>> 3-on-3 Tournament

Very successful, well-run and a lot of fun! Props to Yvonne for organizing this with Ramses and Estabrook! Had a nice turnout of kids in both age groups and good levels of competition. The contests and games for individuals and teams went over well and it would be great to organize this again! Great feedback from participants and parents.

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>> Restaurant Month

Program was successful overall. Most restaurants did alright with collecting receipts and encouraging customers to participate. The Hopp Inn and Steve's did the best. China Jade put the box in the corner and clearly forgot about it! Cafe Miami still has one of the boxes and we most likely won't be getting that back due to Larry having some misguided thoughts about who we are and what we were trying to do. Along that line, and as expected, there were some people who refused to participate because they didn't want us to have their contact info and try to "spam" them down the road. On the other hand, the raffle winners were all very excited about their winnings (gift cards to local eateries, CIFF vouchers, Zoo apparel). 

Unfortunately we couldn't get a good read on how much was actually spent because quite a few places didn't use receipts for the entries - just used paper. Should we repeat this next year we will need more help with recruiting places, delivering boxes and keeping in touch with the participants.

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Instead of doing a whole month next time, we consider doing "OBFG Day at specific restaurant." Run them once every couple months, get better relationships with businesses.

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>> Family Swim Day

Had a successful signup with almost 30 kids / 30 adults registered. Approximately 15-17 kids showed. Those who did came from 4 different schools. Word of mouth was very good through schools. Everyone had fun and enjoyed the activities provided. Parents and swim staff appreciated us putting it on. Estabrook staff was really great and kept everyone engaged. Good awareness for Estabrook. Going to try to arrange more of these.

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>> Summer Education Series Grant

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Kristen, Meghan & Renee went for the interview on Tuesday, April 4th. The interview went well and  interviewer really loved the project idea. We should hear back around first week of May. Just as last time though the amount of asks is twice as much than they have to give so it may be tough to get fully funded. Should we not get the full amount the planning group will revisit the list and come up with ways to fill in weeks with other cost-free activities.

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