First Reading: Second Reading: Pass: Other: March 20, 2012 Bill 10-11-S. Funding to Support and Sponsor WKU Cares Tee Shirts PURPOSE: For the Student Government Association of Western Kentucky University to allocate $350.00 to purchase 50 WKU themed tournament t-shirts, to support WKU Cares; a campaign to support the Western Kentucky branch of the RedCross in Madisonville, Kentucky. WHEREAS: The t-shirt design promotes WKU school spirit and success, by acknowledging our basketball team’s recent achievement in the NCAA tournament, and WHEREAS: These t-shirts cost $7.00 to make and will be sold for $12.00 –with $5.00 proceeds donated to WKU Cares. The t-shirts will be for sale to all WKU students, faculty, staff, as well as to the community, and WHEREAS: All profits from the shirt will go directly towards tornado relief efforts in both the Western Kentucky region of the state and in other parts of Kentucky affected by the recent tornadoes. This campaign directly supports our own WKU students, alumni, family, and friends of WKU, and WHEREAS: With our Student Government Association logo added to the back design, our support to both WKU athletics for the Hilltoppers successful basketball season and the Western Kentucky disaster relief branch of the Red Cross will be more visible. Such support will increase our public relations outreach to both campus and the community, and WHEREAS: GO TOPS! THEREFORE: For the Student Government Association of Western Kentucky University to allocate $350.00 from general Senate funding to purchase 50 WKU themed tournament t-shirts, in support of WKU Cares; a campaign to support the Western Kentucky branch of the Red-Cross in Madisonville, Kentucky. AUTHORS: Keyana Boka Kelley Boothe SPONSOR: Campus Improvements Committee CONTACTS: Billy Stephens Kendrick Bryan Stephanie Scott Devon Hilderbrandt Mallory Treece