MKAP Educational liaisons (8-10) board members Jamie King and Lori Goodsell. Will include getting flyers distributed and/or in newsletters/or speaking to groups regarding tshirt sales, brick sales, tile sales, raffle tickets, event ticket sales, bag program, penny drives and all other events. Groups served include Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Pudding Hill, Steeple School, Eames Way, South River, Gov Winslow, Martinson , Daniel Webster, ABC Daycare, Beansprout, Bright Horizons, Cherubs, Kindercare, Homestead Family Daycare, Jack & Jill, Miss Hannah's preschool, Oceanside Pre-K, Rec Dept Preschool, South Shore Head Start, Tots and Pops Family daycare, etc.

Visibility committee (3-5) Board member John Vallier constantly researching and monitoring all local events and getting MKAP a spot. School and other liaisons advise these folks of events we can participate in for entry into database (ex: preschool open house, octoberfest, easter egg hunt)

Large event committee (10ish) board member Meghan Enwright Break into subgroups of 2-3 to work on upcoming large events, star market, comedy night, family day, webster house wine tasting, etc

Small event committee (6-10) board member Sarah Guilfoyle engage in all aspects of planning of smaller fundraising events, i.e. playhouse raffle, Scalliwags, ToyBox, restaurant fundraisers, carwash, etc.

Staffing committee (15-25) board member Shauna Ambrose . Two folks to help Shauna coordinate staffing for events and another 10-18 to actually staff table and/or work at events, selling tshirts, donation jar etc, outside of grocery stores and at visibility events.

Media Relations Committee (3-5) board member Elizabeth Zimmer and Matt McDonough advertising in local televised, radio and print media. Prepare written documents for same. Obtain ad space as needed in local media.

Correspondence Committee (4-6) board member Jen Cedrone prepare and transmit thank you notes acknowledging all donations of cash, items and in kind services. Track notes written and items received for acknowledgement on website. Prepare other solicitation letters for local businesses and transmittal of same.

Grant Research/Writing Committee (4-6) board members Jen Cedrone and Charlotte Tilden-Jen will be grant writing coordinator (tracking grants applied for, status, deadlines and results), Charlotte will be content editor, reviewing the written grants for compliance with requirements prior to submittal. There are a number of grants available for playground projects. Some are from banks (like Eastern, Citizens) and others from bigger business (Hamburger Helper, Nike) all of which would be available to a project like ours. Ideally those who have worked in the area of grantwriting, advertising, public relations or other areas requiring written advocacy would be preferable.

[b]Fundraising Committee[/b] (8-12)-board members Elizabeth Zimmer and Jen Cedrone calling local businesses (including those near but not in Marshfield) for their support, providing correspondence committee with letters and addresses of businesses requiring letters, visiting businesses making in person requests for monetary and in kind donations.

Publicity Committee (6-10) board member Tony Pina make and hang signs and fliers for events. Leave fliers at local businesses and municipal locations. Assist Tony in making and hanging of large signs and banners and removal of same when event is completed.

Community Organization committee (6-8) board members Jamie King, Lori Goodsell, and Matt McDonough act as liaison between MKAP and various community organizations including but not limited to Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis, Brooks Singer Foundation, Newcomers, Sons of Italy, Knights of Columbus, Veterans Assoc, Community League, Seaside Gardeners, North Community Church, Trinity, St. Christine's, Safe Harbor Foursquare, Marshfield United Methodist Church, First Congregational, Saint Anns, Assumption etc.

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