JOHNSON PERMEAMETER™ RAFFLE
VALUED AT $4,700
ALL Proceeds To Go To the Virginia Tech Soil Judging Team Endowment
PURCHASE* FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN
The Virginia Tech soil judging team is part of a registered student organization and the team has a need for an endowment fund. Virginia Tech is one of a few universities in the country that does not have an endowment to support the team. The team gains funds from several sources: 1) fundraising by selling merchandise for about 1/10 of the total, 2) about 1/5 from the Student Government Association, 3) send out letters requesting donations that go into the Foundation interest-earning account for about 2/5, 4) receive reimbursement from the School (department) for about 1/5, and Dr. Galbraith uses other funds to cover the rest and to buy color books, etc. An endowment would not raise enough interest to cover ongoing expenses, but it would cover the cost of attending the regional contest each year (about 1/3 of our annual costs). The minimum amount to establish an endowment is $100,000, and there is currently almost 1/3 of that.
VAPSS will match up to $5,000 of Raffle tickets purchased. Raffle tickets are $50 each.
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