Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR

Lighthouse Hope Olympics: A Fundraising event for the Lighthouse Family Retreat Diana Weidle Senior Seminar Department of Communication Arts Spring Hill College April !" #$ !

Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR

A%stract &n #$$'" the (ational Cancer &nstitute Fact Sheet reported" )appro*imately $"!$$ children under age + ,ere diagnosed ,ith cancer and a%out "+!+ children ,ill die from the disease- ./ #01 2here is no 3no,n cause of cancer and there is no cure1 Hearing the ,ords" )4our child has cancer- are a parent5s ,orst nightmare1 Family5s lives get turned upside6do,n ,ith levels of emotional and physical stress1 Cancer can %rea3 family relationships and leave si%lings feeling left out and alone1 Lighthouse Family Retreat is a nonprofit organi7ation that serves families living through childhood cancer %y providing seaside retreats1 2hey ,or3 to help families to laugh" re%uild family relationships" and find hope in 8od1 2he senior seminar pro9ect that ,as performed in the spring semester of #$ ! ,as a material fundraiser to %enefit this nonprofit organi7ation1 With much preparation and multiple strategies and tactics the fundraising event Lighthouse Hope Olympics ,as e*ecuted and successful despite a fe, set%ac3s1

Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR 2a%le of Contents

Situation Analysis 2he Founding of )Lighthouse Family Retreat2he ;ission of )Lighthouse Family RetreatRationale: &mportance of Fundraising 2he Rationale for a ;aterial Fundraising <ro9ect 8oals and O%9ectives 2arget Audience &mplementation Strategy 0 Hold an >vent <ermissions Strategy #0 Fund an >vent through Sponsorships Strategy =0 8ather materials for LFR through LHO >valuation: ;easurement of Success >valuation of >vent Day: LHO (um%er of ;aterials Donated Limitations Lessons Learned What the >vent <lanner Would Do Differently (e*t 2ime

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Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR Situation Analysis &n #$$'" the (ational Cancer &nstitute Fact Sheet reported" )appro*imately $"!$$ children under age + ,ere diagnosed ,ith cancer and a%out "+!+ children ,ill die from the disease- ./ #01 2here is no 3no,n cause for cancer" nor is there a cure1 Ho,ever" there are many treatments1 2he (ational &nstitute of Health .(&H0 has %een studying the case of cancer for decades and %elieves that the most logical causes of childhood cancer include children e*posed to )high levels of ioni7ing radiation" children ,ith Do,n Syndrome or children ,ith certain genetic syndromes" pesticides" and residential magnetic fields e*posure from po,er lines- ./ $01 ;ultiple treatments are used to cure cancer as ,ell including multiple variations of chemotherapy" radiation" %one marro, transplants" %lood transplants" platelet transplants" inserting %odily shunts" and much more1 @ut some can affect children more than others or even a com%ination of these treatments1 Hout7ager" 8rootenhuis" and Last . :::0 propose" )Whenever a child is diagnosed ,ith cancer" all family mem%ers are confronted ,ith severe distress AandB poses a potential challenge to the %alance ,ithin the family system .p1 01 A parent5s ,orst nightmare is hearing from the doctor" C4our child has cancer15 A million things go through a parent5s mind including finances" family relationships" and the thought that their child could die1 For these families" )everything gets turned upside do,n ,ith doctor5s appointments" treatments" uncertainty" and fear.Lighthouse Family Retreat A@rochureB01 &t can %rea3 families apart %oth emotionally and physically1 A family5s level of stress in relationship status or finances can split a family in half1 2he ,ord Ccancer5 is one of the most feared ,ords and is often )associated ,ith death.8rootenhuis" ::'" p1 !D'01 2here are many metaphors ,ith the ,ord Ccancer5 that refers to fighting1 One e*ample is" CWar on Cancer5 or C@attle ,ith Cancer51 One is not physically fighting

Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR ,ith s,ords or guns" %ut is %eing treated ,ith chemotherapy that 3ills cells ,ithin the %ody1 2he pro%lem is that it 3ills %oth cancer cells and healthy cells" ,hich ,ea3ens the patient5s %ody1 2his then leads to multiple types of treatment1 2he %ody cells fight the cancer cells" %ut are constantly defeated" so it is li3e a ,ar inside the patient5s %ody1 @ut ,hen people thin3 of cancer" )most people cannot associate it ,ith children .p1 !D'01 Childhood cancer %ecomes one of the most difficult e*periences a family could ever imagine and )the family is seen as %eing in a crisis- .;cCu%%in" @alling" <ossin" et1al" #$$#" p1 $!0 %ecause childhood cancer turns their lives upside6do,n1 According to lighthousefamilyretreat1org .#$ 0 )Childhood cancer impacts everyone in

the family1 Enderstanda%ly" the child ,ith cancer most often %ecomes the focus of concern" often leaving the si%lings feeling lonely" insecure" and left out1- 2he parents are affected 9ust as much .if not more than the si%lings01 An integrative revie, of a study in the Fournal of (ursing Scholarship titled C&mpact of Childhood Cancer on <arents5 Relationships5 %y ;achado" Faco%" and (ascimento .#$ $0 found parents e*perience )multiple sources of stress and uncertaintyG including emotions such as an*iety" guilt" anger" and distress fluctuate- .p1 #+$ H + 01 2hey also conducted t,o studies ,here the parents ,ere separated and as3ed Iualitative Iuestions a%out the )changes in the parents5 relationships during the tra9ectory of the child5s illnessJ difficulties in communication %et,een couples" gender differences in parental stress" and coping" and role changes- .p1 #+#01 @oth parents cared for their children" %ut their original family roles ,ere flipped upside6do,n1 While )mothers focus on involvement in AtheB life of Athe cancerB child H a feeling of empathy and staying together ,as important A%utB" fathers tended to advocate and support the AcancerB child in a more practical ,ay- .p1 #+!01 Fletcher" .#$ $0 states that" mothers had to change their plans1 2hey all had to either alter their ,or3 schedules or Iuit their 9o%s in

Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR order to care for the sic3 child .p1 '$01 @ut %eing ,ith the sic3 child all day ,as not the easiest thing either1 One mother from the study said" );y health suffered1 & couldn5t sleep1 & didn5t have the time to %e physically active1 (ot only that %ut & ,as too completely drained to %e physically active1 & ,as depressed" secluded" AandB e*tremely tired- .p1 '=01 &t is hard to imagine the life these mothers ,ent through" %ut it is not hard to imagine sitting in a hospital room all day long" constantly ,orrying a%out a loved one in a hospital %ed" and not 3no,ing the future that ,ould come1 Another %ig fear that one mother e*pressed ,as that she and her hus%and ,ere %oth )terrified of Atheir childB relapsing- .p1 '!0 on a daily %asis1 Fust the memories of their past e*periences dealing ,ith childhood cancer have led to )memories AthatB haunt their sleep1- While some mothers ,ill agree that strong communication through the parents helped strengthen their relationship during the 9ourney ,ith childhood cancer" others say" )Cancer did not %ring us together1 &t ripped us apart physically- .p1 ''01 <erhaps this ,as %ecause of poor communication s3ills %et,een parents1 &n ;cCu%%in" @alling" and <ossin et1al .#$$#0 education 9ournal on Family resilience to childhood cancer" a father stated" )We in a sense almost lived as a split family G &5m trying to %e mother and father for the Asi%lingsB plus & mean & have to ,or3.p1 $D0 and a mother stated it ,as hard for the hus%and and ,ife to %e apart %ecause they )had never spent a lot of time apart from each other- .p1 $D01 Ho,ever" a )ma9ority of fathers reported AtheirB relationships ,ith AtheirB ,ives A,ereB strengthened during the illness process" as they spent more time together and depended on one another for comfort and encouragement ,hile ta3ing care of the ill child- .;achado et1al" #$ $" p1 #+!01 ;others usually ended up constantly %eing ,ith the sic3 child ,hile the fathers ,ent to ,or3 and too3 care of the si%lings1 2his gave )the fathers a sense of isolation and lac3 of support that led to friction %et,een the partners- .p1 #+D01 Stressful circumstances occurred not 9ust %ecause of communication pro%lems

Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR %et,een parents" %ut they also )invested their physical and emotional energy in the child5s illness- .p1 #+D01 All their time ,as dedicated to the cancer child" leaving the si%lings feeling left out1 Childhood cancer is e*tremely difficult for the si%lings of the cancer child1 &n Adjustment of siblings to childhood cancer: a literature review" Hout7ager" et al1 . :::0 stress in the a%stract" )Studies concerning si%ling ad9ustment to childhood cancer G Asho, thatB si%ling distress ,as descri%ed in terms of emotional" socio6%ehavioral" academic" physical" and positive reactions- .p1 =$#01 2he si%lings tend to feel left out %ecause the parents5 attention are constantly on the sic3 child1 ;others said that they had to put so much time and energy to,ards the sic3 child that )oftentimes there ,as 9ust not enough time in the day to spend ,ith their other children1 Other family mem%ers and friends ,ere often relied upon to ta3e care of everyday needs and activities of the si%lings- .Fletcher" #$ $" p1 '?01 8randparents often play a role as ,ell1 2hey usually support the family in some ,ay li3e ta3ing care of the si%lings" helping maintain the house" and running errands1 Hagedoorn et al1 .#$ 0 stresses that the grandparents

)e*perience a dou%le traumaJ they ,orry not only a%out the serious ill grandchild" they suffer ,ith their son or daughter as ,ell- .p1 #$D01 <arents appreciated their e*tended families5 help enormously though1 One mother said" )&f ,e needed help" my parents ,ere there G they 9ust live in Acancer treatment center cityB and they5d %e right there to do ,hatever needed to %e done- .p1 $'01 A study %y Heffernan and Kanelli in ::' studied strategies and %ehavioral outcomes from %oth the si%ling and their mother5s perspective1 Findings from the study reported %oth %ehavior and physiological changes and )the changes included mood s,ings" sadness" agitation" headaches" stomachaches" aggressiveness" irrita%ility" and attention see3ing %ehaviors1 Other findings indicated that the si%lings had deteriorating grades" thoughts of running a,ay" and fears

Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR of %eing alone- .2er7o" :::" p1 =$:6 $01 &t is especially hard for a young si%ling ,ho does not understand the situation that their family is under" %ut they often feel left out and alone1 Older si%lings struggle ,ith school,or3" and getting along ,ith friends and family1 &t is true that childhood cancer tares families apart %oth for the si%lings and the parents1 Ho,ever" Aldelfer" Long" and Lo,n" et al found that other )studies point to positive effects such as improved maturity and empathy- .Hagedoorn et1al" #$ " p1 #$D01

Childhood cancer families also depended on support from the people around them including their community and neigh%ors to provide meals and help them in any ,ay possi%le1 One father said" )Some%ody A,asB al,ays coming over G phone al,ays ringing G people al,ays sho,ing concern- .p1 $?01 2he care and support of the childhood cancer family5s friends and family sho,s ho, 8od truly ,or3s in the ,orld1 Some families focused on their religious %eliefs to help them get through their 9ourney ,ith childhood cancer1 ;any parents %elieved that )8od only gives you ho, much you can handle- .p1 $?0 and the fact that their neigh%ors and family ,ere trying to help as much as possi%le" supports this statement1

Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR The Founding of Lighthouse Family Retreat (LFR) Fulie Festefeldt" .retreat family manager0 at Lighthouse Family Retreat .LFR0 ,as one of the fe, team mem%ers ,ho 3ne, the founder of Lighthouse1 She confirms in a telephone intervie," Athe founderB ,as a pediatric nurse1 2he founder sa, ho, families ,ere %eing torn apart %y childhood cancer and ,anted to help mend their %ro3en relationships1 2he founder fulfilled her dream in August #$$$ and created the Lighthouse Family Retreat ,here families could rela* %y the seaside" reconnect family relationships" and find 8od as their ne, light in their storm ,ith childhood cancer .F1 Festefeldt" personal communication" ;arch #?" #$ !01 2he first retreat started in August #$$$ ,ith si* families and a ma9ority of the volunteers included Athe founder5sB family and friends1 Her dream started ,ith si* families and a%out =$ volunteers1 Fourteen years later" over $ families are served each ,ee3 of the summer and over +$ volunteers come to give their love and service to the retreat families1 2here are a%out # retreats each summer" ,hich totals over $$ families served each yearJ ma3ing up a total of over "$$$ families served since August #$$$1

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Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR The Mission of Lighthouse Family Retreat Since the first retreat in August :::" LFR has served over "$$$ families living through childhood cancer1 2he mission statement of LFR is to )serve children ,ith cancer and their families at a seaside retreat to help them to laugh" restore family relationships and find hope in 8od- .,,,1lightousefamilyretreat1org01 Families are given a chance to rela* and have fun in the sun1 ;any of the families pro%a%ly have not %een on a family vacation in Iuite a long time %ecause they have %een ,ith their child in the hospital and they do not have the money or time to spend on a vacation1 Lighthouse Family Retreat provides families ,ith a fun rela*ing vacation that they ,ill never forget1 2he retreats give the families a chance to re9uvenate" reconnect as a family" and let the 3ids 9ust %e 3ids1 2his nonprofit organi7ation is the light in the storm of cancer that reaches out to these families and gives them hope and strength to fight the ,ar against cancer1 2he event planner and her family attended the second retreat Lighthouse had in April #$$ %ecause the planner had %een diagnosed ,ith cancer1 2hey had such an incredi%le e*perience that it is still tal3ed a%out today1 2he planner and her father have %een returning as volunteers for ten years once a ,ee3 each summer1 Last summer" the event planner also fulfilled an internship ,ith LFR in ,hich she stayed do,n at the %each all summer and helped operate $ retreats to serve over $$ retreat families1 2his nonprofit organi7ation has had such a large impact on the planner that she 3ne, she ,anted to %enefit them someho, ,ith my senior seminar pro9ect1

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Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR

Rationale: Importance of Fundraising &n order to provide these families ,ith an ama7ing e*perience" Lighthouse Family Retreat is constantly dependent on donations1 Heimovics" Herman" and Coughlin . ::=0" use the )resource dependency theory- to give an e*planation to ,hy nonprofit organi7ations are constantly dependent on outside sources" such as sponsorships" and donations" %oth monetary and in63ind1 (onprofit organi7ations depend on a human resource frame in ,hich )people are the most valua%le resource1- &n order to gain sponsors and donors" nonprofits must attain a strong relationship ,ith a %usiness or company1 &f they are a%le to attain a strong %ond and stay connected to a relia%le source" they can e*pect that %usiness or company to help them in the long run1 8inger Donnan .#$ #0 adds" )2he most important aspect of event planning is clear communications ,ith attendees" vendors" and the client- ./ D01 For e*ample" Lighthouse Family Retreat has a strong connection ,ith a doughnut shop in Destin" Fl1 Lighthouse depends on this restaurant to provide them ,ith a consecutive amount of food each day to help serve %rea3fast to retreat families" volunteers" and staff at the summer retreats1 (onprofits cannot run %y themselves1 2hey are dependent on their volunteers to help carry out the organi7ation5s goals and missions1 @olton and 8uist6Felley .#$$:0 state that is important to have a ,ritten policy %ecause )it is a form of ris3 management" and managing ris3 is a 3ey reason to have policies in place that pertain specifically to volunteers- ./=01 (onprofits are constantly dependent on volunteers" %ut volunteers need to %e taught ,hat to do %oth in their 9o% description and in case of a crisis or emergency1 &f the volunteers understand their 9o%s and ,hat to do in case of a crisis" then they ,ill )3no, ,hat to do if a pro%lem arises %ecause you Athe organi7ationB have already considered and addressed possi%le ris3s- ./=01 With the help of

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Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR volunteers in a crisis situation" an event" retreat" or fundraiser ,ill run smoothly1 &f a volunteer does not 3no, their 9o% or ho, to handle a certain situation" then they ,ill %e of no use to that organi7ation and pro%a%ly ,ill not volunteer again1 (onprofits are dependent on the volunteers %ecause they help %ring in the money1 2hey help fundraise for the organi7ations that are most meaningful to them %ecause they have connected to that organi7ation emotionallyJ that organi7ation has %enefitted them in some ,ay that ma3es the volunteer ,ant to give %ac3 and help1 St1 Fude Children5s Research Hospital is one of the most successful nonprofits in fundraising1 ;ultiple organi7ations fundraise for them )and than3s to the efforts of millions of donors from virtually every community across America" St1 Fude has gone uninterrupted in its mission of finding cures and saving children- .St19ude" #$$:01 2hey use multiple tactics to reach donors including direct mail" national television mar3eting" radio mar3eting" and St1 Fude >vents1 2hey are one of the %est e*amples of a nonprofit organi7ation that has %een so successful in fundraising since it ,as founded in :D#1

