“The SocialChallenge”

MSW Class of 2013SW 6102 Legacy

Project

SPRING SEMESTER 2013

SOCIAL WORKADVANCE PRACTICE

GRADUATE STUDENTS

Amanda MillerCelia JoyceClayton FraunfelterKortnie HamiltonJennifer PetersJohn WambuiKelly BoniceKristen McClellanMaggie McGowan DavisMarcel CollinsMark SteskalMartin HammarRachel ScheidingRegan BolenSamantha FerskyShayna Cox

AFUND RAISING PROJECT

bringing12 area Non-Profit

Organizations in 1 location competing for YOUR vote of

support.

Friday, April 5th, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM.An evening of fun at:

The Athens Community Center, 701 E. State St.; Athens, OH 45701• FOOD• MUSIC• SPEAKERS• INFORMATION

THE RULES1. We have a venue that accommodates at least 200 people (Athens Community Center).2. Each non-profit participating organizations sets up a display at the venue and has a speaker

there to talk about their program.4. At the venue, we have live music, and we have free food & beverages (2 musical groups so

far, still need to get food vendors to donate).5. Non-profit participating organizations and Legacy Project students will sell "ballots“ in

advance to the general public and people can bring the ballot with them the night of the event to gain entry (ballots can also be purchased at the door). All un-purchased ballots and collected money + voted ballots must be turned into the OU Student Social Work Association by the night of the event. Checks should be made out to “OU SSWA”

6. Each ballot cost either $5 or $10 and voted that night (or returned earlier already ‘voted’ to whomever sold it).

7. People can buy as many ballots as they like, and vote as many ballots as they want for the any of the non-profit participating organizations.

8. Only one ballot per person is needed for entry to the event. You must have a ballot to enter, but you do not need to be present to cast your ballot. (SSWA members who bring food for the event or to donate can get in without purchasing a ballot).

9. Extra ballots can be purchased and voted (there’s no limit) but votes cannot be split on the ballot.

10. Agency reps get a chance to "stump" for their projects during breaks between music sets.11. 100% of the purchase amount of each ballot voted goes to the non-profit participating

organization selected. The more votes cast, the more money raised. Un-voted ballots purchased will get equally divided by the non-profit participating organizations .

Ethical Dilemmas & Reasoning1. What are we going to do? (how did we select the project)

- The 2nd week of class an email went out soliciting ideas/proposals/feedback.

- Once the plan was in motion changes had to be negotiated.2. Who will do this? (what needs to be done)

- Students volunteered/picked-up tasks/networked with friends.- “Doodle” website used to sign-up.

3. Who’s in, who’s out? (how were organizations chosen)- Agreed that organization had to be non-profit service oriented.

- Students volunteered names/made ”doodle” selection.- Invitations went out to primary/alternate list of organizations.

4. Can we change this? (who decides what to do)-Blackboard, email, and between class discussions used to identify issues

-feedback was mixed, major deviations from the project proposal opposed by project lead, consensus was never achieved

- late entries were the most widely debated topic

“Social Challenge” non-profit Participants

PTO

Supporters:

• Athens Community Center

“Dirty Birds” - folk bluegrass fusion

- new grass

Promoting public awareness through social media & internet.• Facebook event• Agency website announcements

Flyers shared with local businesses and posted around campus.

Hand Bills passed out to passers by -

Athens Co Habitat for Human-ity

Athens Comm Food Initiative

Good Works

My Sister's Place

The Gathering Place

United Campus Ministry

Monday Creek Restoration

Appalachia Ohio Alliance

Appalachian Peace & Justice Network

The Plains PTO-Playground Project

Girl Power-Trimble Schools

Athen Co. Child Advocacy Center

Who will get the biggest piece?Vote & support your favorites!

The Athens “Social Challenge”Friday, April 5th 2013 6:00PM to 9:30PMAthens Community Center701 E. State StAthens, Ohio 45701A Night of Food & Music

BALLOTS CAN BE PURCHASED FROM PARTICIPATING AGENCIES OR AT THE DOOR

Handed out with ballots t

o participating organizations

AND THE WINNER IS………

ATTEND THE FIRST EVER “SOCIAL CHALLENGE” IN ATHENS!!

WHAT: AN EVENING OF BANDS, FOOD & FRIENDS Bands: “Dirty Bird” & “Controlled Folly”

WHO: ANYONE IS INVITED TO ATTEND Food: hot food, snacks & beverages

WHY: ELEVEN LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZ ATIONS WILL COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER TO RAISE THE MOST MONEY

FOR THEIR ORGANIZ ATION Agencies: Girl Power, Plains PTO Playground Project, Appalachian Peace & Justice Network,

Good Works, My Sister’s Place, Habitat for Humanity, the Gathering Place, Athens Community Food Initiative, United Campus Ministry, Appalachia Ohio Alliance, Monday

Creek Restoration Project.

