5:00 - 5:30 Social Hour

• Upon arrival, members will check in and receive a nominating and voting ballot. Members can nominate a charity for consideration as they arrive/during the social hour.

5:30 – 6:00 Award Presentation + Vote

• 3 Random charities are drawn. The members who nominated the three selected charities will each receive 2 to 3 minutes to describe why the group should support the charity. There may be a brief Q&A.

• Members present will vote on which charity most deserves our support, and organizers will count the votes—majority rules. Although the selected organization may not be the preference of all, each member is still obligated to donate.

• While votes are collected, previous award-recipient charities may share brief remarks on gift impact.

6:15 Selected Charity Announced + Payment Collected

• Members will write out $100 checks to the chosen charity. We will collect the checks before the event ends. Any members absent can send their check within the next few days.

• All checks will be made out directly to the chosen 501(c)(3) organization for tax and other purposes. After the event, the selected charity will be informed of our group donation. To receive the funds, they must provide proof of 501(c)(3) status and agree NOT to contact the group's donors for further donations or use their personal information. We then set a date to deliver the funds and invite the receiving organization to attend the following event to present the impact of our support in greater detail.

• This group's benefit is simplicity, which will be protected and withheld by all members.