SAVE THE RAIN BY ANAHI RUIZ & GABY GAONA
WHAT IS SAVE THE RAIN? • SAVE THE RAIN IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS BRING CLEAN WATER TO COMMUNITIES THAT DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO CLEAN DRINKING WATER. • WITH A MERE $15, YOU CAN HELP FAMILIES IN AFRICA RECEIVE THE GIFT OF CLEAN DRINKING WATER FOR A LIFETIME. • ALL FUNDS RAISED GO TO THE COMMUNITIES…NOT TO ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS • THEY USE LOCAL MATERIALS TO BUILD RAIN CATCHMENT SYSTEMS WITH THE HELP OF THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS • IT IS ALSO OUR CLUB’S COMPETITIVE SERVICE PROJECT FOR THE 2017-18 KEY CLUB YEAR!!!!!
GOALS FOR THE PROJECT • TO FUNDRAISE $11,000 • WE ARE GOING TO SEE IF WE CAN GET CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP FROM PLACES LIKE LUSH AND A NUMBER OF OTHER CORPORATIONS. • TO GET OTHER CLUBS INVOLVED SUCH AS: KIWANIS, BUILDERS CLUB, ROTARY, AND INTERACT CLUB. (MAYBE EVEN LIONS CLUB!)
WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED SO FAR?… • AT OUR COMMITTEE MEETING WE SET UP 3 SUB-COMMITTEES • FUNDRAISING AT SCHOOL ON ALMOST A DAILY BASIS • GABY GAONA
• CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS • SEBASTIAN LEY & JULIE CARTER (ARE WORKING TOGETHER)
• MAJOR EVENTS COMMITTEE • GABY GAONA, ALYSSA GAYLOR, ANDREINA INDA, ANAHI RUIZ, STEPHEN BEARDEN • THE MAJOR EVENTS COMMITTEE MET UP ON MONDAY, JULY 24TH AND DISCUSSED POSSIBLE BIG FUNDRAISERS FOR THE PROJECT
KIWANIS INVOLVEMENT
WE NEED YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT!!!!
HERE IS WHAT WE ARE ASKING… • ADOPTION OF THIS CAUSE BY THE BOARD & CLUB AS A MAJOR SERVICE PROJECT FOR THIS YEAR… (SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS DONE WITH THE ELIMINATE PROJECT • THIS WOULD INCLUDE FUNDRAISING FOR THE CAUSE AND… • ASSISTANCE WITH BILLS FOR SUPPLIES SUCH AS BANNERS, PRODUCTION OF A SCALE MODEL OF A RAIN CATCHMENT SYSTEM, PURCHASE OF BOTTLED WATER TO RE-SELL, ETC.
IT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE ALLOWING US TO USE TRADITIONAL KIWANIS VENUES TO ADVERTISE AND RAISE FUNDS FOR THE CAUSE • WATER DISPLAY BOOTH WITH DONATION RECEPTACLE AT: • KIWANIS FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE BOOTH • VINEYARD RACES • OKTOBERFEST • CRAB FEED • BESIDES THE DISPLAY, HAVE A DEDICATED DONATION DRAWING AT THE CRAB FEED; AND/OR LIVE AND SILENT AUCTION ITEM(S) AT THE CRAB FEED DEDICATED TO THE CAUSE
CONTINUATION OF IDEAS FOR KIWANIS HELP • TAKE A HIGH QUALITY PRESENTATION ON THE ROAD TO OTHER KIWANIS CLUBS, ROTARY AND LIONS • COULD USE OTHER KIWANIS MEMBERS BESIDES ADVISORS TO ASSIST WITH TRAVEL, ETC.
• HELP PURCHASE AND SELL PRIVATELY LABELED WATER BOTTLES AT KIWANIS EVENTS FOR A HIGHER PRICE THAN WATER IS NORMALLY SOLD • LOOK INTO DOING THIS AT COMMUNITY EVENTS OTHER THAN KIWANIS…CAR SHOW, LIONS CLUB TOY RUN, CITRUS FAIR ???
MORE… • HELP US PUT ON A “WATER TASTING” EVENT TO APPEAL TO HIGH-END DONORS • LIKE WINE TASTING, WITH NICE WINE GLASSES, CRYSTAL CLEAR ICE CUBES, FINE LINENS, FANCY HORS D’OEUVRES, GOURMET CHOCOLATE, ETC. • WITH A WATER SOMMELIER TO CONDUCT BLIND WATER-TASTING … • GET L.OCAL WINERIES TO DONATE GLASS WINE BOTTLES FILLED WITH FILTERED WATER, PRIVATE LABELED FOR OUR EVENT & GIVE TO ATTENDEES TO TAKE HOME • CHARGE $50 PER TICKET AND LIMIT TO 50 PEOPLE. SELL TABLES TO BUSINESSES AND CLUBS
IDEAS MENTIONED COURTESY OF GREG AND JULIE CARTER…AND THERE IS MORE!
CAN WE DO THIS TOGETHER?