AUBURN UNIVERSITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL COMMITTEE CHOICE FORM AND SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR APPLICATION FOR 2014 Thank you for your interest in being a part of Auburn University’s Fourth Annual Women’s Health and Wellness Chocolate Festival, sponsored by the Women’s Resource Center and the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Institute. Being a member of the Planning Committee will not only build your resume and develop your leadership skills, but it will also allow you to expand your professional network. Working alongside the conference co-chairs and advisors, the Planning Committee will play a critical role in ensuring the success of the event. The various committees and their responsibilities are described below. Please review them, identify your areas of interest and return the Committee Choice Form/Subcommittee Committee Chair Application via e-mail to Rachel Dawkins at or Bonnie Wilson at . We look forward to your participation in making the Women’s Health and Wellness Chocolate Festival a great success! FUNDRAISING AND DONATIONS Objective: Create and maintain the budget for the festival, and develop an action plan for Fundraising, Corporate Sponsorships and most importantly- chocolate donations. Create a list of items that money will be needed to purchase and write the amount you estimate to spend. Create a solicitation letter for local area businesses for donations Give this letter along with a cheerful smile and explanation of event to pre-selected businesses. Also, prepare to visit all of these businesses again to accept donations. Ask other colleges and units on campus for co-sponsorship including alumni. Maintain a running list of donors, exact donations to be expected, and donations actually received. Contact the university’s Development Officer assigned to ODMA, as he can guide you about the university’s guidelines when soliciting corporate or foundations funds for this type of event. OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
AUBURN UNIVERSITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL COMMITTEE CHOICE FORM AND SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR APPLICATION FOR 2014 Thank you for your interest in being a part of Auburn University’s Fourth Annual Women’s Health and Wellness Chocolate Festival, sponsored by the Women’s Resource Center and the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Institute. Being a member of the Planning Committee will not only build your resume and develop your leadership skills, but it will also allow you to expand your professional network. Working alongside the conference co-chairs and advisors, the Planning Committee will play a critical role in ensuring the success of the event. The various committees and their responsibilities are described below. Please review them, identify your areas of interest and return the Committee Choice Form/Subcommittee Committee Chair Application via e-mail to Rachel Dawkins at or Bonnie Wilson at . We look forward to your participation in making the Women’s Health and Wellness Chocolate Festival a great success! FUNDRAISING AND DONATIONS Objective: Create and maintain the budget for the festival, and develop an action plan for Fundraising, Corporate Sponsorships and most importantly- chocolate donations. Create a list of items that money will be needed to purchase and write the amount you estimate to spend. Create a solicitation letter for local area businesses for donations Give this letter along with a cheerful smile and explanation of event to pre-selected businesses. Also, prepare to visit all of these businesses again to accept donations. Ask other colleges and units on campus for co-sponsorship including alumni. Maintain a running list of donors, exact donations to be expected, and donations actually received. Contact the university’s Development Officer assigned to ODMA, as he can guide you about the university’s guidelines when soliciting corporate or foundations funds for this type of event. OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
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