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 process to 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 & leading organizing 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 Role 5 - Being the LEAST Desired Role
 President
 Vice President
 Secretary
 Treasurer
 Historian
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Please answer the following questions in complete sentences to 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 LHS & your community.
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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.)
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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?
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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
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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 are NOT 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.
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