Filed under: VFSA
The VFSA had its first PFC budget hearing on Friday, and it went extremely well, considering our position as a new group. I felt really good about this letter that I wrote out to the membership of the organization:
Good morning everyone,
As you probably have been hearing, we are in the process of obtaining a budget with the ASUO. We have been operating for the last two years on donations and fundraising alone, and have done a stellar job. We had our budget hearing last Friday, and we made an amazing show of force.
Over 20 people showed up and quite literally took the committee by surprise as they were reviewing our numbers. Shane and I made the presentation for our group, and demonstrated the growth and importance of a group like the VFSA, not to mention how organized and squared-away we are.
Normally, PFC rubber-stamps new groups (we’re considered a new group for budgeting purposes) with a $300 budget for the year, no questions asked. Right off the bat, we knew that we could not start that low, for it would take literally years to grow to the size that we should be. And we also knew that we deserve a lot better. And PFC knew it, because as the meeting began, they were thrown off their heels with our fundraising numbers and our exemplary participation on campus.
As an end result, they tabled the discussion for our budget while they decided what to do with us, since they didn’t have a procedure set straight. While it may not sound good, it really was the best option for us, instead of letting them come to a compromise on a number or make some haphazard decision on the spot.
We will be having another hearing on January 24th, at 9 pm. Do not worry about showing up, though, we have already made our statement. We just need to negotiate numbers with them now.
On behalf of the VFSA’s officers, I would like to thank everyone that came. The presentation would not have been complete without every one of you coming to support the VFSA. To us, we’re doing what the VFSA always does: turn heads and spearhead through the precedents. But to the ASUO and PFC, we’re a mind-blowing organization that will only continue to shine as we have.
Sincerely,
Sean Jin
VFSA Activities Coordinator
Telling Fundraising and PR Head
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