Newsletter · Spring 2001
Spring 2001: deadline month
Grant packets were due, the telethon was weeks away, and the campaign needed volunteers for a very full calendar.
Nine copies, one postmark
Applications for the Spring 2001 technology grants had to be typed, complete, signed by the principal, and mailed as nine copies, postmarked by Friday, March 23, 2001, to the Foundation at PO Box 205, Carlsbad, CA 92018.
Handwritten applications were not accepted, and postmarks after the deadline might not have been considered.
What happens after the deadline
The Foundation reviewed proposals through late March and April, then notified principals in writing no later than April 23, 2001. Awards could carry conditions, and a request could be funded in part.
Every grantee, school, and the district agreed to provide access and documentation for evaluation and promotional purposes — the campaign’s way of showing donors what their money built.
Event season
Junior Carlsbad and the Carlsbad 5000 took over downtown on March 31 and April 1. The Telethon aired March 22. Taste of Carlsbad followed on June 2, with more than 30 restaurants at the Carlsbad Company Stores.
How readers could help
The ask was always specific: register for a race, volunteer at an event, sponsor a segment, donate equipment, or send a gift to the campaign’s PO box. Every option moved the same $1,000,000 goal.
This issue summary is reconstructed from the campaign’s published pages and records. Dates, deadlines, and figures are kept as originally published.