2013 RULEBOOK - Thon

Rulebook
2013 Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon
2.2.7.1. All Alternative Fundraising Events, which are defined as any type of
fundraising event other than canister, corporate, mail, or online solicitation
must be registered on THINK (www.think.psu.edu).
2.2.7.2. All Alternative Fundraisers must be held within the Fundraising
Window.
2.2.7.2.1. All requests must be submitted by February 1, 2013 at the
latest. Anything submitted after this date will be denied.
2.2.7.2.2. No Alternative fundraisers may take places after February 12,
2013.
2.2.7.3. Organizations may contact donors starting on September 15, 2012,
In which case they must submit the new donor request form found on
the Alternative Fundraiser Registration page.
2.2.7.3.1. NOTE: only donors for alternative fundraisers may be
contacted starting on this date. All other donors may be contacted
starting September 28, 2012.
2.2.7.4. Registration is accomplished by completing the form provided online on
THINK under the ‘Request Fundraiser’ link. Failure to register an
Alternative Fundraiser will result in the gain of five (5) points. Penalties
associated with five (5) points include: meeting with appropriate member(s) of
the Overall Committee, 100% loss of funds raised at given occasion, loss of
pass(es), loss of dancer couple(s). A complete list of points and all associated
penalties is available in Appendices D and E.
2.2.7.4.1. All Alternative Fundraising event requests must be submitted on
THINK at least 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE EVENT or they will be
immediately denied.
2.2.7.4.1.1. Organizations are able to edit all alternative fundraisers up
until the time when the request is either denied or approved.
2.2.7.4.2. When submitting an Alternative Fundraiser Request, be sure to
include absolutely all details of the fundraiser in a THOROUGH
description. Any request that does not contain the necessary detail will
require a revision to the request and will delay the approval process.
2.2.7.5. The nature and name of the event must be THON appropriate. If it would
not be appropriate for a Four Diamonds Family to attend, it should not be
submitted.
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