[Communications] CCGA conference scholarships follow up

[Mamie Gray]

If the tickets are free, I think the sky is the limit. The math is simply
how much revenue was theoretically loss. Mamie

On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 1:28 PM Amy Olson <akeo at me.com> wrote:

> If we need to work with a solid number and not a $ value, we could add 2
> for Ken’s donation and offer 22 scholarships.
>
> On Feb 26, 2021, at 1:12 PM, Amy Olson via Communications <
> communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Mamie,
>
> Yes, that was my understanding as well. I think it’s better to go with the
> $500 for reference.
> What if a student wants a scholarship? That fee is only $15.
>
> Also, JW informed all of the 2020 prepaid registrants that if they could
> not attend, they could request a refund or donate their payment to a 2021
> attendee in need. So, I feel we need to honor that and add these donations
> to the total available.
>
> With Ken Williams' donation, the total for scholarships is $550.
>
> On Feb 26, 2021, at 1:07 PM, Mamie Gray <mamiegray2012 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> The final number I heard from Gina was 20 scholarship tickets ($500). Mamie
>
> On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 1:02 PM Amy Olson <akeo at me.com> wrote:
>
>> I’m sorry, I am probably confusing things.
>> I just need to know how many scholarship tickets (free) to create.
>> Angela asked that each recipient receive a unique link for their ticket.
>>
>> I’ll add your email as the contact on the website.
>> We have not included the scholarship info anywhere else at this point.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Feb 26, 2021, at 12:56 PM, Mamie Gray <mamiegray2012 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Amy! “mamiegray2012 at gmail.com” is OK as the contact info. BTW Amy,
>> I must have misunderstood the final understanding on “scholarship tickets”
>> (free tickets), which was no need for funding for tickets since they can be
>> processed as *free*; leaving prepaid registration fees in the general
>> CCGA budget, and requesting sponsors to cover expenses other than
>> scholarships.  In other words, Sponsor X, in the past, has donated $250 for
>> scholarships and $250 for T-Shirts, can now donate $500 for T-Shirts or
>> whatever. Am I wrong? Mamie
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 12:41 PM Amy Olson <akeo at me.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you, Mamie!
>>>
>>> For the info on the website, how would you like people to contact you?
>>>
>>> Also, we discussed the $500 allocation for scholarships last night,
>>> which covers 20 adults at $25 (students are $15).
>>>
>>> JW contacted the folks who prepaid for the 2020 conference, and Ken
>>> Williams donated his registration of $50 toward scholarships as well. He
>>> can let us know if others decide to donate their registration fee.
>>>
>>> So, as of now, there is a $550 allocation for scholarships.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Amy
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Feb 26, 2021, at 12:16 PM, Angela Taylor <
>>> angela at gpcommunitycouncil.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks Mamie
>>>
>>> On Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 12:04 PM Mamie Gray <mamiegray2012 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Okedoke. Mamie
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Feb 26, 2021 at 12:01 PM Amy Olson <akeo at me.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Mamie and all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I was making some updates to the conference web page and drafted some
>>>>> language for the scholarships:
>>>>>
>>>>> We have a limited amount of scholarships available. Please contact
>>>>> (email) for more information.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mamie, would you be willing to coordinate the scholarships and be the
>>>>> contact person?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>> Amy
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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