How: buy a ballot at the door or participating agency for $5.00 0r $10.00 and all proceeds will go to the charity of your choice. You can

purchase as many ballots as you like. Come join the fun while supporting your community

WHERE: ATHENS COMMUNITY CENTER 701 East State Street Athens, Ohio

WHEN: FRIDAY~APRIL 5, 2013~ FROM 6:00P.M. TO 9:30 P.M. THIS PROJ ECT IS BEIN G SPON SERED BY THE OHIO UN IVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL SOCIAL

WORK CLASS OF 2013. FOR M ORE IN FORM ATION CON TACT M ARTIN HAM M ER (740) 541- 1726 OR CELIA J OY CE AT c j 204307@o h io .ed u

Posted in Field Placement sites

The non-profit participating organizations

invited:

These groups accepted our invitation:

1. Good Works (email: yes – Keith Wasserman, Director/ ) » Emergency Homeless Shelter 2. My Sister’s Place (email: yes – Kelly Cook, Director/ ) » Battered Women’s Shelter/Domestic Violence

Counseling 3. Athens County Habitat for Humanity (email: yes – Sarah Vaughn, Resource Development

Director/Rachel) » Low Income Home Ownership 4. Appalachian Peace & Justice Network (email: yes – Mara Giglio, Director & Trainer) » Peer

Mediation/Non-violence 5. The Plains PTO-Playground Project (email: yes - Jennifer Schwirian,PTO Member/Shayna) »

Elementary School playground equipment. 6. Athens Community Food Initiative (verbal: yes /Celia) » Sustainable Agriculture/Food Security 7. The Gathering Place (verbal: yes /Celia) » Mental Health Consumer drop-in Center 8. UCM (email: yes – Melissa Wales, Director/Sam) » Food Security/Social Justice 9. Girl Power-Trimble Schools (email: tentative yes – Shea Daniels, Instructor/Sam) » Youth

Empowerment 10. Appalachia Ohio Alliance (email: yes – Allen Altfater, President/ ) » Land Conservation 11. Monday Creek Restoration Project (email: yes – Nate Schlater, Watershed Coordinator/ ) » Stream

Remediation

These groups have declined:

1. Athens County Humane Society (email: declined due to prior commitment) » Low cost Spay/Neuter Clinics

2. Athens Photographic Project (email: declined due to staffing, no reply to student representation/Kortnie & Jennifer) » Mental Health Recovery through Art

These groups did not acknowledged our invitation:

1. American Red Cross, Athens Chapter (no reply yet to email or phone call) » 2. Planned Parenthood (no reply yet to email) » 3. HAPCAP/Regional Food Bank (no reply to email) » 4. Buckeye Forest Council (no reply to email) » 5. Athens County Fracking Action Network (no reply to email) »

Late entry requests:

1. Athens Co. Child Advocacy Center – (accepted 3 days after 1st ballot printing, filled 12th slot) 2. Honor Flight [for Veterans] – (inquiring 2 weeks before the event, but no invitation extended) 3. Athens Food Policy Council - (request 3 days before the event/not accepted)

Late Withdrawal/No Show:

1. Athens Co Habitat for Humanity (withdrew 3 days before the event) 2. Appalachian Peace & Justice Network (no-showed)

TOTALS 485 1010 20 120 220 60 10 95 160 415 135 60 80 803.33 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33 3.33

X = COLLECTED & PAYABLE TO AGENCY 23.33 123.33 223.33 63.33 13.33 98.33 163.33 418.33 138.33 63.33 83.33 83.33* = PURCHASED NOT VOTED

$ 5 Ballot $ 10 Ballot HABITAT GW MSP CFI APJN MCRP AOA PTO GP UCM GIRL PWR ACA

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Dear Supporter,

On behalf of the Ohio University MSW Class 2013 & the “Student Social Work Association,”

we’d like to thank you for your support of the legacy project “Social Challenge” held Friday

April 5th at the Athens Community Center. You helped us raise more than $1500 for 12 local

non-profit organizations in the Athens area. Enclosed please find your receipt for the donation

voted for one (or more) groups represented that evening.

Sincerely,

The MSW graduate students of 2013

2013 LEGACY PROJECT‘SOCIAL CHALLENGE’FRIDAY

04/05/13

FRIDAY04/05/13

To Everyone that Contributed to our Legacy Project,

On behalf of the Ohio University MSW Class 2013 & the “Student

Social Work Association,” we’d like to thank you for your support

of the legacy project “Social Challenge” held Friday April 5th at

the Athens Community Center. You helped us raise more than

$1500 for 12 local non-profit organizations in the Athens area.

Sincerely,

The MSW graduate students of 2013

Public Awareness

Fund-raising

Networking

Outreach

GOALS FOR THE “SOCIAL CHALLENGE”

1. Outreach to community for support.2. Network among social service providers.3. Raise money for local non-profits serving the community.4. Raise public awareness about these small organizations that do their work unrecognized.

Martin Hammar