Log, 4-19-09

It is important to understand that I am always in fundraising mode. It is impossible to accomplish my goals for everyone involved in the Associated Ministries of Operation "OpenUP!" without having a financial foot to stand on. Babblebug.com, my financial sponsor, has provided a way for me to sell refurbished phones to raise funds to support myself and the organizations. As a distributor, I have been implanted with the talent to refurbish phones and corporate provides refurbished phones. We are also working on implementing a buy/back program to aid in our fundraising efforts. Many of our members help with these phones to raise money to sustain our operation. It is important that all funds come back to the organiztion for disbursement to key areas of spending or which gas and copies are two. We have to be able to see growth. My Life's Work. I spend a lot of time on the computer and in the field networking to grow the reputation, responsibility, outlook and purpose of Operations "OpenUP!" . ON any given day I may spend from 4 to 12 hours on the computer "working".. Maintaining the site is quite a chore and between answering emails, making phones calls and planning for the future, I am kep quite busy. What coming up with Operation "OpenUP!". Next week I will be at WorkOne onMonday. We have a community Partner in the 10th Street Office who is working with is pastor to provide a covering for Operation "OpenUP!". We also have a friend in Tasha Johnson, Office Manager, who will e helping me when I get the DWD computers up and running. IN fact, I will be helping her because the DWD computers help us to lighten their load and provides satellite locations for people to files for their unemployment, look for jobs on CareerConnect and take advantage of the MindLeaders Program We have several friends at that locations who are interested in continuing to help to open the lines of communications is our community. Also on Monday, I have to meet again with Renata, the gracious inkeeper who allowed us the use of he inn and conference room for the luncheon last Tuesday. Unfortunately, she will be selling the inn in the summer. Boo-hoo!!!! Until then she has pledged to work with me to further community awareness. She is an angel! she and I have a few plans on the board that you will hear about once they are finalized. Please consider patronizing Renata's for your overnite and conference needs. She can use our support. Asset Recycling. On Saturday, while I was giving a fundraising garage sale just to have gas to make it to all the events for next week, and to be able to make the copies I will need to pass out at those events, I took some time to visit one of our stellar Community partners, Asset Recycling, a division of Youth Fair Chance, Inc. They have been very beneficial in forwarding cell phones to us, informing the public of our mission and donating items to us for fund raising and community use. The H.O.P.E. Team, god's House of Worship, Roland Retirement Club and the Goodwill are all entities that I was able to share their last donation with.. Cheryl and I spoke of several other way that they can hep us. Please support them. They were my very first activations and are very near and dear to me. Youth Fair Chance, Inc. Asset Recycling 701 North Holt Road, Suite 1 Indianapolis, IN 46222 Phone: 317-635-7774 Fax: 317-635-7741 email: dwoodcock@assetrecycling.org alt. email: dwoodcock@iquest.net Summer Jobs. On Saturday I met with William Kennedy to pay him the balance of what what due on the luncheon. He gave me a lsit of summer events that Delia's Ribs will be working (including the State Fair and the Ribfest) and stated that he may need help. I have put OP on his contact list for additional help. If anyone is interested they should contact me. It might be a way to pick up extra cash, but the days are long and hard ad few and far between. I am sure he will allow you to use it as a job reference also. Mina. I spoke twice with Tony Mina of Mina Tailoring Tuxedo-Apparel, who has pledged a large donations to OP. We are actually making plans to do come other things and will be working together on sopme project I 've made him aware of. He's a nice man! Tuesday. On tuesday morning at 7:15 am.m I plan to be downtown art a Rainmakers networking event that was arranged by a member of Smaller Indiana, Scott Emmet. We will then have a power luncheon to discuss the ideas he has for working with OP. I am trying to schedule other meetings while I am in the downtown area on that day. Wednesday. I will be a vendor at the Job Fair. I will be scheduling for our very first Activation Clinic. Pastor Ben will be there to help me as will be my son, Tad (Thaddeus) Saturday. On Saturday, I will be participating in the Fatherhood Summit 9:30 to 3:00 PM at School 51, 3426 Roosevelt Ave. Here are some details on this event. You may be interested in becoming a part of it. If you are a man involved or interested in being involved in your child’s or a child you care about education, please join us on Saturday April 25* Engaging in your child’s education including co-parenting * Legal services and driver’s licenses * Resumes and job counseling * Obtaining affordable health care and insurance for yourself and your child; health education * Financial education Have a frank discussion on education with IPS Superintendent Dr. Eugene White and other IPS officials and staff! Special Presentations on inter-Net Literacy, Food prep demos, HIV/STD education FREE Lunch provided Dozens of other booths with valuable resources just for Men!!!!!!!! FREE RAFFLE for TV and COMPUTER To register by phone call Kamau at 353-7765 Cash Coffers, Fuinding, Moolah, MONEY!. I had hoped that we would be able to start a petty cash fund from the funds raised for the luncheon. We are cash strapped, but we go on as do the expenses. In the summer, we will concentrate more on fundraising so as to build a cash reserve. And, once we have our 501c3, we can apply for funding, but that is months away.. The PayPal account will be up and running soon. It is only an administrative difficulty that won't allow it to function as the account has been set up and is ready to use. IN the meantime we are accepting cash donations and will provide you with a receipt if you need one. If anyone out there would like to make a donations of copies (we needs lots of copies), give me a call. I need copies to take to all events next week and for the job fair and the summit, I estimate around 1000 copies or more (but I can make them a few hundred at a time). As always, it's all in a day's work! God Bless!