Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Our Fund Raising Letter

As of mid-April, we're already nearing the halfway point of our funding goal and the checks--large and small--are rolling in from all over. Here is the fund raising letter we've been using for our Kentucky donors:


Dear, Friends, Family and Colleagues

We are seeking support for this summer’s film internship program production of “Girl on Rocky Top”. For the past two summers, the program has offered students the opportunity to assist with the production of a short narrative film. The experience includes working closely with film professionals, faculty and advanced production equipment. So far, fourteen EKU film students have benefited from this experience. The previous films have screened at various regional and national film festivals in addition to being broadcast on cable outlets across the country.

This summer, we have secured a promising screenplay that has been years in development. “Girl on Rocky Top’, based on a true story, will be shot in a variety of locations around Kentucky, was written for a small cast of young actors and will present many technical challenges to the crew—including its interns. This will be a great opportunity for these students to apply the technical and problem-solving skills we stress in the classroom to a ‘real-world’ project.

The Film internship program has yielded benefits in several areas including the growth of the new film program and the Department of Communication. The internship has provided the opportunity for intensive, cooperative and peer learning and instruction for students who would normally not have access to this level of real-world film training. Faculty members work alongside students and professionals to produce quality content.

The projected budget for this 14 day production is $10,000. This money will go toward lodging and meals for professional and student crew members, freelance fees for visiting professionals, rental equipment, set design and travel. To date, we have raised $4000 in donations from faculty, staff and members of the community.

Our fundraising deadline is June 1st, 2009. If we have 75% of our target, we will proceed with our scheduled production at the end of July.

We need your help to reach our goals. Monetary and in-kind donations are welcome and appreciated. Please see our contributor options for more information.

Thank you very much for your consideration.

Sincerely,


Chad Cogdill
John Fitch III
Emerson St. John

Please visit the “Girl on Rocky Top” blog at: http://girlonrockytop.blogspot.com/


Donor Options

Patron - $5000 – Opening and ending credits, 10-VIP passes to screening, 10 copies of DVD – “Produced in association with…”

Executive Producer - $2500 – Opening & ending credits special thanks as executive producer – 10 copies of DVD 10 - VIP Passes to screening.

Associate Producer - $1000 – Ending credits – 5 copies of DVD 5 VIP Passes to premier screening

Sponsor - $500 – Ending Credits – 2 DVDs 2 VIP Passes to premier screening.

Friend - $200 – Ending Credits - 1 DVDs and 2 VIP Passes to premier screening.


Please make your donations payable to:

Chad C. Cogdill
Assistant Professor
Eastern Kentucky University
Combs 315
Richmond, KY40475

859-985-5825 (home)
912-604-4801 (cell)

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