Wednesday, August 3, 2011

SU's Spirit of Shenandoah campaign (as of May 9, 2010)

The following information was collected from SU's Spirit of Shenandoah campaign site link back on May 9, 2010.

Campaign Progress
Overall Campaign Goal: $65.0 million
Raised to Date: $65.1 million 
The overall campaign goal is comprised of the following:

Capital Gifts
The Spirit of Shenandoah campaign seeks philanthropic gifts in support of several building projects—all of which will enhance the experience for Shenandoah students, and, in many cases, members of the community as well. These capital projects include Halpin-Harrison Hall (a new home for the School of Business), Brandt Student Center, a new athletic center and renovations to Armstrong Hall.
Capital Gifts Goal: $29.5 million
Raised to Date: $18.3 million

Endowment
A robust endowment is a sure sign of an institution’s strength and vitality. The Spirit of Shenandoah campaign seeks philanthropic gifts that will build the endowment to a higher level, enabling the university to establish chairs and professorships and to provide additional scholarships and financial aid to deserving students.
Endowment Goal: $32.0 million
Raised to Date: $16.6 million

Operational
From day to day and from year to year, Shenandoah must keep the lights on, maintain our beautiful campus, upgrade technology, compensate staff and faculty, and so much more. Contributions to the Shenandoah University Annual Fund help the university stay vibrant and on course while also allowing for innovative thinking, new programs and a promising future. Annual Fund gifts are particularly critical during the Spirit of Shenandoah campaign, because we must never lose sight of our day-to-day needs. 
Operational Goal: $3.5 million
Raised to Date: $30.2 million
 
About The Campaign
The Spirit of Shenandoah is the most significant fund-raising effort in the history of Shenandoah University. It is a comprehensive campaign that will elevate our institution to a new level of prominence, and it has been quietly building momentum with the generous assistance of many leadership donors who have made Shenandoah their philanthropic priority.

The campaign is motivated by an ambitious master plan developed by faculty, students, administrators and trustees. It enumerates our goals, augments our strengths and addresses the challenges we face as an educational institution in the new millennium. We realize we must better serve our students, alumni and faculty. We also recognize our responsibility to serve our community, region and world. Everything we do at Shenandoah is ultimately about giving students the knowledge, the ethical foundation and the skills to make something special of their lives. The Spirit of Shenandoah is the exciting endeavor that will honor our mission and shape a spectacular future for the university we all cherish.
The Spirit of Shenandoah

$8-13 million
$5-8 million
$9.5-20 million
$7 million
$32 million
$3.5 million
Spirit of Shenandoah Goal
$65 million


Sunday, July 31, 2011

Winchester World Series 10U team moves to 63-2-1 on the year

The 10U Winchester World Series teams moves to 63-2-1 on the year with a 1 to 0 win over the Bellport Braves in the championship game of the Seahore Showdown Invitational tourney at the Sports at the Beach complex in Rehoboth Beach located in Georgetown, DE.

Winchester went 4-0 in pool-play with 8-0 win over Hauppauge Eagles 9U and 12-2 win over the Connequot Chiefs on Friday.  Saturday, Winchester had wins of 8-0 over Marlboro Mustang Gold and 13-1 win over Marlboro Mustangs.

Winchester received a 1st round by in the playoff round and had a rematch with the Connequot Chiefs that resulted in 4-0 shutout by Winchester.  The win setup the championship game with the Bellport Braves as Winchester held on for 1-0 shutout.  Winchester outscored their opponents 46 to 3 in the 3-day tournament.

Follow the 10U World Series results at the following from Aug. 13th-20th:

Pool Play Schedule and Bracket (pdf)

Standings Update

Live Brackets

CAL RIPKEN 10-YEAR-OLD WORLD SERIES


Monday, July 25, 2011

Millwood closure debate ... Is this picture worth a thousand words or not?


Could this be a picture of what's to come IF that Millwood section gets closed in front of SU's OBT?   :)

Have a great day!










Saturday, July 23, 2011

Is the WS event in the hole $75k already and where is this up to 5,000 visitors coming from?



From The Pub's perspective, the 10U World Series event is in the hole $75k already with the loan from WPRD reserve fund for this event.  Going to be interesting if this $75k gets paid back to the WPRD reserve fund or not?

From WincStar on Feb. 24, 2010:
http://winchesterstar.com/pages/view/series.html
The City Council voted 8-0 Tuesday to authorize spending $75,000 to obtain the contract to host the 2011 Cal Ripken-Babe Ruth 10-Year-Old World Series.
The vote came after the council received a revised plan for holding the tournament. The board reviewed the idea during its pre-meeting work session and added the item to its meeting agenda.

Council President Jeffrey Buettner was absent.

Brad Veach, the city’s parks and recreation director, requested $75,000 in reserve funds for the tournament.

That money will be added to a matching contribution from Winchester Baseball to provide $150,000 for contract fees, facility repairs, and operating funds.

Veach said he thought the event would yield at least $75,000 in revenue, which would enable the money taken from the reserves to be replenished.

Council Vice President Art Major asked Veach to put his department’s money where his mouth is, proposing that any reimbursement shortfall be taken from the parks budget for fiscal year 2011. Veach agreed.




What is the up to 5,000 visitors representing?  How did someone come up with that number?

Baseball series could attract 5,000 visitors
And pump up to $750,000 into local economy
July 22, 2011
By Val Van Meter
The Winchester Star
     
Parks and Recreation Director Brad Veach said about $150,000 has been generated, in cash and in-kind donations, to refurbish Yost Field - pictured above, provide transportation, and offer special trips and incentives to the visitors during the upcoming Babe Ruth League, Cal Ripkin 10-Year-Old World Series. 
Winchester Parks and Recreation Director Brad Veach sees 10-year-old baseball players and thinks tourist dollars. 
At Thursday morning's meeting of the Winchester-Frederick County Tourism Board, he told members that the upcoming Babe Ruth League, Cal Ripken 10-Year-Old World Series could bring as many as 5,000 people to Winchester next month.
He added that those visitors could pump $750,000 into the local economy. 
http://winchesterstar.com/articles/view/baseball_series_could_attract_5_000_visitors


Previous supporting posts of interests:
http://thepibbsterspub.blogspot.com/2009/10/financial-impact-on-winchester-if-they.html

http://thepibbsterspub.blogspot.com/2009/10/what-are-economic-multipliers.html

http://thepibbsterspub.blogspot.com/2010/02/2011-10yr-old-cal-ripken-world-series.html

Thursday, July 14, 2011

VHS rebounds from 2008 and has an outstanding year in 2009 for profitability!


Wonder how true this quote is ... "Paper lay still, they can write anything on it"

Did not VHS get a heck'va deal when it was agreed upon with City officials where VHS just pays a flat fee of $750,000 to the City of Winchester when you compare it the profit margins that they are consistently turning out?

Also, the Wellness & Fitness Center had $3,274,581 in total revenue for 2009.

Have a great day!




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