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Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR The Rationale for a Material Fundraising Pro ect 2he retreats at LFR are free to the retreat families .cancer child families0" %ut Lighthouse volunteers are as3ed to give a donation each time they volunteer1 Lolunteers )pay their o,n pay or raise support to attend Lighthouse1 2hey dedicate themselves to serving retreat families as they courageously continue their 9ourney ,ith cancer- .Lighthouse Family Retreat A%rochureB01 &t costs a%out M="+$$ to provide for a family to attend a retreat .Fulie Festefeldt .Retreat Family ;anager00" so LFR is constantly dependent on its volunteers" sponsors" fundraisers" and donors1 2his includes monetary donations" in63ind donations" eIuipment donations" housing" food" and more1 2his senior seminar pro9ect ,as necessary %ecause Lighthouse is al,ays in need of donations1 &nstead of as3ing for monetary donations" a material fundraiser ,as created for this senior seminar pro9ect1 !oals and "# ecti$es 2he goal of this pro9ect ,as to help Lighthouse Family Retreat .LFR0 to enrich the lives of families living through childhood cancer %y gathering materials for the upcoming retreats this summer" #$ !1 2he o%9ective of this pro9ect ,as to o%tain $ Spring Hill College teams ,ith $ students on each team1 2he teams ,ere each handed an )>ntry Form- .See Appendi* A0 and a )Lighthouse Wish List-.See Appendi* A0 that contained a list of items to %e donated to Lighthouse1 2he donations ,ould then %e ta3en to the LFR office in (orcross" 8A1 &n terms of the %udget" the o%9ective ,as to o%tain M "$$$ in monetary donations from sponsorships and to o%tain M#$$ in in63ind donations from sponsorships1 Any money left over ,ould %e donated to Lighthouse Family Retreat1 2o see the final %udget" see Appendi* @1

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Target Audience 2he target audience included 8ree3 Life organi7ations and other clu%s or organi7ations on Spring Hill College campus1 >ach clu% or organi7ation ,as informed to ma3e up one or t,o teams of $ students to participate in the Olympic games on ;arch =$" #$ !1 A variety of tactics ,ere used to help gather participants1

Implementation Strategy %) &old an e$ent 2he fundraising event ,as called Lighthouse Hope Olympics .LHO0 in ,hich teams of students at Spring Hill College competed against each other in a variety of fun outdoor games on Dorn Field on ;arch =$" #$ ! from :$$ p1m1 to !:$$ p1m1 2he teams that ,ere formed ,ere as3ed to donate a certain amount of materials from a given list in order to participate1 2he materials gathered ,ere then going to %e used at the upcoming #$ ! summer retreats1 2he teams signed up using the LHO )>ntry Form- .See Appendi* A0 to participate in the fundraising event and collected items from the )Lighthouse Wish List- .See Appendi* A0 Students ,ere then told to %ring the donations on the event day1 2he first tactic to o%tain students ,as to reserve event space1 2his included reserving event space for promotional purposes" staff meetings" and large event space for the day of the event1 2he event planner started advertising for LHO %y setting up a sign6up ta%le in the Student Center Cafeteria at Spring Hill College ,here students could pic3 up information a%out forming a team and the reIuirements of forming a team1 2he application" We%>vents" ,as used to reserve a ta%le in the Student Center from ;onday" Fe%ruary $" #$ ! to Wednesday" Fe%ruary :"

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Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR #$ !1 2he application" CWhen&s8ood5 ,as used to let volunteers sign up to man the sign6up ta%le .See Appendi* C01 We%>vents ,as also used to reserve a room in the Student Center .See Appendi* C0 to meet ,ith the volunteers ,ho signed up to ,or3 the ta%les1 2he pro9ect planner gave them information a%out Lighthouse Family Retreat and ,hat they should say to students as they came up to receive an )>ntry Form- and )Lighthouse Wish List- .See Appendi* A01 2he planner also left them an instruction form on the ta%le in case they should forget anything .See Appendi* C01 One tactic the planner had hoped ,ould help people to ,ant to form teams" ,as telling them that for signing up a team to participate in Lighthouse Hope Olympics" each mem%er of their team ,ould get a free t6shirt .See Appendi* D01 Students ,ere also told there ,ould %e five pri7es1 2here ,ere pri7es for the teams that came in first" second" and third place" a pri7e for the team ,ho donated the most materials" and a team spirit a,ard for the team that sho,ed the most team spirit1 2eam spirit ,as measured %y ho, the teams presented themselves including posters" signs" 9erseys" or ,hatever it too3 to cheer on their team1 2he first place pri7e included a plaIue .See Appendi* D0 and a pi77a party from <i77a Hut1 2he second place pri7es ,ere gift cards to 8i8&5s Cupca3es and the third place pri7es ,ere gift cards to Cammie5s Old Dutch &ce Cream Shop1 2he pri7e for the team that gathered the most supplies had to %e changed from @adger@uc3s to gift %ags1 See )<ro%lems- to vie, more details1 2he planner did not thin3 that she ,ould get a lot of teams %y 9ust holding a sign6up ta%le in the student center" so she used a second tactic to meet ,ith the 8ree3 life presidents on Fe%ruary #'" #$ !1 After multiple emails ,ith Fulie Lassalle .Director of Student &nvolvement0 a meeting ,ith the 8ree3 life presidents ,as confirmed .See Appendi* >01 At the meetings" the event planner e*plained the goal and mission of Lighthouse Family Retreat and the goal and

