Allocations

The Breakfast Exchange Club of Gurnee has made financial contributions in the amount of $14,810 to the following organizations that each in their own way supports the mission of Exchange Club in the prevention of child abuse. The Exchange Club raises the funds to make these contributions through the Salad in the Park and Ribfest fundraisers.
The organizations include:

Arden Shore
A Safe Place
Aid for Women,
Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Boys and Girls Club
CASA
Camp Jorn
Catholic Charities
Kids Korner
Lake County Haven
Lake County Drug Court
Lake County Advocacy Center,
Maristella
Northern Illinois Food Bank
Mary Pat Maddex Place
Nicasa
Warren Township Youth Services
Youth Build
Zacharias.

February, 2010

Dear Organization,

The Breakfast Exchange Club of Gurnee is an all-volunteer service organization of men and women wanting to serve their community, develop leadership skills among our youth, promote Americanism and aid in the education and prevention of child abuse. Our club, chartered in 1985, serves the greater Gurnee / Warren Township area.

As we begin our 2009-2010 allocations process, part of our financial responsibility to our membership is to learn more about those organizations that have been identified as prospective recipients of Exchange donations and/or grants, of which your organization is one.

If you would like to be considered for a donation from Breakfast Exchange Club of Gurnee, please complete the enclosed application. If you feel additional information is warranted, please include it with your response to the application.

Please direct your response to the following address:

Breakfast Exchange Club of Gurnee
P.O. Box 494
Gurnee, IL 60031
Attn: Allocations Committee

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. I can be reached via phone at 847-596-5630 or by e-mail at pdagley@dist50.net.

On behalf of our members and friends, I thank you for your time and your input. Please submit your application as soon as possible. Recipients will be expected to attend one of our meetings later this spring to receive their check.

Respectfully,

Penny Dagley
Allocations Committee Chair

FUNDING APPLICATION

Mission: Exchange is a group of men and women working together to make communities better places to live through programs of service in Americanism, Community Service, Youth Activities and our national project, the Prevention of Child Abuse.

1. Organization Name: _______________________________________________

Contact Person: ________________________________
Phone number: _________________ email address: _____________________

Please share your tax status:

2. Define your area of service, your "specialty". Briefly define, recap the scope of activities:

3. How do your services relate to our mission?

4. Define the demographics of your client base:

5. Define your geographic service area. What percentage of the funds provided will be allocated within Warren Township?

6. What is your approximate annual budget? What percentage is funded by:

a) Federal or state grants
b) Foundation grants
c) Religious group donations
d) Corporate donations
e) Individual donations

What has the trend been over the past three years?

7. What percentage of your revenues supports your administrative costs?

8. Can donations be earmarked for specific activities within your service area(s)?

9. Would you be willing to open your facility for a tour and on-site presentation? Who would be the contact person to arrange this?

10. Are there additional ways in which the Breakfast Exchange Club of Gurnee members could provide support to your organization (e.g. volunteering)?

(Please use additional paper to complete form)

The responsibility of the Allocations Committee is to identify local service agencies for consideration of making a donation to support their efforts. These agencies need to reflect our mission, and the area’s of service that we support. Informational packets are mailed to current recipients in January. Local agencies seeking applications and wish to be considered for donations and/or grants from Breakfast Exchange Club, may contact allocations chairman, Penny Dagley at pdagley@dist50.net We request background information on specific area(s) of service, history of service, client demographics, service geography, total funding, other grants or subsidies received, percent of budget applied to services vs. operational expenses etc., This information provides the allocations committee with direction in the granting of an award and a specific dollar recommendation.

Local agencies and programs supported by the Breakfast Exchange Club of Gurnee include: Allendale, Arden Shore, A Safe Place, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Lake County, Boys and Girls Club of Lake County, Camp Anokijig, Camp Jorn, CASA, Children’s Advocacy Center, Christian Youth Theater, Drug Court, Kids Korner, NiCASA, , Northern Illinois Food Bank, Salvation Army, Warren Township Food Pantry, Lake County Foundation for the Prevention of Child Abuse, Lake County Haven, Lake County Council for Seniors, Mary Pat Maddux Place, Warren Township Youth Services, Youth Build, Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center

OFFICERS

Kevin Woodside
President
kevinw@police.gurnee.il.us

Mike Shrake
President Elect
mshrake@gha-engineers.com

Penny Dagley
Secretary
pdagley@dist50.net

Yvette Brandes
Treasurer
Yvette.Brandes@vcGurnee.org

Jan Boettle
Past President 09-10
jan@boettle.com