Dear Team Members and Readers,
It's been a while since we've posted an update on the project. Primarily due to most of the team being busy with coursework, work and of course, the project itself.
The Empower Team participated in the Procter and Gamble "Pitch a Grant" competition on the 6th of August. The prize being a $1000 grant for the team with the best presentation. Our team came in third out of over 12 clubs that participated. Though it was unfortunate that we were unable to win, given the difficulty of summarizing our project in 10mins, I felt we did rather well.
We also had a stall at Foundation Day on the 7th of August thanks to ARC facilitating all arrangements. The day was a moderate success, we were able to create some awareness about our project and talk to a few potential volunteers.
Meanwhile we've been able to secure some good media coverage with a full page article in the Southern Courier and a write up in The Sri Lankan Society magazine.
The Sri Lankan Society
http://www.mediafire.com/?bvklssmemk0
The Southern Courier
http://www.mediafire.com/?4pq1dvdhhau
We are currently looking in to how we can raise another 10,000 , this would cover the entire installation cost and essentially guarantee the projects completion as approximately 85% of the cost comes from the installation phase. We have submitted our proposal to Randwick Council and we're currently awaiting a response from them.
We are also looking into the possibility of a Raffle Draw or a function targeted towards the Sri Lankan community that may facilitate larger donations.
Haaris and myself will meet with UNSW International on Tuesday to discuss what form of support them could offer the project. The team will also be looking to finalize the Not For Profit Registration process and approach a new list of NGOs.
That's all for now,
Shanil
It's been a while since we've posted an update on the project. Primarily due to most of the team being busy with coursework, work and of course, the project itself.
The Empower Team participated in the Procter and Gamble "Pitch a Grant" competition on the 6th of August. The prize being a $1000 grant for the team with the best presentation. Our team came in third out of over 12 clubs that participated. Though it was unfortunate that we were unable to win, given the difficulty of summarizing our project in 10mins, I felt we did rather well.
We also had a stall at Foundation Day on the 7th of August thanks to ARC facilitating all arrangements. The day was a moderate success, we were able to create some awareness about our project and talk to a few potential volunteers.
Meanwhile we've been able to secure some good media coverage with a full page article in the Southern Courier and a write up in The Sri Lankan Society magazine.
The Sri Lankan Society
http://www.mediafire.com/?bvklssmemk0
The Southern Courier
http://www.mediafire.com/?4pq1dvdhhau
We are currently looking in to how we can raise another 10,000 , this would cover the entire installation cost and essentially guarantee the projects completion as approximately 85% of the cost comes from the installation phase. We have submitted our proposal to Randwick Council and we're currently awaiting a response from them.
We are also looking into the possibility of a Raffle Draw or a function targeted towards the Sri Lankan community that may facilitate larger donations.
Haaris and myself will meet with UNSW International on Tuesday to discuss what form of support them could offer the project. The team will also be looking to finalize the Not For Profit Registration process and approach a new list of NGOs.
That's all for now,
Shanil