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Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR mission of Lighthouse Hope Olympics1 She handed out copies of the )>ntry Forms- and )Lighthouse Wish List- .See Appendi* A0 so that the presidents could promote LHO among their sorority or fraternity1 She also attended a meeting ,ith all clu% presidents on ;arch #$" #$ !1 Again" she e*plained the goal and mission of the nonprofit retreat and the goal and mission of her senior seminar event1 A fe, students too3 )>vent Forms- and copies of the )Lighthouse Wish List- .See Appendi* A01 2he ne*t tactic involved the use of social media1 2his included emails to groups ,ho participated in Lighthouse Hope Olympics and the use Face%oo3 2he first tactic %egan %y creating a Face%oo3 event called )Lighthouse Hope Olympics- .See Appendi* F0 to 3eep in contact ,ith student participants1 ?! people ,ere invited to 9oin" =$ people said they ,ould %e attending" and five said they might %e attending1 On the event group ,ee3ly updates ,ere posted1 Also posted ,ere the )Lighthouse >ntry Form- and the )Lighthouse Wish List- .See Appendi* A0 so that students could print or do,nload the forms1 2he Lighthouse Family Retreat video ,as also posted so that mem%ers could see the video .See Appendi* F01 2he event ,as open to the pu%lic" so anyone could vie, the event site1 Another social media tactic ,as posting Lighthouse Hope Olympics in the ,ee3ly Campus Epdate1 After spea3ing ,ith Lindsay Hughes .associate director of communications and mar3eting0" a post ,as advertised in the Campus Epdates email .See Appendi* 80 and ,as then sent to all students1 Lighthouse Hope Olympics ,as advertised three times over the course of t,o ,ee3s including ;arch #$" #$ !" ;arch #!" #$ !" and ;arch #'" #$ !1 2he ne*t tactic ,as to advertise LHO in the SpringHillian ne,spaper during the three ,ee3s %efore the LHO event on ;arch =$" #$ !1 Ho,ever" the SpringHillian team forgot to put the advertisement in the ne,spaper on the second ,ee31 2o vie, a picture of the posting in the

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Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR SpringHillian ne,spaper" see Appendi* H1 2he planner also posted flyers around the college campus in hopes to help promote more students and to remind student participants a%out the event day .See Appendi* H01 Another tactic regarded ta3ing safety into consideration1 @ecause there could %e in9uries or possi%le rough housing at the LHO event" pu%lic safety officers from Spring Hill College needed to %e o%tained1 Confirmation ,as made ,ith <u%lic Safety to ma3e sure that at least one or t,o officers ,ould %e attending )Lighthouse Hope Olympics-1 Laury Ro,land .Spring Hill College <u%lic Safety Officer0 sent a confirmation email stating that a pu%lic safety officer ,ould %e attending LHO on ;arch =$" #$ !1 .See Appendi* &0 and there ,as a pu%lic safety officer on site at the event1 Another tactic ,as to create a Lighthouse Family Retreat Lideo1 2his video ,as created to help inform students a%out Lighthouse and ,hy they should sign up to help %enefit LFR1 >vent space ,as reserved through We%>vents on ;arch =" #$ ! in Le%lanc rooms A"@" and C .See Appendi* F01 $ people came to see the video" %ut the video ,as also posted on the Lighthouse Hope Olympics event Face%oo3 page .see Appendi* F0 so that everyone ,ho did or did not attend the video sho,ing on ;arch =" #$ ! could vie, the video1 &n the video" multiple pictures of children from past retreats ,ere included" including %oth retreat children and volunteer children1 <arent permission had to %e o%tained to use the children5s pictures1

Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR Permissions 2he retreat families had previously signed a release form and Lighthouse had all of the files %ac3 at the Lighthouse office in (orcross" 8eorgia1 Copies of the permission forms could not %e o%tained" %ut a permission form from Nate @oyer .Director of <rograms0 ,as a%le to %e o%tained .See Appendi* N01 For the fe, pictures of volunteer children" their parents had not yet signed a permission form to use their children5s pictures in videos or multi media1 <ermission forms ,ere sent to t,o parents and they ,ere signed .see Appendi* N01 Four adult intervie,s ,ere also used in the video1 2hey ,ere also given permission forms to sign for use of their personal intervie,s .See Appendi* N01 &t ,as also prudent to get permission to use the LFR logo in order to create advertisements for the event1 Nate @oyer .Director of <rograms0 gave permission for the use of the LFR logo and permission to use video posts online for promotional purposes .See Appendi* L01 Another tactic included receiving permission to use event space for the LHO event day on ;arch =$" #$ !1 After tal3ing to Angel 8ray .FacilitiesO&ntramuralsOOperations0" Dorn Field ,as reserved for the day of the Olympic games1 &n case of inclement ,eather" permission for a %ac36up event space ,as reserved1 After tal3ing to Nristen Hos3inson .Senior Woman Administration), the Arthur Outla, Recreation Center gymnasium ,as reserved for the event day in case of inclement ,eather1 See Appendi* ; to vie, all Lighthouse Hope Olympics event space forms1 &n order to receive permission to use the spaces reserved for the event day" the list of games that ,ere to %e played had to %e approved1 A spreadsheet ,ith a list and description of # games as ,ell as a list of supplies ,as created for the event day on Dorn Field .See Appendi* ;0 and a second list of # games" descriptions" and supplies ,as created for the recreation center

