From our friends at Merriam-Webster:
the organized activity of raising funds (as for an institution or political cause)
We've been talking about Ashley Field upgrades now since March 2010. From day 1, we've been told that the district portion would only be about $475,000--due mainly to "cost savings from field maintenance".In June 2010, the school board official authorized fundraising for the Ashley Field project. But to-date, not even one Canadian dime has been collected. Hmmm.
We thought we'd compare that to the fundraising activities of some of the major high school clubs and activities. Since the 2009-10 school year, FOUR---count 'em, 4 ---- activity/clubs have raised revenues of $222,449.
What do these clubs have? 10? 15? 20 students each? And they can generate this much revenue?
My, my.
DECA
www.deca.org/
International Association of marketing students, provides members and advisors with development activities.National FFA
https://www.ffa.org/
The National FFA Organization (also known as Future Farmers of America) is an organization that helps young people develop career, leadership and life skills HOSA
www.hosa.org/
HOSA is a national student organization endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education and the Health Science Education Division of ACTE. HOSA's two-fold mission is to promote career opportunities in the health care industry and to enhance the delivery of quality health care to all people. HOSA's goal is to encourage all health occupations instructors and students to join and be actively involved in the HSE-HOSA Partnership.
SkillsUSA: Champions at Work
www.skillsusa.org/
SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce.
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