F.W. Parker Charter Essential School
Minutes
March DevComm meeting
Date and Time
Thursday March 7, 2024 at 7:30 AM
This meeting will be held in a hybrid manner. It can be accessed virtually via Zoom at this link: http://parker.school/developmentcommittee. In-person attendees will meet in room 33 at the Parker School.
Fundraising is a conscious process of building a community of donors who are invested in the success of your work, both financially and otherwise. -Paola Cubias
Committee Members Present
B. Harrigan, D. Van Patten (remote), G. Tang (remote), H. Pierpont, J. Fredericksen (remote), J. MacDonald (remote), J. Saxe (remote), K. Tedstone, L. Acton (remote), L. Mitchell (remote), M. Smith (remote), S. Cole (remote), S. Reinhorn (remote)
Committee Members Absent
C. Jaffee, M. Cole, M. Kosinski-Collins, S. Cassat Green
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance and Guests
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Development 2020-2021
A.
Spring 2024 Plan Work
B.
Alumni Working Group
Alumni group is meeting with Brian on 3/19
Make sure we let them know we are looking for alumni presence on the Board of Trustees
C.
The Parker Fund 23-24
Did not have time to update
Each of the working groups informed the group as to their progress and asked for feedback on questions from the group.
Highlights:
Alumni Social-
We are asking the brewery to make a Parker-specific brew for the event (or the month of May)
We will do a slideshow, sell swag, have a raffle basket, and snacks.
Questions for the group centered on what swag should we have and what logo should be on the swag- 30th vs. regular Parker logo
Use $2.5K match to bring in $5K at the event
Look into tote bags, water bottles, baseball hats, t-shirts
Community event-
What should we have for raffle baskets. It was decided to have "experience" baskets- "a night in Groton", museum tickets, sporting event tickets
Ribbon cutting-
Have local legislators on hand. Have it be a welcome to school/Parker event
Have Todd and Brian cut the ribbon?
Fun Run-
What should be the competitive nature of this event? Should we have a timing company or do it ourselves?
What should the distance be?
Julie and Katrina will reach out to a few people with more expertise in the competitive space (how does timing work?)
What is the fundraising goal- $10K?
Food Trucks and a band at the end?
Video Watch party-
Forming a group to decide the message of the video and then who the voices should be in it
30th Gala-
Date- either 4/5/25 or 4/12/25?
Look at venues before the next meeting