Grants & Fundraising Committee At the October 13, 2010 board meeting, the board elected to establish a Capital Campaign Committee (now the Grants & Fundraising Committee) and a Construction Committee to oversee the work of fundraising and library construction. Committees include both directors and regular library members. At the November 2011 board meeting, the board created two additional committees to conduct library business and planning: the Finance Committee and the Events & Programs Committee. Members of the Grants & Fundraising Committee include: Carey Brink, Greta Burkart (452-0518 eves), Roy Earnest (455-7445), Melinda Harris, Deirdre Helfferich (479-3368, eves), Monique Musick (388-4784), Jan Ohmstede, and Susan Willsrud (451-0697). For more information or to join, please contact any member. Meetings are open to interested parties and are held the first Tuesday of the month at 6 pm at the JTEL office. Monique Musick is the committee notetaker and chair. Next meeting:
The GEB program will be hosting a planning & fundraising meeting specific to the program at the JTEL office, Saturday, January 14, 4:30 pm. The committee oversees fundraising for the library, for both long and short term sustainability of the library's operation, programs, and building construction and maintenance. The Ester library's capital campaign encompasses the following means of raising funds for the library:
The capital campaign, begun 2009, is specifically aimed at raising funds to construct a building at 474 Village Road to house the library. To donate, please send a check to JTEL, PO Box 468, Ester AK 99725. The endowment drive, scheduled to launch in May 2012, is aimed at developing a $1 million fund to support the operations of the library once it is built. The endowment is managed by the Alaska Community Foundation; to donate, see their online form. The membership drive, begun 2011, is both a fundraising and membership expansion campaign, aimed at increasing the involvement of the Ester community with the library. Other fundraising helps maintain the current library and JTEL business office and fund the library lecture series.Please see www.esterlibrary.com for more information on our fundraisers. Fundraising working group This working group is focused on immediate fundraising needs and possibilities, and is spearheading a membership drive and the office sponsorship effort. Participants include Carey Brink, Monique Musick, and Susan Willsrud. See also: Meetings & Notes: 2012
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