Re: English 202D Canning Rules & Regulations Proposal Help
Pierre Maurelli
I would gladly answer any questions you have regarding our position, canning issues and the challenges we face and I am sure the others would to.
FTK,
Pierre
Hi Safety Captains,
My name is Caitlin Dunn. I am a THON 2012 Special Events Captain. This semester, I am enrolled in English 202D, and I am doing my final proposal on the canning rules and regulations. After meeting with Mairead, she said you would be an excellent source for my paper. I was wondering if I would be able to ask you questions via email in regards to your captain position, canning issues, and challenges. Thank you so much!
FTK,
Caitlin
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Caitlin Dunn
Thank you so much for helping out with this project! Below is an overview of my resolution recommendation relating to how THON can improve the education of the THON Rule Book to the THON community (beyond the Overalls, Captains, and THON Chairs). Mairead shared with me that the Fundraising Safety Captains have been putting together different documents to better educate the THON community on the rules to ensure safer and legal canning practices. Read over the resolution recommendation. I would love to hear your insight. I have also included some questions below to learn more about your roles and responsibilities. Would you be able to answer these questions by the end of this week?
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Recommendation Overview:
For my resolution recommendation, I am suggesting that THON develops a
committee within Rules and Regulations or a fundraising THON captain committee
that will focus on researching and working with municipalities and stores in
developing and enforcing proper canning procedures. For example, students tend to run into the
streets when they are canning on street corners to get money from drivers in
the inside lanes. Canners have also canned on street corners or outside of
stores without receiving permission or permit.
Due to these issues, this committee will act as the liaison between
municipalities and THON canners. These
captains will be selected during the spring semester. Throughout the summer, they will be working
with states and municipalities where students can to develop rules and safety
and legal precautions. For example,
municipalities may suggest that if students are canning on the streets, they
must wear brightly colored safety vests or hold brightly colored signs. Once
the school year begins, these members will be paired up organizations that
fundraise and participate in THON. They
will work closely with these organizations to educate them on canning
procedures, the THON Rule Book, and consequences of their behavior through
attending organization meeting to present PowerPoints on the rules and
regulations. This will prepare all volunteers for SORAAC exam and better
oblige to rules. The SORAAC is an
assessment on the THON Rule Book. Currently, only THON chairs and
captains need to pass the exam to participate in fundraising events like
canning. However, in my resolution, every canner would be obligated to
take the SORAAC and pass it before canning. They would also have to sign
the exam promising that they would follow these rules even if it meant losing
out on a donation. In addition, they will verify canning locations and permits
prior to canning weekends and debrief with them after if there were any safety
or legal issues. In addition, this committee
will revise THON’s incentives to reward canners and their organizations for
safe and legal canning practices instead of primarily for fundraising
achievements because self-interest is a driver in fundraising and canning
behavior (Critcher, 2011). Overall, the
improved communication between THON, states and municipalities, and canners
will resolve this issue, and keep canners safe and out of legal trouble.
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Questions:
- What are the roles and responsibilities of a Fundraising Safety Captain?
- Do you conduct the meetings with organizations that have not complied with the rules?
- What are some of the challenges of your captain positions?
- What are some of the common canning issues?
- What do you think causes the canning issues you discussed in the previous question?
- What measures are you taking to prevent these issues?
- Discuss how you developed the canning/fundraising documents.
- What changes can be made to better educate the THON community on the canning rules?
FTK,
Caitlin