Committee+Meetings

Met in Mrs. Hawkins to update her on marathon. Continued to meet with committee members in teacher's lounge. Started creating goals and incentives, looked at lunch ideas, routes for walk, and how to include alumni. Set new date to meet this summer. Thursday, July 8th. Changed to Tuesday, July 13th.
 * June 10, 2010:**

Today we met extensively to go over the outline of plans. All of the incentives are listed on the incentives page of the wiki. In addition we will do drawings for different prizes on turn in days. We will be contacting volunteers to help with prize donations, possible Marathon t-shirts, permit from the city, help from the KC's, etc. The routes will be similar to last year's with some minor changes. Grades 6-8 will start at the Morehouse pavillion and go to Mineral Springs (6 miles), grade 3-5 will go a little over 4.2 miles north to the end of the trail, and grades K-2 will travel south on the trail to Kaplan's Woods. Additional mileage for grade 1-2 will be to wind through the parking lot of Lake Kohlmeier. K will simply travel from chalet to Kaplan's and back. We are planning a little later start to the marathon so that we end closer to lunch time. We are working on the idea of grilling out hot dogs at the park. We should be staggered by arrival times and we could have some groups play at the park or kickball, etc. Because this is now our major fundraiser aside from the auction, we need to make it big, exciting, motivating, and an all-around fun day. Our goal is $24,000 which is twice what we raised last year. We hope to have as much help from staff as we can to keep the energy going through September until our Marathon on October 15. We are trying some new ideas for incentives that we hope will be exciting for the kids and will raise money as well. We are very excited that this fundraiser will become a part of who we are as a school, and we are confident it will be successful!
 * July 13, 2010:**

We met to discuss tasks we have been working on since our last meeting. We have reworked the individual prizes due to a good lead on a top classroom(s) prize. We will be looking into a rec center incentive. We'll visit the center in the near future. We have secured Father Sauer's Lunch. Limo and lunch for top students in each grade. We are looking into funding for marathon t-shirts. If money is available we plan to have students create t-shirt logo. School goal prizes seem to be set. Popcorn will be provided for the pj/movie day. Letter to KC hall has been sent and we are waiting on a reply. Parade permit, map of route, and insurance has been sent to City Clerk. We have contacted Park and Rec about route, use of pavilion, and chalet at Morehouse Park. Mr. Pumper was present at our meeting and will be contacting an individual with large grill to help with lunch. The Pumpers are also helping track down prizes and have offered to speak at the Masses about the SMS Marathon. We are working on contacting Police Department, t-shirt funding, asking about busing to Morehouse, buying freezes, and letter to parents. We also need to contact St. Isadore and invite them to join us. Anything missing???....edit to add whatever is missing.
 * August 6, 2010:**

Some other things to check into: banner, ordering lunch through Rita, which pizza place to have all-school pizza party from if goal is reached.

Met to discuss prizes, shirts, and contacts we had made. Mary will invite St. Isadore, busing to Morehouse is a go, pavilions are rented. Waiting to hear from KC on any donation. Home and School will provide $500. Recreational Center has been secured. Will contact Police Department about support. Looking at finding banners for the event and to have in the churches. Will talk with Rita during workshop week about lunch. Discussed how to display school goalin connecting hallway. Still working on shirt idea. Will meet again during workshops.
 * August 15, 2010:**