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Committee gets approval to fundraise for Minecraft education challenge; seeks five $1,000 sponsors
Summary
The committee reported approval to start fundraising for a Minecraft education build tied to Marsh Oaks Community Center and requested members each approach local sponsor candidates to raise $5,000 by Jan. 16.
Committee members reported they have approval to begin fundraising for an education-focused Minecraft project that will create a permanent Marsh Oaks Community Center build in the game to teach resilience and sustainability concepts.
A committee organizer said the fundraising target is $5,000, ideally from five sponsors contributing $1,000 each to qualify for bronze-level sponsor benefits in the program; organizers asked each committee member to approach three potential sponsors ahead of a Jan. 16 deadline. "We got the approval to go ahead and start fundraising to raise the $5,000 by January 16," the organizer said, noting initial outreach had resulted in one confirmed sponsor and additional leads.
Members recommended targeting businesses that already sponsor local school activities and suggested approaching sponsors visible in the community (e.g., banners at Jack Russell or school sponsors). Committee members also discussed benefits for sponsors (logo placement, publicity), possible expansion of project features if more funds are raised, and integrating the Marsh Oaks concept into the Minecraft build to support STEM and resilience education.
Next steps: members volunteered to solicit sponsor commitments and staff will coordinate messaging; organizers will prepare a sponsorship script and outreach list for committee use.
