College students work hard every semester to maintain their academic successes, but there are times when it becomes stressful and we need time to relax. My proposal for the grant is to host an outdoor spring fair/benefit concert on campus near the stadium or the quads. It will mainly be for students but could also open to the public. Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) has a Speakers Bureau for events, and I want to request between 6 to 8 speakers to come to Stevenson to inform students about immigration, personal experiences, and the important works of the LIRS. We could also have students come up and share their stories or present facts and statistics about refugees, immigrants, and asylum seekers. Stevenson has a variety of clubs, organizations, and individuals with talents that can partake in the event. The invited speakers would each speak in between performances. The grant will be used to construct a small stage for the performers, food, drinks, and other supplies necessary (glow sticks, raffles, prizes, etc). Since the event may be open to the public, a fee of $5 would be allocated at the entrance and directed back into the organization as a donation. The spring fair/benefit concert would be a great time for students to relax, sit on the grass, eat, and lounge around while watching the performances and learning about LIRS.
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we’re here for the kids!!
For this grant, it was hard to decide what I wanted to do. But, AWE focuses on women and children which is amazing and I wanted to focus on the children because these children don’t know this area or country. But, what’s cool is that this idea works for adults as well! I feel that if we set up a Little Free Library at their location, they’ll have something to enjoy. Education and reading is important to advocate for them so this is perfect for them to have. Growing up you know you had your favorite book that you always wanted mom or dad to read, so, yes a book can be your best friend! I want to give them that option with books that you donate in the library and take one with you. I think it would be a great idea for them because it’s difficult sometimes to get to library and obviously expensive to buy books so this is an opportunity for them to have it at the step of their door. This project is affordable! We can purchase a “Free Little Library” through the website which ranges from $150-$1,000. I feel if we choose one that’s a larger built library with a post and could be around the price of $500-$700, then we could use the rest of the money to buy books to start the library! What’s great about this idea is that it’ll be there for years to come and will be a functional and interactive activity.
World Relief
Jessica Merrick
2/20/19
For my grant project, I would like to contribute to working with helping those who are a part of World Relief. World Relief is a Christian-based organization that helps those in need including refugees/immigrants. I thought it would be nice if Stevenson had an event that included a food and clothing drive as well as anyone who wishes to donate money. The event could also include some of the clubs at Stevenson coming together and creating a day full of fun activities. All the donations go to World Relief.
Easier than you think
My project, should it be selected, is rather simple. It will consist of an event, to be hosted with AWE’s technologies division and or standard staff members, and focus on sourcing and building “budget PC’s”. A budget PC, or budget build, is a computer that is built with parts that fit within a particular price range and still complete a desired task(e.x. I built PC back in 2016 that could only cost up to 500 dollars and had to outperform a Sony PS4). The intention of this event is to teach the members of AWE how to build and maintain a PC, and how to source parts on a budget(as well as give them 3-5 PCs). These skills will not only allow them to reduce some of their operations costs, it will also be a skill they can pass on to those they serve.
Grant Proposal
For my idea for the grant is to to do an international food night at Stevenson University for the LIRS. For this event it would be open to the public and to Stevenson student. We would invite some of the refugees that have started to make a life for themselves here and have them, if they are willing, to make 2-3 dishes that are very popular in there family and popular in the country from where they are from. There would be a cover charge of $15 for the people to get it. All of the money that is taken in with the cover charger would be donated right back to the LIRS to help them get other refugees out of their country. I would also have a donation box set up inside of the event if people would like to make a cash donation to the LIRS. The money that the grant gives us, we would use it to reimburse all of the people that made food for the event.
Grant Proposal Pitch
Technology is changing constantly and in today’s society most job opportunity listings and resources are online. Asylee Women Enterprises (AWE) offers a program on Monday’s and Wednesday’s called “Employment and Education Program.” The program teaches asylum seekers how to write resume’s, teaches interview skills and assists them in online job applications. I would like to use the grant money to donate new computers that have Microsoft capabiltieis installed. I feel more computers will give AWE more opportunities to assist even more individuals and by doing so, will better assist the individuals in rebuilding their lives.