead, and is still climbing.
Myanmar: A cyclone struck Myanmar, affecting one of its poorest regions. Thousands died, and the military government has done little to help. The government also refused aid from foreign workers, but did accept monetary aid.
So some fund-raising ideas are [I basically wrote every fund-raising idea possible so we'd have more choices]:
-- Donations... [kinda boring]
-- Pocky [already done, fairly good profit]
-- Bake Sale [haven't really tried before]
-- Car Wash...?
-- Walk for China/Myanmar Crisis? [we'll need to find a sponsorer first though...]
-- Sell things like... wristbands/bracelets or even origami...?
-- Sell any random things... up for ideas?
-- Sell candy [like sports teams and French exchange]
-- Going to people's houses and talking to them about it and asking for money [though... a bit annoying]
If you have any other ideas please tell me/respond all and if you can, vote on a fundraising idea and I'll try to organize something with the help of others.
If you want to be taken off this email list, tell me too [but the poor people in China and Myanmar need you!.........]
Another idea that some people are interested in is having a fund-raising concert [more like classical music and formal-ish]. If anyone plays an instrument and is interested, please email back saying what instrument. I'll try to make this happen if we get more people interested in this. This idea is still in progress, and the concert won't be in the next two-three weeks, for sure. It'll probably be after school ends, or pretty close to around there [don't worry, it won't interfere with your finals]
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