FIDM Fashion Club Board Members 2014-2015

FIDM Fashion Club Board Members 2014-2015

FIDM FASHION CLUB @ ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL

Sponsored by FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising

This is the beginning of a brand new club at Abraham Lincoln! We need your best IDEAS to build this club, your VOICE to make your club contributions visible on campus, and your COMMITMENT to make

The FIDM Fashion Club grow and continue to be the best it can be for years to come!

This application will serve as an initial review processto select FIDM Fashion Club Board Members 2014-2015.Completed Board Member applications are

Due By FRIDAY, APRIL 11TH.

Student Name:______High School Grad Year: ______

Home Address:______

Cell Number: ______Home Phone Number:______

Email Address:______

FIDM Club Board duties include BUT ARE NOT LIMITED to the following:

President: Calling meetings to order, Initiating& leading events/workshops/meetings for club members, school, community, motivate club members, attend pre-meetings.

Vice-President:Initiating & leadingorganizing events/workshops/meetings for club members, school, community,motivate club members, attend pre-meetings.

Secretary: Take Roll Record Minutes at each meeting, organizing events/workshops/meetings for club members, school, community,attend pre-meetings.

Treasurer: Organizing/managing fundraising activities, communication with LHS Student

Bank, organizing events/workshops/meetings for club members, school, community,attend pre-meetings.

Historian:Documentation of all activities (Meeting Reports and Attendance records.) Reports must be mailed to FIDM on the 1st of every Month (excluding summer vacation), Organizing events/workshops/meetings for club members, school, community,attend pre-meetings.

PLEASE NUMBER (1 - 5) THE OFFICER ROLE YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR:

1 - Being the MOST Desired Role5 - Being the LEAST Desired Role

President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Historian

Please answer the following questions in complete sentencesto present your VISION of FIDM Fashion Club Business Plan to Ms. Arredondo and potential club members.

I. PURPOSE OF YOUR CLUB

1. CLUB MISSION STATEMENT & GOAL SETTING

What is your proposed Club Mission Statement & Goal Setting?

What is the purpose of your Club? What is your end goal or goals for the Club. BE CREATIVE, but Realistic too. Think about short-term goals (weekly, monthly) and long-term goals (yearly). Write down 3-5 sentences that explain the purpose of your club and list what you want your club to accomplish.

2. FASHION CLUB, SCHOOL & THE COMMUNITY

Start to think about the Fashion Club’s impact on the school and within the community. Make the Club visible! What things can the Club TEACH, SHARE, ASSIST WITH, OR USE to entertain the student body and/or your community? How can LHS benefit from the Club? How can your local community benefit from the Club? Be creative. Write down how your club will POSITIVELY impact LHSyour community.

3. ACADEMICS & CAREER PLANNING

How can you incorporate LEARNING, ACADEMICS, AND CAREER PLANNING into the Club? How can you best prepare your Club members for future careers as designers, merchandisers, stylists, or artists? Identify areas of interest that you can learn more about, and research career opportunities in the fashion, Interior Design, Graphic Design, Digital Media and Entertainment industries. Write down your plan for learning about education and careers in these fields.

II.CREATING CLUB ORGANIZATION

4. PROMOTION & RECRUITMENT

Once you’ve formed a plan for the Club, its time to advertise the Club and recruit interested members Think of this as the MARKETING PLAN for your club. You may want to run announcements on the LHS intercom, create a social media page, have a table on club day, make posters, etc. Write down your ideas for promoting the Club and recruiting new members. (Your plans can change/evolve as you move forward.)

5. MEETING & GUIDELINES

YOU’LL NEED TO ELECT YOUR FIDM FASHION CLUB BOARD (President, Vice President, Treasurer,Secretary) to help you turn your ideas into a working plan and set calendar for the coming year. You might even decide to create committees or appoint certain people to be in charge of different tasks. Clubs should structure meeting times when the Club Advisor can be present. Meetings should be regularly scheduled, with extra time set-aside for Club Activities and Workshops. Write down how often and for how long you think your Club will meet as well as how your club officers will be structured.

III. PLANNING

6. ACTIVITIES & WORKSHOPS

You are required to have at least one activity or workshop with your club per month.

BE CREATIVE! Activities and workshops should be FUN and you should LEARN something new from them. An activity can be simple as making or crafting something together as a group, or as involved as putting on a Fashion Show. Activities can also be field trips and guest speakers. Write down a list of ideas for activities and workshops for an entire school year (please include a minimum of 9 ideas).

SUGGESTIONS: Fun & Educational Field Trips:

Attend mall Fashion Show or FIDM DEBUT Runway Show
Go on a shopping or trend-spotting trip
Visit your local bookstore or library to research trends, learn about fashion history, or check out books on sewing or other activities.

SUGGESTIONS: Guest Speakers:

Contact a FIDM speaker to talk to club members
Cosmetic companies
Retail Stores (buyers merchandisers, managers)
Contact magazine and/or newspaper staff (editors, writers, fashion bloggers)
Contact community and/or recreation departments for interesting/fun instructors
Do you know someone who could be a Guest Speaker?

IV. FINANCE

7. FUNDRAISING

Raising money is not a necessary requirement of the Club, however most clubs do raise money for the things they need to operate the club. Keep COSTS in mind when you are planning your Activities. Think Cheap or even better, FREE!

Make a list of all the things you man need that will require money, then prioritize from most important, to lease important. Now, make a plan for how your group will raise the necessary money, Be sure to really use the help of your Advisor with this task, since she/he will likely maintain your “account” together with the Treasurer.

Write down a list of fundraising goals and ideas - be sure to make it fun and fashionable!

Suggestions: Here are a few ideas:

Put on and charge admission to a Fashion Show
Make and sell crafts
Organize a bake sale

V. Tell us About Yourself!

What other clubs or activities do you participate in? What positions will you hold in those clubs in the 2014-15 school year? And if you areNOT chosen as an FIDM Fashion Club Board Member, would you stay as a member of the Fashion Club?

Organizing big events, independently solving problems, and motivating club members are a few of the challenges FIDM Fashion Club Board Members may face.What SKILLS do you have that would be useful qualities as a FIDM Fashion Club Board member? Are any of these skills specific to the position you are applying for? Honesty is appreciated.

If you have any further ideas, questions, comments, statements, or fears related to this application, please state them here.