Never a favorite of anyone, fundraising is the life-blood of any non-profit organization. When one thinks of the good works that our club does - all of the projects, programs and contributions that we do - it's all made possible by the money we raise. The more needs that we want to address in making Quincy a better place to live, the more funds we need to raise. The needs are great. We currently budget in the area of $35 thousand a year through our special projects fund, and we could easily double that with the needs that are brought to the club.

Macker has been our main-stay fundraiser for 25 years and currently brings in around $20K per year, thanks in large part to the hard of work of Steve Green and Perry Terwelp. The Flags program is gaining momentum and we will be soliciting sponsors again this year to finish with the start-up costs for the program, as well as providing some money for the Veterans Matter program.

This week, we'll hear more about our best opportunity to raise funds since the Laverys brought Macker to us all those years ago. The opportunity is there for our club to raise $50-$70k per year from the Avenue of Lights project. So come take a listen this week as President Jared takes us through what we'll need to do to make this a success!