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Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR in case of inclement ,eather .See Appendi* ;01 Some of the games had included food items such as oranges" marshmallo,s" and ,hipped cream1 Esages of the facilities dictate that food cannot %e involved in an event1 After tal3ing to Fim Le,is .Director of Athletics and Recreation0 and Nristen Hos3inson .Senior Woman Administration0" game plans needed to %e changed and the second spreadsheet ,as created .See Appendi* ;01 Finally" a spea3er ,as desired in order to gain more support for LFR on the day of the event1 LFR ,as holding their first retreat of the summer the follo,ing ,ee3 in an area along the 8ulf Coast of Florida1 2he staff ,ould have %een arriving on Saturday ;arch #:" #$ !" so it ,as hoped that at least one person could come spea31 Enfortunately" after spea3ing ,ith the team at the Lighthouse office" only t,o of the staff mem%ers ,ould %e do,n at the %each and one of them ,as a ne, lighthouse staff mem%er1 2he other staff mem%er ,as )Lolunteer Staff Lead,hich meant they ,ere in charge of all the volunteers and they ,ould %e the person to designate all the volunteer duties1 So clearly" they had to %e at the retreat and Sunday ,as the day that all the volunteers arrived on the retreat site1 Also" the Lighthouse office is all the ,ay in (orcross" 8A and they ,ould have to drive five hours to get to ;o%ile" AL1 After calling the Lighthouse office and spea3ing to Fulie Festefeldt .Retreat Family ;anager0" she told the event planner that she .the planner0 ,ould %e the %est person to spea3 at the event and that she ),ould pro%a%ly do a %etter 9o%- then anyone on the current staff %ecause she has e*perience %oth as a retreat family participant" a Lighthouse volunteer" and a summer staff intern1 @efore the Olympic games started on ;arch =$" #$ !" the event planner gave a short speech a%out her history ,ith Lighthouse .See Appendi* S0 and ho, Lighthouse has inspired her to %ecome the person she is today1 Lighthouse helped her to form a passion for ,or3ing ,ith nonprofit organi7ations that %enefit families living through childhood cancer1 And %ecause of her

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Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR e*perience ,ith the organi7ation" she decided to help promote them through her senior seminar pro9ect: Lighthouse Hope Olympics1

Strategy ') Fund the e$ent through sponsorships 2he original total cost of the event ,as M " $+=1:+1 &n order to not pay out of poc3et" %oth monetary and in63ind sponsors ,ere desired1 For a ma9ority of the sponsors" ,al36ins ,ere performed and sponsorship forms .See Appendi* (0 ,ere handed to managers or ,or3ers1 2he mission of Lighthouse Hope Olympics ,as e*plained and ho, it ,as %enefiting Lighthouse Family Retreat1 For the larger %usinesses such as Spring Hill ;edical Center" it made sense to call the office and tal3 to someone %efore 9ust sending an email that they ,ould pro%a%ly 9ust put in the trash %in1 After multiple e6mails ,ith ;arian Faul3 .Springhill ;edical Center ;ar3eting Director)" a connection ,as formed and a donation ,as in consideration .See Appendi* O01 Forming a connection helped them to understand the mission of the fundraising pro9ect and their Iuestions could easily %e ans,ered1 Ho,ever" for some of the smaller %usinesses" phone num%ers or email addresses could not %e found" so ,al36ins ,ere conducted and conversations ,ere face6to6face1 For e*ample" after ,al3ing into ;irco and tal3ing to someone ,ho ,as very close ,ith the manager and constantly ,or3ed ,ith him" a stronger relationship connection ,as %uilt1 Although" a sponsorship ,as not possi%le" they called and e*plained ho, they ,ere very sorry that they ,ere una%le to help1 2he fact that they had ta3en the pro9ect into consideration ,as e*tremely appreciative1 8inger Donnan .#$ #0 adds that even though an event is the one of the most e*pensive ,ays to achieve a goal" it creates some very good relationships ,ith sponsors" volunteers" or clients1 2,o monetary donations ,ere made %y %usinesses to help sponsor LHO: Spring Hill

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Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR ;edical Center and &magery ;ar3eting &nc1 Spring Hill ;edical Center provided a monetary sponsorship of M +$1$$ and &magery ;ar3eting &nc1 provided M+$$1$$1 For %eing the largest sponsor" &magery ;ar3eting &nc5s logo ,as placed in all emails as ,ell as a lin3 to their ,e%site1 @oth sponsorships ,ere advertised on flyers and posters and %oth sponsors ,ere than3ed for the contri%ution on the Face%oo3 page1 2heir %usiness5s logos ,ere posted as ,ell1 2hree in63ind sponsors ,ere desired and o%tained to help cover costs for pri7es given to the student teams at Lighthouse Hope Olympics1 <i77a Hut ,as as3ed to provide an in63ind donation of $ medium pi77as: five cheese and five pepperoni for the first place ,inning team" 8i8i5s Cupca3es ,as as3ed to donate $ coupons or gift cards to provide for the second place ,inning team and Cammie5s Old Dutch ,as as3ed to donate $ gift cards to provide for the third place ,inning team1 >ach in63ind donor ,as given a specific sponsorship form descri%ing ,hat their donation ,ould %e providing for: the pri7es for Lighthouse Hope Olympics1 2o vie, the sponsorship forms given to each in63ind donor" see Appendi* <1 2o vie, a copy of the final %udget that includes %oth the original %udget and the results" see Appendi* @1 When each donation ,as made" the organi7ation ,as than3ed on the Face%oo3 event site .See Appendi* P01 2he monetary sponsors5 company logos ,ere also added1 2o vie, e*amples of the company logos included in emails" posters" and flyers" see Appendi* P1

