An estimated budget for the TrAIL Allegheny campaing is $12,000.  Depending on how the campaign goes this expense can and will escalate.  So far we have $7500.  The Chapter budget affords us $2500 and we recently received a $5000 grant from National SES sources (pending CGC approval.) 

 

I am the chair of the energy committee, but I am also forming a fundraising sub-committee.  Now that we have gotten approval from the Chapter to intervene before the PSC we have to make haste and raise funds to meet the financial challenges ahead.

 

Currently Karen Grubb and Jim Kotcon are completing the New Matters Form.  This document will be sent to National for their approval of our intervention.  We have a deadline of July 11 to file for intervention, but our councel, Bill DePaulo needs to have the paperwork completed and signed by him by June 29.

 

We cannot begin our fundraising until we have been given approval to intervene by National.  The is fothcoming.  Now I am looking for a few people to serve on the fundraising committee with me.  We will primarily be soliciting funds from doners, writing grants, having bake sales! and anything else the committee agrees to do.  National provides fundraising training.  I will look into this training.  Perhaps a few people can attend.  With fundraising there are lots of rules.  Right now I need a few volunteers. 

 

I am not a fundraiser.  I am a grant writer.  I know that the campaign needs funds, so this is why I heading the fundraising committee.  You do not have to be an experienced fundraiser to be on this committee.  You will however, be an experienced fundraiser when we are done.

 

best Regards,

 

Barbara