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Show me the Money:
Fundraising BOLT Style

by Caitie Whalen

At the beginning of the school year, a group of BOLTers from Steering Committee formed the Show Me The Money Committee (SMTMC) to brainstorm and take action towards creating a sustainable financial future for BOLT.

Every week, a dedicated crew of five to eight committee members meets in a small, slightly smelly room on the second floor of Faunce to check-in, eat mediocre candy, and discuss our projects.

In the first three months of our existence, SMTMC members have coordinated three distinct fundraising initiatives: a fundraising evening, an EPA grant, and an annual BOLT class gift. Rachel Brett organized A JOLT for BOLT, a merry, raucous open-mic night and silent auction at the Hourglass Café in which we raised $360 for the BOLT scholarship fund. Gabby Salazar and Caitie Whelan wrote the first BOLT grant for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); the grant has launched BOLT into the mighty realms of Capitol Hill as we wait to see if Congress will actually allocate money for the EPA to distribute funding.  Shawn Manchester is using his brains and brawn to organize an annual BOLT class gift to support the BOLT endowment and ignite a habit of giving back to BOLT.

In addition to our projects, the committee has recruited participants for the BOLT phone-a-thon, which will happen on two nights this year, and has begun to plant the seeds for a fruitful relationship with the Brown Development Office. It has been a lively fall for the action-hungry Show Me The Money Committee members, and we are revving up for a springtime filled with more projects, more merriment and, of course, more greenbacks for BOLT.

If you would like more information on SMTMC or have suggestions for future endeavors, please email Caitie at caitlin_whelan@brown.edu. We'd love to hear from you!

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