E-Week is on the way and so is the annual
Engineer’s Day at the Austin Children’s Museum
organized by ASCE. Help kids build a hoop glider
and see how far it goes… Watch how high they can
build a newspaper tower that supports a golf
ball… Lend a hand to help them build all kinds
of structures with spaghetti and marshmallows –
you’ll be surprised at their creativity!
Saturday, February 13th,
the Austin Branch ASCE and the Greater Austin
Contractors and Engineers Association (ACEA)
will jointly host the 9th Annual
Engineer’s Day at the Austin Children’s Museum!
ASCE is seeking volunteers to commit to one of
two shifts. Pass the word to anyone else who may
be interested! Volunteers can choose a morning
shift from 9:00 to 12 noon, or an afternoon
shift from 11:30 to 2:30. We anticipate up to
400 children will attend throughout the day.
Training will be minimal and take place just
before your shift. You will also receive a
certificate for PDH credit.
We’ve had over 200 children attend each day over
the last eight years. The children’s Museum
does still charge admission on the day of the
event, and we make an effort to obtain
sponsorship money to pay for as many admissions
as possible, in order to encourage attendance at
the event. The Austin Branch and ACEA are
helping fund the admissions, however we need
another admissions sponsor to assist at the
$1,000 sponsorship level. Admissions sponsors
have the opportunity to display a banner at the
museum if they would like. Additionally we are
looking for general event sponsors at $150 or
$250, and activity table sponsors at $500 to
fund supplies for the activities and give-aways
for the kids. In exchange for your sponsorship,
your company name will be included on all press
kits/media announcements, printed promotional
materials handed out to the children and museum
guests and on a display board at the museum on
the day of the event. Table sponsors will
additional get their company name on a sign at
an activity table. If you wish, you may also
provide small give-away items with your company
name/logo to be placed in the take-home goody
bags the kids receive.
If your firm is interested in sponsoring the
event, or if you have any questions, please
email or call a PR Committee Member:
Linda Barlow at
lbarlow@hvj.com ;
Sharon Hamilton at
Sharon.Hamilton@ci.austin.tx.us ;
John Conquest at
JDCONQUEST@mactec.com ;
Cesar Calderón at
calderon@guerra.com;
or
Sally Bittick at
sbittick@hntb.com.
Check out our cool flyer!!
