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Senior board sets early solicitation and prize changes for Game Night amid gift-card rules
Summary
The Farmers Branch Senior Advisory Board’s Game Night committee will solicit sponsors earlier, consider smaller, more numerous prizes and navigate a city rule that prohibits accepting cash to buy gift cards.
Members of the Farmers Branch Senior Advisory Board’s Game Night committee discussed fundraising logistics, prize structure and city rules on donations as they plan the 2024 event.
The committee told the board that rooms for Game Night are reserved for Sept. 13. Committee members said they want to begin solicitation earlier than past years—some corporate donors require 60 days’ notice—and to revise the solicitation letter and brochure so larger sponsors can be approached sooner.
Board members and staff discussed prize strategy. Committee members proposed reducing the number of large grand…
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