Strategy () !ather materials for Lighthouse through an "lympic game e$ent

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Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR When students signed up their teams" they ,ere each sent a group email in ,hich they ,ere congratulated for forming a team1 2hey ,ere then given follo,6up instructions a%out ,hat to ,ear" ,here the event ,as ta3ing place" the time of the event" and ,hat their ne*t steps ,ould %e: gathering materials from the )Lighthouse Wish List- .See Appendi* A01 2he )Lighthouse >ntry Form- and the )Lighthouse Wish List- .See Appendi* A0 ,ere also attached to the emails1 2he teams ,ere also given the event planner5s contact information in case they should have any more Iuestions1 2hey ,ere also added as friends on Face%oo3 and invited to 9oin the )Lighthouse Hope Olympics- event group1 2o see an e*ample e6mail sent to a team" see Appendi* R1 After the use of many strategies and tactics" five teams ,ere formed and a%out =' students and faculty signed in .See Appendi* S01 2hey also signed a release form stating that they ,ere physically a%le to participate in the Olympic games and that they ,ould not sue Lighthouse Family Retreat for any in9uries that may occur .See Appendi* S01 2hey also signed another release form" ,hich allo,ed the photographer .Fane Carrier0 to ta3e their picture and allo,ed for the picture.s0 to %e posted on social media .See Appendi* S01 2he final %udget can %e seen in Appendi* @1 2he %udget includes the price of materials to %e used for the promotion of LHO and the amount of sponsorship money provided1 2he final amount in %old letters is the total amount paid out of poc3et1 Timeline A ma9ority of the timeline ,as follo,ed .See Appendi* L01 2he dates that changed included o%taining sponsorships" the date that flyers ,ere posted" the date that the event ,as advertised in the )Student Epdate- email" and the date of o%taining teams1 Flyers ,ere posted late %ecause sponsorships ,ere difficult to achieve1 Sponsors had

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Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR %een told" %ased on their donation" that their company5s logo ,ould %e advertised on all promotions for Lighthouse Hope Olympics1 Flyers included the Campus Epdate flyers" SpringHillian flyers" and flyers posted around the Spring Hill College campus1 2he event planner started loo3ing for sponsorships in early Fe%ruary" %ut did not receive any confirmation until the middle of ;arch1 A second ma9or date change that occurred ,as the date of o%taining teams and adding their mem%ers to the Face%oo3 group1 2eams ,ere not formed until t,o or three ,ee3s %efore the event date1

)$aluation: Measurement of Success Tactic Social Media "utcome Face%oo3: #$ posts %y the event planner ?+ )li3es si* comments four )shares- on other Face%oo3 pages four personal promotions to acIuire teams one hashtag comment )Qlighthousehopeolympics Campus Epdate H 2hree postings Spring Hillian H # postings 2,o ;onetary Sponsors: SpringHill ;edical Center &magery ;ar3eting &nc1 2hree &n6Nind Sponsors: <i77a Hut 8i8i5s Cupca3es Cammie5s Old Dutch &ce Cream <arlor (um%er of participants H =' (um%er of teams 6 Five

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Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR )$aluation of the )$ent *ay &t ,as a %eautiful day on ;arch =$" #$ ! and )Lighthouse Hope Olympics- ,as a%le to ta3e place outside on Dorn Field1 2he teams of students" again" participated and competed in athletic games for one of five pri7es1 2he games played included fun games such as three6legged race" hula6hoop race" egg toss" and a marshmallo, toss1 2here ,ere a total of # games played .See Appendi* (0 and the event lasted three and a half hours ,ith a ,ater %rea31 Overall" )Lighthouse Hope Olympics- ,as a success despite the o%stacles .See )event day- under )<ro%lems-01 2he students had a lot of fun and there ,as a lot of laughter and cheering1 ;any students said they had so much fun and ,ere happy that they attended1 2o see pictures from the event day see Appendi* E1 ;ore pictures can also %e seen on the Face%oo3 event site: )Lighthouse Hope Olympics12he planner also recently received a call from the leader of the Residence Hall Association .RHA0 that they ,ould li3e to hold Lighthouse Hope Olympics ne*t year1 2he planner ,ill meet ,ith the RHA team after the #$ ! >aster @rea3 to give them information a%out Lighthouse Family Retreat and contact information1

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Name of Item Flashlight (1) Packets of Glow Bracelets/ Necklaces (5) Board Game (1) Scotch Tape (5 rolls) Pe!s (" Packs) $ost%mes (3) Goggles (1) Floaties (1) S%!scree! (3 'ottles) (!sect )epella!t (3 'ottles) Packets of $olored $omp%ter Paper (") Total Also Donated items bought for LHO event *%la *oops +adels Beach Pails with sho,els Total Total 3 5 3 1 # 1& 3 1 # 3 " 5#

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Limitations 2he most difficult tactic ,as o%taining sponsorship .see Lessons Learned01 ;any %usinesses that the planner tal3ed to either never responded or could not sponsor LHO1 2he first sponsorship ,as received three ,ee3s %efore the event date on ;arch =$" #$ !" ,hich ,as past the original date for )o%taining sponsors- on the timeline1 2he ne*t pro%lem occurred a ,ee3 %efore the event date1 As the event planner ,as sitting in the cafeteria" she noticed a sign for a sand volley%all tournament that ,as %eing hosted %y the 2N> Fraternity to %enefit St1 Fude Children5s Hospital1 Ho,ever" their event ,as on the same day and time as )Lighthouse Hope Olympics1- 2han3fully" their event ,as not ta3ing place at the same location as LHO1 2he planner ,as never informed a%out this planned event1 After spea3ing ,ith Student &nvolvement" an anonymous person told her 2N> had %een planning this event since last year" %ut the event ,as never put on the calendar1 2he event

