The Students Support Sinclair committee held a kick off meeting for the campaign on Jan. 18.
The point of the S3 campaign is to raise the money needed to endow the Student Gift scholarship. The scholarship is awarded every year to students that find themselves in financial trouble toward the end of earning their degree.
“Once we hit $20,000, the scholarship is endowed and we can start awarding them,” Amy Cotterman, vice president of Student Government said. “The point of all the fundraising is to be able to endow.”
With the $20,000 amount in mind, the S3 committee is hoping to raise the money by asking the students of Sinclair to donate to the campaign.
“Hopefully one of the things we’ve learned as Sinclair students is that it’s important to give back,” Cotterman said. “[The campaign] is how we can give back directly to a new generation of Sinclair students.”
Cotterman said if every student at Sinclair gave a dollar, the scholarship would be endowed.
One of the ways to raise money is through what is called the club challenge.
“The club challenge is a challenge issued to all clubs to raise as much as they can for the campaign,” she said.
Cotterman said it is the clubs opportunity to give back to a community (Sinclair) that has given them the jumpstart for a successful future.
Phi Theta Kappa won the club challenge last year, by raising $650, followed by Brite Signal Alliance and the National Society of Leadership and Success.
In total, all the clubs combined last year raised $1,261 and the goal this year is to raise $5,000.
“They are really being challenged and it’s really a big deal this year,” Cotterman said.
To help raise money for the campaign, a student can donate to the Student Leadership Development Office in Building 8 Room 025, the Sinclair Foundation Office in Building 12 Room 201, Starbucks in the library and at all food locations across campus. A student can also buy S3 t-shirts for $10 in the bookstore.
Any questions about the S3 campaign can be referred to Cotterman, at amy.cotterman@my.sinclair.edu.