Fundraising, Class Dues, and Graduation

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Fundraising, Class Dues, and Graduation
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The Future of Fundraising

• Orientation Sales
• Gross lab equipment
• Pen lights
• Shirts for the First Years
• The Childrens Health Project of D.C. shirts
• Return of the Dutch Auction
• Grad. School 5 Minute Dating
• Your ideas
• Inter-school Date Auction
• Charity Basketball Game
• Class Carnival
• Clip Boards for 3rd and 4th year
• Bank Robbery
• Corporate Sponsorship

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The Details

• Cost
  Net
• 235 T-Shirts (15) 1,543.00
  3,525.00
• 178 Hoodies (35) 2,992.08
  6,230.00
• Auction and Raffle 0.00
  3,019.50
• NCAA Brackets 0.00
  90.00
• 4,000 Wristbands 1,661.25
  7,450.00

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Funds Raised This Year

• T-Shirts 1,982.00
• Hoodies 3,237.92
• Auction and Raffle 3,019.50
• NCAA Brackets 90.00
• Wristbands 5,788.75
• TOTAL 14,118.17

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Class Dues
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For some perspective

• Class of 2008 v. Class of 2006
• Activity Funds Graduation Funds Charity
  Funds
• Class of 2008 3,600
  8,000 13,115
• Class of 2006 5,040
  9,765 0

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Graduation Week Funds

• Deans Office Gift
• All expenses paid Graduation Ceremony
• 200/student 32,000
• Class Funds
• Class Dues
• Social Event Fund Whatever we save
• Graduation Fund 16,000

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The Bottom Line

• Total Graduation Fund
• 48,000

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Graduation Week Events

• Graduation Ceremony and Reception
• What is this? similar to White Coat
• Deans pay ALL of it
• We pay NONE of it
• Graduation Party
• What is this? similar to Prom, this is what
  you will get a free ticket to for paying dues.
• Deans Pay up to 200/student
• We pay the rest of it
• Other Graduation Week Events
• What is this? whatever we want to do.
  Examples baseball game, picnic, bowling,
  camping, skydiving, shark wrestling, carnival,
  circus, moto-cross
• Deans pay what ever is left over from our
  Graduation Party
• We pay the rest of it

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Graduation Week Example

• The next 6 slides show what the Class of 2005 is
  doing for their graduation week.

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Party Cruise

• Monday, May 16
• 3 hour cruise leaving from Washington DC
• Tickets 15, includes entertainment, snacks and
  beverages (Open Bar).

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Day Trip to Mt. Vernon

• Tuesday, March 17
• 3 course lunch, optional Wine Tasting, Tour of
  Estate, Boat Trip
• Tickets 5

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AOK Party

• Thursday, May 19
• Hit the town and make some silly memories in DC
  before the Big Day!
• FREE!

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Graduation Gala

• Friday, May 20
• Hilton Crystal City
• Cocktails, Hor doeuvres, 4-course Dinner, Desert
  Station, Cash Bar, Dancing
• Awards Ceremony
• Tickets Free for Grads, 60 per guest
• Extra invitations available upon request

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Class Barbecue

• Saturday, May 21
• Good food, good times, bring the family!
• FREE!

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Graduation Day!

• Sunday, May 22
• University Graduation Ceremony on the Ellipse in
  the morning.
• Graduation Reception in the afternoon with heavy
  Hor doeuvres/Lunch
• Class Picture
• Medical School Graduation Ceremony at the Smith
  Center
• Contact Elizabeth Mondo
  (msdexm_at_gwumc.edu)

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Questions? Comments?

• Talk to John, jrfaust_at_gwu.edu, 703-608-2243, if
  you have any questions, comments, concerns, or
  alligators.