Project UpdateJanuary 10, 2018

Michelle Biscotti & Kathleen KeohaneCoordinators of Development & Volunteer Activities

Background

• Chargedwithraising$1.8Mtoinstallanartificialturffield&refinishthetrackatShrewsburyHighSchool

• Allmoneymustberaisedprivatelythroughcorporate&personaldonations

• Aggressive15monthtimeframe– ApprovedNovember19,2016– DollarsmustbeinhandbyFebruary2018tohaveworkdonefor2018-2019schoolyear

HowWe’veDoneIt

– JimBuonomo– PaulaBuonomo– DebraMooney– JayBrann– GingerConti– JayCosta

– JeffGillooly– JimLeMay– BillOrfalea– JohnSamia– TonyTizzano– NickTodisco

• Small,dedicatedgroupofhardworkingvolunteers

• Verysmallbudgettoimplementthiscapitalcampaign

HowWe’veDoneIt• Mailings(postcards,letters)• Emails• Phone calls• SchoolJournalarticle• SocialMedia• Face tofacemeetings• Business BreakfastatSHS• Informal gatheringsinpeople’shomes• Personal referrals

WE’VERAISED$1,147,117

$1,147,117Raised

CorporateSponsors76%

SportsTeams6%

PersonalGifts16%

BrickCampaign2%

Donations

OurDonors

• CorporateSponsors $876,000– CentralOneFederalCreditUnion $750,000– ShrewsburyFederalCreditUnion $50,000– Avidia Bank $10,000– ColumbiaTechandTheCoghlinFamily $10,000

– CMSCAutoSchool $2,500– PriceChopper’sGolubFoundation $1,000

– Verbalcommitments $52,500

OurDonors

• SportsGroups/Teams $65,500

– ShrewsburyHighSchoolBoosters $50,000– SHSFootballteam $500– SHSBoysSoccer team $500– SHSBoys&GirlsCrewteam $500

– Verbalcommitment $14,000

OurDonors• PersonalGifts $182,217– $50,000(1gift) $50,000– $25,000(1gift) $25,000– $10,000(1gift) $10,000– $5,000(6gifts) $30,000– $1,000- $3,000(17gifts) $27,300– $500(11gifts) $5,500– $1- $499(80gifts) $9,417

– Verbalcommitment $25,000

• BrickCampaign $23,400

6WeeksToGo

• $652,883lefttoraise• We’llcontinuetopresshard– AdintheCommunityAdvocate– BanneracrossMapleAvenue– Poststosocialmedia– Personalcalls,emails&outreach– February3- TailgateForTurf

TailgateforTurfSaturday,February3

• IndoorsatSACPark• Informalevent– wearyourjeans&t shirts• $25perticket(21+only)• Cashbar,freeappetizers• MusicbyTimPitney&friends• Doorprizes,raffles&more• Goalistosell300tickets&raise$10,000

6WeeksToGo

• Westillwelcomealldonations– Namingopportunitiesareavailable

• Bricksalesarestillopen

www.turf4shrewsbury.org