Student Veteran Organization

General Meeting: 1/28/2013

Agenda

• Welcome• Old Business• New Business• Budget• Discussion• Adjournment

Welcome!

• Any problems with benefits?• Any problems with classes?• Any problems with Professors?• Any problems in general?

Old Business

• Transformation of the Military Support Group into the Student Veteran Organization

• Creation of the new logo, motto/values, challenge coin, t-shirts.

• Continuing work on SVA Grant project: Business Plan, Budget, and Elevator Pitch

• This grant could be up to $2000 for the Organization

Challenge Coins

Challenge Coins cont.

• Ordering from militarychallengecoins.com• Order will consist of 100 coins at $3.87 per

coin• $125 mold fee which is a one time fee so

if/when we order more coins in the future they will have the design on file

• Total Cost: $512 shipped

T-shirt Design

T-shirt Design cont…

• Ordering from X-treme Silkscreen in Lynn, MA who is the approved vendor for SSU

• Order will be 50 Shirts: 5 small, 5 XL, 20 M, and 20 L. Ideas on sizes?

• $7.70 per shirt• $75 screen print fee (Discounted)• Total Cost: $460 for 50 shirts• Free for members, say, $15 for non members?• Easily used for fundraising

SVA Grant

• We are eligible for a grant if we complete the following:

• Business Plan: We have a BASIC Business Plan that is in the process of being re-done to make it look more like this http://nuweb9.neu.edu/svo/about/business-plan/

• Budget Template: Complete• Elevator Pitch: 5w’s…In Process• The better everything is, the more $$$ we get

Upcoming Events

• Veterans Happy Hour at Tavern in the Square at 7:00p.m.

• Down Range Firearms Training offering Firearms Safety Course(s): Feb 16th?

• Sam Adams and Harpoon Brewery Tours and lunch March 30th

• Ski/ Snowboard trip: need to plan• Trip to Minute Man National Park: need to plan

New Business: Short Term Goals

1. Written Proposal to University outlining Problems/Issues regarding Student Veterans, Recommended solutions, and ways to finance(implement) solutions.

2. This will be done once per semester (completed in April and again in November)

3. Press the University on more details about Student Veteran Lounge4. Platoon Sponsorship: care packages5. Community Service Event6. Graduation Dinner/ Hall of Fame Induction7. Fundraising8. Aggressive marketing campaign to create a “brand” for us and to

make our presence and mission known

New Business: Long Term Goals

1. Written Proposal of Comprehensive Student Veteran Transition Plan

2. Student Veteran Lounge/ Resource Center3. Peer Mentoring Program4. 5K run, walk, and roll5. Military Static Display6. Fundraising

Budget

• We currently have $600 for the rest of the semester. If we use that money, we can request more from SGA for certain events.

• We are lucky enough to have the backing of Sam and Ted’s Office for some but not all of our expenses.

• We will develop and propose a more complex budget for next year to support our initiatives, programs, and events.

• Our events will require a significantly large initial investment but will pay for themselves.

Discussion/Questions?