We truly had a very productive annual meeting on Friday, September 12, 2014. Thank you to our board member Karen for lending us the space to meet and to the eight board members who were present. We had four signed proxies, board members who entrusted their peers to make decisions for them regarding the organization on this day.
The board was able to develop a year's worth of planned fundraising activities, some old and some new. We are all looking forward to our Annual Dinner Dance (April 2015), which not only brings funds to the organization but show cases our scholars and recognizes as well as celebrates our board members and their year long efforts. Other fundraising events coming back include Chillis night out (Feb. 2015), Yankee game (June 2015), Family Bowling (Nov. 2015) and our Annual Holiday Raffle (Dec. 2015). New events added to our calendar include the Nets Basketball Game (Feb. 2015), which we have already successfully sold approximately 48 tickets up to date, and our Sight and Sound trip (March 2015) to Lancaster, PA.
Congratulations to our newly elected board member and former scholar, Areta Gjcali, for accepting and providing invaluable input from the view point of a scholarship recipient during the board meeting. Welcome from all of us. We are proud and honor to have you as well as the other scholars, Richard Bohan and Christine Rivas, for their return and continued support. We are happy to report we have a new secretary, James Carroll, and treasurer, Alexandria Agrinsoni, who have committed to lead our organization as officers for this upcoming year.
2014 is not over yet so look out for our Annual Holiday Raffle drawing in December 2014. You can get your ticket from your favorite board member before the 23rd of December. The price of a ticket if $1 each or $5 for a booklet of six tickets. Prizes are a 40" flat screen television, DS handheld electronic game and a $100 gift card. It is your our last fundraiser for this year. Also, tickets for our March Sight and Sound trip are currently being sold please provide half of ticket price ($65) deposit before the end of 2014 to secure our date in 2015.
If you would like to make a donation before the end of 2014, you can make your tax deductible gift to:
The Stephanie Marie Burgos Scholarship, Inc.
P.O. Box 370153
Brooklyn, New York 11237
Thank you and have a wonderful holiday season!
