Hey there, I want to apologize for taking so long to get all the Murph info out seeing as it has been nearly a month. As you can imagine, the move to the new space at the beginning of June took my attention away from everything else that is important like wrapping up "Murph", and moving our Charity Drive forward. So again, thanks for your understanding and patience!
Here is a link to the
video from this year's Murph and here is a
link to all of the photos we took.
In terms of $$$ donated to the Wounded Warrior Project, I think we will do really awesome next year. Some of our expenditures this year, like t-shirts and graphics, were unexpectedly high compared to past years and here is how it all breaks down:
Flyers and Graphics - $500
T-Shirts - $381.58
Total expenses: $881.58
In 2008/2009 we had all of the graphics/flyer stuff donated to us, however, we weren't given access to the files that were created so we had to start from scratch this year, which was expensive. Next year, we won't have to pay a dime for this other than for the printing, which is pretty cheap compared to the graphics work.
We used the same t-shirt company this year as we have in past years and they said they would give us the same rates, and then increased their rates nearly by 50% when it was time to pick up! We will find someone willing to give us good service and rates for next year.
Our total income for the Murph Challenge was $910.
This means that we will only be donating $28.42 this year! I am not happy with this and we can and certainly WILL do better next time. In our new space, considering how many participants we can have next time and that our expenses will be less, we will be positioned to make a real difference next year!