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Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR planner felt this ,as unfair %ecause she had never 3no,n this event ,as planned and if she had 3no,n" she ,ould have planned around it1 And even after meeting ,ith the 8ree3 Life clu% presidents" none of them mentioned to her a%out an event occurring on the same date and time as LHO1 @ecause of their event" one team and a%out $ students ,ere lost1 2he final pro%lem occurred on the event day" ;arch =$" #$ !1 2he planner had originally spo3en ,ith Su7i ;addo* in Student &nvolvement and she helped the planner fill out a form reIuesting supplies for the event day .See Appendi* 201 2he supplies ,ere supposed to %e delivered to Dorn Field %y #:$$ p1m1" %ut only a trashcan ,as delivered %y <u%lic Safety1 After calling <u%lic Safety" they told the event planner that Amy Wilson had never received the form that ,as originally filled out .See Appendi* 201 While ,aiting for <u%lic Safety" the LHO staff and the event planner ,ent into )crisis management- mode and tried to find ta%les and chairs to use1 2he team found one ta%le in the chemistry %uilding and a fe, chairs1 A fe, minutes later" <u%lic Safety came up to the event site ,ith three ta%les on the %ac3 of their golf cart1 <u%lic Safety also ran around campus searching for an e*tension cord so music could %e played during the event1 <u%lic Safety saved the day and the ,hole LHO team could not %e more appreciative1 &t is un3o,n ,hat happened in the Student &nvolvement office" %ut there must have %een some 3ind of miscommunication or misplacement of the original form .See Appendi* 201 After tal3ing to David Riley the previous ,ee3 a 9ug of ,ater ,as reserved for the event day" %ut it ,as never delivered either1 2he LHO staff team had to go to the Spring Hill Student Center to o%tain the ,ater cooler1 After spea3ing ,ith Aramar3" it ,as found that Aramar3 ,ould not allo, the planner to a,ard @adger@uc3s as a pri7e to the team that donated the most items1 @ecause of this" the event planner made gift %ags instead for the ,inners1 2he gift %ags ,ere filled ,ith candy and

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Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR Do7 Coca Cola glasses1 2he ,inners ,ere still very happy ,ith their pri7es1 Despite all the pro%lems that occurred" everything ,ent ,ell on the event day and the event planner could not have as3ed for more incredi%le people to help her that day" including the LHO staff" student participants" %ut especially <u%lic Safety1

Lessons Learned 2he %iggest lesson learned involved learning ho, to ,or3 ,ith sponsorships1 2he planner had never ,or3ed ,ith sponsorships %efore" so it ,as definitely a challenge to try and get sponsors1 Sponsorships are very difficult to o%tainJ especially from large %usinesses1 <at Scanland .#$ !0 said" )Organi7ations are constantly competing for fundraising- and companies decide ,hom they ,ill give sponsorships to1 Companies ,ill give out sponsorships depending on the )Iuality- of the nonprofit1 2hey ,ant to 3no, ho, their company can ma3e a difference %y sponsoring another company or organi7ation1 Scanland also said that it is especially difficult to o%tain sponsors %ecause they have many limitations1 Limitations include deadlines of ,hen sponsorship forms can %e su%mitted" specific types of organi7ations" or regional limitations1 For e*ample ,hen spea3ing ,ith ;ichael Ning .;ar3eting Director0 at <rovidence Hospital" he stated that the organi7ations they sponsored had to %enefit people from the local area and had to %e ,ell 3no,n1 &t is especially difficult for small organi7ations that are not ,ell 3no,n li3e Lighthouse Family Retreat1 @usinesses are not very ,illing to give a sponsorship to an organi7ation that is small and not ,ell 3no,n %ecause they ,ant to 3no, the organi7ations their sponsoring1 Scanland also said that a lot of %usinesses decide %efore the ,inter holidays ,hat companies and organi7ations they ,ill %e giving to the follo,ing year1 So a lot of the sponsorship money is gone %y late Fanuary or Fe%ruary1 @y the time the pro9ect planner started

Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR as3ing for sponsorships from %usinesses" they did not have a lot of money to donate1 (o, that the planner 3no,s ho, %usinesses run their sponsorships" she ,ill contact them %efore the end of the year and ma3e sure that they have a plan to sponsor her pro9ect or fundraiser the follo,ing year1 &t is also prudent to stay on top of those %usinesses and constantly %e in contact ,ith them to remind them a%out providing a sponsorship1 Companies are e*tremely %usy and they forget a%out things" %ut in order to help them remem%er contact must %e constant1 @ecause sponsorships ,ere not o%tained until three ,ee3s %efore the date of the Olympic event" the pro9ect planner paid for a ma9ority of the supplies out of poc3et1 2he pro9ect planner ,as later reim%ursed %y the Communication Department ,hen all monetary sponsorships had %een su%mitted1 Another lesson she learned ,as that a pro9ect planner cannot set their e*pectations to high1 She had originally ,anted $ teams of students ,ith $ students on each team to attend LHO and ,anted to o%tain $$ items in donations1 After holding a sign6up ta%le in the student center cafeteria and meeting ,ith 8ree3 Life presidents and having no responses for nearly a month" she reali7ed she had to 3eep reminding students and tal3 to them face6to6face to ma3e sure they ,ere creating a team1 During the ,ee3 %efore LHO" only five teams ,ere formed and originally" !' students ,ere signed up to attend1 She ,as very happy ,ith the ,ay everything turned out1 $$ students ,ould have %een e*tremely hectic and hard to control1 &n the end" only =' people attended the Olympic event" %ut the event ,as more controlled" smoother" and ,ent ,ell and she ,as happy ,ith the results1

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Lighthouse Hope Olympics: Fundraising for LFR ,hat the )$ent Planner ,ould do *ifferently If This )$ent ,as Performed Again &f the planner could repeat the event fundraiser" she ,ould need more time and someone to help her fulfill the pro9ect1 She ,ould need more time to plan ahead and implement strategies and tactics1 2he planner ,as only given three months and usually event planning ta3es at least a year1 &f she had more time" more sponsors could have %een o%tained as ,ell as more teams of students1 >vent planning is e*tremely difficult to fulfill alone1 2he planner ,ould definitely need a partner or a team to help them fulfill all strategies and tactics1 &t ,as e*tremely hard to do everything alone and ,ith so little time1 Finally" if the planner had a year to perform this event again" she ,ould contact sponsors as soon as possi%le and stay on top of them1 <erforming this pro9ect ,as a lot of hard ,or3" %ut many lessons came from it1 2he planner" no, 3no,ing ho, to fi* her mista3es" ,ill have more success the ne*t time this type of fundraising event ta3es place1

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