Is it time to rethink it?
Maybe a Community Foundation that has a strong health piece in it.
Preeceville and District
Health Foundation Draft March 1, 2007, gh
(Insert all that the area entities including lakes resorts,
communities and RM’s)
Design Logo: Terms of
Reference “now that it is being built”
Political Ramifications (word-smith) how will/do people feel
about this.
Ø We
are trying to look, sound and be professional.
Ø A
formal group to head our fundraising needs today and ten years into the future.
Ø Sound
better to the public when making personal or memorial donations.
Ø Our
Foundation is in name only, not to pay rent or other costs. (needs outline)
Ø Is
there a better way of doing what we’re doing?
Ø
Short Form: To do
something.
“Sustainable Health Agenda for Our
Communities”
by fundraising?
Long Form: The next ten years.
“Our Health Foundation shall be a
compassionate, dedicated group
of volunteer leaders inspiring an
intercommunity partnership team
to improve and protect the health of our
citizens”
by fundraising?
Accountability
Ø Our
Health Foundation recognizes the need to manage, protect, and serve on behalf
of our citizen’s.
Ø Our
Health Foundation recognizes the need to inspire full confidence in our actions
from the public.
Ø Our
Health Foundation recognizes the need to encourage our citizen’s to take an
active volunteer role in fundraising programs.
Ø Our Health Foundation shall operate
independently from the health region and government.
Ø (include
guidelines on low cost fundraising here)
Important Goals
Ø Foundation
statements – broad statements about what we do as a community.
Ø It’s
about fun. Safe fun while directing tasks and fundraising.
Ø Planning
our community’s health requirements.
Ø Working
enthusiastically towards the same goals.
Resources
Ø Community
leaders
Ø Regional
leaders
Ø Provincial
leaders
Ø Community
and facility staff.
Ø Community
Services staff.
Communications
Ø Strategy
to communicate from Our Health Foundation Board to staff, partners, service
organizations and the public about our Mission
1. “Sustainable Health Agenda for Our
Communities”
2. Awareness
of the services that are offered here.
3. Where
the public’s tax dollar goes in health care.
4. Reality
check. Here’s where we were>are>going in the future
5. Tell
a good story about health care in our communities.
Roles List all the things we are doing
now. It’s a lot. Be proud of it.
Town Council:
List both Council and Staff. Assign fundraising roles. On
the Web list each person, a photo, their role with the town, volunteer
activities and interests.
Mayor
Garth Harris
He has a long history of volunteer activities at the regional, provincial and national level.
Locally, he is a councilor for the Town of Preeceville and is also involved with the Lions and Wildlife Club. Garth sits on a number of community committees including the Tourism and Economic Development board and the Etomami Valley REDA.
Garth helped lead the Town into Communities in Bloom in 2003, Preeceville won the 1,001 to 2,000 Provincial category in 2004 and were runners up at the National level in 2005. Garth currently chairs the Funding Committee for the Preeceville Hospital and Nursing Home Building Project.
Ø Fundraising
Projects
Ø Health
Foundation communications
Ø Health
Foundation Web Site
Councilors
Councilor 1
Ø Texas
Ø
Councilor 2
Ø
Ø
Councilor 3
Ø Lions Golf Tournament
Ø Community
Supper
Councilor 4
Ø Rock
@ the River
Ø
Councilor 5
Ø Summer
Bingo
Ø Corporation
sponsorship
Councilor 6
Ø
Ø
Staff
Town Office Staff
Ø Car
lottery
Ø 6-49
lottery
Ø Administration
of funds
Ø Rock
@ the River Books
Ø Health
Foundation Web Site (upkeep and donation page)
Ø Grants
Ø Mailings
Ø
Town Works Department
Ø Help
with fundraising groups, etc Musher’s – Starting track
Ø
Ø
Ø
Ø
Partners
Ø Sell
our tickets.
Ø Promote
donations.
Ø Promote
newsletters and web site.
Ø
Public
Ø Support of program
Ø Give feedback
Ø Volunteer
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Campaign Name:
Ø Funding
Campaign 07
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Campaign Launch:
April 2007
Ø April
14th Volunteer Supper, Legion Hall, Fundraiser Supper. School will
help.
Ø April? Sod turning event?
Ø April
16th, Monday, Media release on Foundation, Web site and Volunteer
Week, tie both things together, it’s the volunteer work that has helped with
the funding.
Ø April
21st, Lions Trade Show, Booth at, show off our programs and summer
projects.
Ø April
23rd, Open Office down town, Media release on hours of operation.
Friday’s or every second Friday afternoon from 1:00 pm till 5:00pm. Run by
Volunteer’s.
Ø
Does and Don’ts or
top 10 questions:
Ø This
is not raising funds for Doctors,
Ø This
is raising funds for the hospital.
Ø
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Ø
Ø This
is not costing more money to run.
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Other funding
ideas:
Ø Letter on Donations
Ø Lions Golf
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