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Bigfork school leaders hear Turf Club $3.5 million fundraising plan and weigh naming-rights policy
Summary
Bigfork’s activities director updated trustees on a Turf Club campaign that has met with Stockman Bank and now aims to raise about $3.5 million; the board will need to set policy on naming rights and sponsorships, trustees were told.
Special Education and Activities Director Matt Porrovecchio told the Board of Trustees on Oct. 9 that the community-led Turf Club is moving from planning to fundraising, meeting with Stockman Bank and circulating a draft brochure prepared by LSW Architects.
The Turf Club is seeking roughly $3.5 million to fund a turf project, Porrovecchio said; he told trustees the board will need to consider how it will handle naming rights and sponsorship agreements if the campaign reaches corporate or donor offers. The update did not include a funding timeline or an approved sponsorship policy.
Why this matters: the board controls naming and sponsorship approvals for district facilities and any long-term agreements would require board action and likely legal review. Trustees did not act on the Turf Club at the meeting; the item was an informational update as the group continues fundraising and community outreach.
Details from the meeting: Porrovecchio said the group has engaged Stockman Bank and that architect Casey Wykoff of LSW Architects supplied a draft brochure used for outreach. No formal motion or vote occurred regarding the Turf Club or naming-rights policy. The meeting minutes note the fundraising goal as approximately $3.5 million and that discussion of naming-rights and sponsorships is pending further staff recommendations and possible policy development.
Next steps: The board will consider how to address naming rights and sponsorship policy as fundraising continues; no timeline or formal action was recorded at the Oct. 9 meeting.
