Grant Peters Emily Rea Rob Morgan Lindsey Pacatte

1. Fundraising and Public Awareness for the Texas Boys RanchHow the Texas Tech Community and Citizens of Lubbock Can Contribute Grant Peters Emily Rea Rob Morgan Lindsey Pacatte

2. Texas Boys Ranch The Texas Boys Ranch has been taking in and caring for young boys since 1975. They look after boys taken from abusive homes, referred by the courts, and those that have nowhere else to go. The ranch provides the boys with a safe place to live, food, education and teaches them important lessons about life as an adult.

3. Audience Our audience for this report is Bob Mize, director of development for Texas Boys Ranch, as well as the Board of Directors for the Texas Boys Ranch. What Bob Mize is looking for in this report • Quick and easy fundraising ideas • Raise public awareness of Texas Boys Ranch Issue/problems with Texas Boys Ranch • Need help with fundraising and public awareness

4. Beginning Stages of Report • Brainstorming • Developed an overall report idea • Focusing on fundraising and public awareness • Event ideas? • Delegating responsibilities • Who would write about what? • What kind of research would be done?

5. Goal of Report • Our goal for this report is to provide effective and useful event recommendations that will help the Texas Boys Ranch with fundraising and public awareness. • Two events: • Tailgate during Texas Tech Football game • Silent Auction/Dinner and Concert

6. Document Design • Our report is divided into many sections • Cover Letter • Title Page • Table of Contents • Introduction • Executive Summary • Texas Boys Ranch Tailgate Event • Texas Boys Ranch Silent Auction/Dinner & Concert Event • Conclusion • Appendix

7. Document Design • Two major sections • Tailgate during Texas Tech Football game • Silent Auction/Dinner and Concert • Both of these sections have subsections • Introduction of event • Organizations to help • Potential dates for event • Details of event • What will be needed from the Texas Boys Ranch • Advertising for the event

8. Writing Challenges • Formatting the report • Creating a table of contents • Trying to stay consistent with our writing style throughout the paper. • Coordination with all four members to have a consistent format. • Deciding whether or not to include an appendix.

9. Writing Challenges • Appealing to both Bob Mize and Dr. Fricke • Easy to read for Bob Mize. • Appealing to Dr. Fricke as an English teacher. • Providing enough information for Bob Mize. • Making recommendations clear so Bob Mize could call on these organizations and make the events happen. • Managing amount of time and effort that our group wanted to put into writing the report.