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November 10, 2009
Paige Castren
ASB is selling Christmas trees to generate money to buy a color marquee. Activities director Helen Paris found out about this idea when she went to a leadership conference. The long-term goal is to have a color marquee installed within four years. With a color marquee, ASB would have the opportunity to display ads and pictures; now the marquee can only display word messages.
“It will let us do so much more than what we can do now,” ASB president Seth Neumann said.
Leadership students have spent the month of October spreading the word through posters and the daily bulletin.
“Everyone we’ve talked to seems really interested,” Neumann said.
Students have to order the trees by Nov. 18. The different types of trees include Douglas, Noble and Grand ranging in price from $40 to $85. ASB is also selling wreathes and garlands. The trees are from Oregon and will be cut 48 hours before delivery. Students will be able to pick them up Dec. 5 from 9 a.m to 2 p.m. in the senior parking lot.
Even though not everyone celebrates Christmas, Neumann believes this an appropriate fundraiser “because it has a potential to make a lot of money which will benefit students.”
ASB does not have any other fundraisers planned at the moment for the marquee.
