Fair for the

Hosted by
Future
November 5th, 2015
Megan
Goldammer
Raveena Jain
Bailey Lawson


Good Morning Everyone

DISD vs Surrounding
ISDs

Surrounding Districts include

the following ISDs: Allen,
Arlington, Birdsville, CarrolltonFarmers Branch, Coppell,
Denton, Forney, Fort Worth,
Grand Prairie, Frisco, Garland,
Grapevine-Colleyville, Highland
Park, Irving, Lake Worth,
Lewisville, McKinney, Mesquite,
Plano, Richardson, and

DISD College
Readiness
Dallas ISD has 85% of
its students coming
from low income
families
Transitioning from high
school to college
More students are
graduating high school
but are not prepared
for college

Half Price Books

Largest family-owned chain bookstore

company in the US
126 bookstores all over the US
44 located in Texas
20 in the DFW metroplex

Committed to the community

Provide people with the tools and skills to become

readers
1,653,077 books donated in 2014
Believe reading is for all ages

Book Buddies
What is Book Buddies?
A personal tutor for
1st/2nd/3rd grade
students to help
comprehension and
vocabulary
Children not reading well by
3rd-grade are 4 times less
likely to graduate from high
school on time
Book Buddies needs help
with:
Literacy Tutor Guides

Our Mission
Our mission is to assist
Book Buddies with their
improvements in the Dallas
Independent School District
by providing them with
$125,000 and 15,000 book
donations needed to
continue educating all DISD
elementary students for
success.

Dallas Regional Chamber of

We will lead the Dallas
region to become the most
Commerce
economically prosperous region.

To drive improvement in public education

Increase high school graduation rate
Prepare students to be College and Career Ready
Drive strong workforce
Increase advanced degrees among residents

Fair for the

First Annual
Future
Fair for the
Future
Promoting literacy
necessity for the youth
Hosted by Half Priced
Books
All proceeds go to Book
Buddies of DISD

Book Drive
Bounce
Houses
Obstacle
Courses
Face Painting
Balloon
Animals
Dunk Tanks
Bingo
Bean Bag
Toss
Music
Cakewalk
Popcorn
Hot Dogs
Cotton Candy

Location
William Blair Jr. Park
3000 Rochester St, Dallas, TX 75215
983 Acres

When:
Saturday, April 23rd
10am-5pm

Advertising
Through DISD
75,000 fliers for elementary
students
Newsletter ad for middle
schools and high schools
Daily Morning
Announcements
Schools Websites

To the Public
20,000 bookmarks
distributed
Posters in window display
Radio Ad through KERA
stationKXT 91.7

The Workforce
Volunteers
High School Outreach
Athletic Programs
National Honor Society
Book Clubs
College Outreach
Athletic Programs
Service Organizations
Liberal Arts
Majors/Organizations

Chamber of Commerce
10 Volunteers to participate
DISD/Book Buddies members

The Workforce
Work Stations:

TOTAL: 250
Volunteers
3 Shifts
Each shift 4 hours

Supervise Stations/Activities
Event Guides
Setup/Closing committee
Parking Attendants
Serve Food

Budget Breakdown
Advertising

$10,545.50

Activities

$8,762.50

Necessities

$3,700

Speciality
People

$6,750

Facility

$8,000

Miscellaneous

$4,838

Drinks

$6,250

Food

$12,190

Total:
$61,036

Revenue from
Donations
Admis
$5
6000
$30,0
sion
for
Adults

00

Admis
sion
of
Kids
(0-11)

$3

Ticket
Purch
asing
for
Attrac
tions

$.25

9000

$27,0
00

Donation Total:
$185,750
510,0Expenses
$128,
Total:
($61,036)
00
750
Chamber Donation 25% of Costs:
$15,259
$139,973

Who Benefits from Fair for the

Future?
DISD/Book Buddies: the program that directly
benefits the children of DISD in the 1st, 2nd,
and 3rd grade.
All proceeds and book donations go towards Book
Buddies
Estimate of 15,000 books to be donated
Awareness for the program

Half-Price Books:
Increase customer awareness
Builds on existing book driver charity


Thank you for your time.

Questions?