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2021 Membership Drive
2021 has arrived with a lot of
uncertainty and unanswered questions.
This, of course, includes a lot of organizations such as schools,
churches, and organizations like the Galion Alumni Association. Questions, such
as where do we go from here and how does the future impact the efforts of our
organization? The most important issue
for the Galion Alumni Association is finding younger Galion Alumni to take the reins
of the organization by accepting to serve as officers and board members to
guide a positive energy in providing support to the Galion City Schools, the
Galion Community and Galion Alumni, past, present and future. The second issue
is supporting the efforts to fund and build a Performing Arts Center
(Auditorium) that is capable of providing an acceptable arena for the theater
and music departments of the Galion City Schools. When the time comes to move this project
forward, it will require the efforts of many different groups, as this is a
very large and ambitious project. To do
this, we need your support through the renewal of your membership in the Galion
Alumni Association. Your continued participation will be greatly appreciated.
Membership in 2020 was at 143 dues
paying members, of which 88 are Lifetime Members. There were no new Lifetime Memberships during
2020. Most of our annual members are
individuals or couples that maintain their memberships year after year. We would like to encourage those members that
are local to participate by attending the monthly meetings and becoming a
member of the Board of Directors or participating in the activities of the
Alumni Association. There is always the
opportunity for all to relay suggestions for activities that would appeal to
you. Alumni Association information and
activity updates may be found either on the Galion Alumni Association website
or Facebook page.
Galion Alumni Association
2020 Update
Activities during 2020 were severely
curtailed due to the CIVID 19 restrictions. Fund raising efforts were curtailed
as were the requests for project funds.
Income:
The Alumni Association did maintain
the sale of 300 Club Tickets, but fell short of all tickets being sold. For those not familiar with the 300 Club
Ticket, it involves the sale of 300 tickets at $20.00 each. At each home game during football and
basketball seasons, two tickets are drawn to determine winners of $100.00
each. Those tickets are then returned to
the container and are eligible for future drawings during the season. Due to COVID restrictions, there were no
drawings held during the 2020 football season, but the drawings were started
for the 2020/21 basketball season using a modified system to ensure that a
total of thirty tickets were drawn.
Membership dues provided the other source for revenue for 2020. Total
income for 2020 was $6853.86.
Expense:
Money was spent to promote the Association
through an ad ($100.00) in the Drama Department program. A $250.00 donation was
made to a sports travel fund. Expense
Items this year included $64.00 for Post Office Box fees and postage and
$125.00 to maintain our Chamber of Commerce Membership for 2021, $2782.78 for
300 Club drawing winners and ticket printing costs. . Fees for our 2021 website
hosting were $287.88. Total expenses for
year totaled $3609.66.
The Galion Alumni Association
continues to be a participating member of the Connections Weekend
Committee. This Committee is
responsible for the production of the Galion Connections Weekend which was to
be held October 15-17, 2020, but was canceled due to the COVID 19
restrictions. Plans for a Connections
Weekend event have not been formulated for 2021. The Alumni Association plays a large role in
the Hall of Fame event and encourages the submission of nominations for Galion
High School graduates that deserve recognition.
Nominations for the 2021 Hall of fame inductees are due by June 1,
2021. The Connections Weekend Committee
maintains a file of nominations submitted, but not selected from previous years
for future consideration. All of the
Connections Weekend events are open to the public and are not restricted
strictly to Alumni. Please join us.
The Connections Weekend is intended to
serve as a fund raising vehicle to provide funds for building a Performing Arts
Center on the Galion City Schools Campus.
This is an extremely ambitious undertaking continues to be a priority
project as this will be a multi-million dollar project and will require some
large donors to step forward. Planning is in process for establishing a formal
fund raising drive with the help of several 2019 Inductees to the Hall of
Fame.
You are encouraged to visit the Galion
Alumni Association Facebook Page or the Galion Alumni Association website. The Alumni Association Board generally meets
once a month unless there is a
cancellation or rescheduling. The meetings are currently being held at
Ralphie's in Galion, usually at 6:30 p.m., on the third Monday of the
month. All who wish to participate are
cordially invited to attend.
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