Sunday, November 8, 2009

Our Tasks - You Decide...

Hey there 'Mates!

This year we will have "assignment/taskforce" options for everyone to CHOOSE from in order to maximize our team's time, strengths and interests.  We welcome help from everyone whether you are only able to give a few hours a month or maybe a few each week.

Please review the list below and leave a comment about your top two selections (in order of preference) and how much time you would like to allocate to these selections.  You are welcome to be on a couple different sub-committees, too.
  • Benefit/Cause Sub-Committee - Once our overall team decides what it will be, we need people to make sure it is implemented throughout the event and process of planning.
  • Venue Sub-Committee - Including: Budget, Date, Location (both city and course), Caterer, Venue provisions for golfers, sponsors and non-golfers.  
  • Communications Sub-Committee -  Including:  Mailers/Postcards/Newsletters (Thank you 2009 Sponsors, Save the Date Announcement, Signage, Articles, Fliers, CVent, Follow-up Survey, etc).
  • Design Sub-Committee - Including: Event T-shirt; Updating logo, CVent & Event banners; Postcard & Publicity layouts; Special Event Tickets; Sponsors' Signage; & Publications; Name Badges; Course Map; etc.
  • Sponsorship Sub-Committee - Determine sponsorship opportunities (ie. sponsorship levels, publicity, costs, benefits, and creating a defined sponsorship packet of these costs/benefits, etc). Obtain sponsors, send invoices and contracts, collect money, point of contact for sponsors (day of event).
  • Special Events & Items Sub-Committee - Ball Drop Contest, Raffle, Goodie Bags, Super Ticket, Professional Photographer, etc.

The CAUSE - We need YOUR input!

Hi Everyone!

We are at the start of our Event planning for the 2010 Golf Tournament!  Welcome back to those who helped out last year and welcome aboard to our new teammates!  I know this will be a fun committee and we will have a blast working hard to create a successful tournament.  Please be inspired by the fact that this event has a greater purpose than just being a golf tourney.  It will impact business relationships, on an individual and company-wide basis; provide funding for future SMPS programs; and allow us to select a CAUSE or BENEFIT to support. 
 
Did you all get to see the scholarship applicant receive her check at the Astral Awards?  It was really cool to see how much she was involved in the community and our A|E|C industry (volunteer hours galore)!

The ideas that have been thrown out so far are 2-3 scholarships for local higher-ed students or having a Carbon Neutral Tournament.  We want all of your ideas and votes.  What would you like to see our tournament promote/support?