FiCom Semester Additional Funding Requests March 2009 - Week of 9th to 15th

= Thursday 12th =

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: 03-23

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Counselor Advocates
 * Account No: 616
 * Contact Name: Suzanne Elizabeth Buchanan
 * Email: sueb05@hampshire.edu

Other Expenses

 * Description: This request is for $672.00, the cost of dinner at CA meetings for the Spring 2009 semester. The CAs meet from 6-8pm every Wednesday, every week that we are on call, 14 weeks in total (we are not on call during Spring Break, but we met on January 21st and were active on campus in January). Meeting attendance is required to remain active in the program: 15 CAs attend every week. 15 CAs X $4 X 14 weeks =$840. FiCom gave us $168 for the four meetings in February. We are now requesting the remainder of the amount to reimburse the people who paid for food for the unfunded meetings (in January, before FiCom was funding, and in March, when the funding ran out) and to pay for the remainder of the semester's meals. As we are a well established group with a set number of attendees and meetings, we would like to bypass the month-by-month application for food moneys and simply apply all at once. Our mission statement: The Counselor Advocates (CAs) are a student group of fundamental importance to the Hampshire student community. The CAs provide a 24/7 crisis line to Hampshire students - there are two CAs on call at all times to respond to student calls and requests for support. The CAs also provide educational programming that focuses on students' emotional health and well-being. The CA group primarily focuses on providing support and education on issues of sexual assault/harassment and relationship violence. However, we have also broadened our scope to include a wider range of topics that affect Hampshire students - including stress, depression, disordered eating, grief, and substance abuse - because we feel it is important for students to be able to have access to peer support on any issue that might be affecting them. Reasons We Require Food at Our Meetings: -The CAs are an entirely volunteer program - we spend 48 hours on call in a typical week and are not paid for any of it. Since our meetings are from 6-8, prime mealtimes, many of our members would not be able to eat on Wednesdays if we didn't feed them.

-Being on call as a Counselor Advocate is an emotionally draining process. One function of our weekly meetings is to maintain a supportive CA community and provide a safe, comfortable space to deal with difficult emotions that go along with the job. Meeting food is an integral part of this. It's bad enough to be stressed - it's horrible to be stressed and hungry! Thanks for all your work! Love, The CAs


 * TOTAL: $ 672.00

= Monday 9th =

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Approved,  please see FiCom Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: 04-01

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Society for Creative Anachronism
 * Account No: 635
 * Contact Name: Bera Dunau
 * Email: bbd06@hampshire.edu

Equipment Information

 * Name: Renaissance clothing
 * Description: 1 "Archers Over Tunic with Hood" 2 "Hooded Cloak" 1 "Monks Robe (with hood)" 1 "Florentine Medieval blouse" 1 "Bodice (leather)" All of the equipment will come from http://www.medievalcollectibles.com - we know them to be reliable
 * Purpose: The International Society for Creative Anachronism is all about moving yourself to a different time. To do this, we surround ourselves with the things from the past. The best way we do this is to dress the way people once did. We capture the cultures of other times and places through our dress. This equipment will allow us to go to Renaissance fairs and international SCA meets. We can also attend the Historical Reenactment Society events, like the Time Traveler's Ball. The costumes will allow Hampshire students to LARP, such as are organized by Excalibur. It will also be a help to the theater department and people's movies.
 * Storage Location: probably the costume barn in EDH. That way it will be public but protected.

Equipment Expenses

 * TOTAL: $ 368.00 All the items are unisex, though the bodice is designed for women. The robes will be large enough to fit anyone of any height and build. This will give us full costumes for a group of 6 people! The total will be $348 + $20 shipping. It's all really good quality clothing that should last for years. We really hope that we can buy this clothing, so that we can start sending a Hampshire contingent to fairs, festivals and conventions! We can't wait to play our part in the world of Anachronism!

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Pending,  please see FiCom Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: 03-11

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Dude's Austen Troupe
 * Account No: 671
 * Contact Name: David Mansfield
 * Email: dpm06@hampshire.edu

Screening Information

 * Title: Pride and Prejudice
 * Location: ASH 112
 * Description: A dudes-only screening of the BBC's 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen's immortal story of romance and class.
 * Projected Attendance: 30

Screening Expenses

 * Food: $ $100.00 We would like $100 for period food (quinces, mutton, summer sausage, scones, clotted cream). We'd really like the food, since it's a 6 hour movie.
 * Rental: $ We already have the DVDs.
 * Advertising: $ 5.00
 * Other: $ -0-
 * TOTAL: $105.00

Status (for FiCom or COCA use):

 * Decision:  Pending,  please see FiCom Meeting Minutes for more details.
 * Date of Decision: 03-11

Group and Contact Information

 * Name: Society for Creative Anachronism
 * Account No: 635
 * Contact Name: Kristian Brevik
 * Email: kab06@gmail.com

Equipment Information

 * Name: Garden of Simples
 * Description: Potting soil Cheap pots Heirloom seeds spade and rake
 * Purpose: To create a medieval-style Garden of Simples, containing decorative, aromatic and medicinal plants. Will be kept on-campus, in an accessible location, where students can enjoy it. This garden, planted now, will last until next fall. We will then need very little investment to prepare it for next year.
 * Storage Location: Outside of Doughnut 1, near the Farm.

Equipment Expenses

 * TOTAL: $ 160.00 Inexpensive plastic pots - 20 @ $2 ea - $40 Seeds - oleander, marjoram, petitgrain, spikenard, tuberose, et cetera - 10 @ $5 ea - $50 potting soil - 10 @ $5 per 10# - $50 tools - $20