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project leader
Cyndi O
location
2525A San Jacinto St Ste.126
(Eado, Montrose, Downtown)
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the project

The event is a partnered event with Empowered Hands. Empowered Hands is a small company that specializes in securing employment for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. We are presenting  the 2nd annual Fashion and Art Show; Hearing Across Cultures. The event is befitting  those of the deaf community. The event is in celebration of and embracing the deaf and hard of hearing community.  Hearing Across Cultures will feature mostly deaf artists and designers who will showcase their artwork and fashion as a representation of their individual self, deafness and/or culture. We created this event to give exposure to Deaf, HOH and disenfranchised creatives.   We want the community to see that there are much more to an individual than their disabilities. These individuals are capable of achieving high levels of success.

The funds raised for this event will be going towards providing scholarships awards to the creatives and event expenses. We are aiming to do this event annually.

the steps

Step one: Secure a new event space. August 25, 2023

     Tickets and invitations sent out by July 15, 2023

Step Two: Securing applicants and participants by September 25, 2023

Step Three: Begin marketing September 1 2023

Step Four: Securing volunteers by October 5 2023

Step Five: Begin event related purchases June 1 to October 2023

Step Six: Event Date October 15, 2015

Step Six: Award Winners October 31 to November 3,2023

why we're doing it

We created this event to give exposure to Deaf, HOH and disenfranchised creatives.   We want the community to see that there are much more to an individual than their disabilities. These individuals are capable of achieving high levels of success. The Art and Fashion Showcase will demonstrate the spontaneous talents of the deaf and hard of hearing community. This showcase, is the 2nd annual Empowered Hands hosted event that serves to edify the deaf and hard of hearing community and its supporters. Vi Yan Re, my "brand" was the main reason for the encouragement of this event. I, Cyndi, am also a deaf creative.

budget

Updated budget 8/7/23:

 

Venue: ~$4,000

Materials (which includes monitors for live captioning, portable display walls, vendors' tables, etc): ~$2,300

Insurance: ~$600 (it may be more since we might have a deaf tattoo artist offering onspot service).

 

TOTAL PROJECT FUNDING NEEDED $7,900
ioby Fiscal Sponsorship Fee (5%) $429.35
ioby Donation Processing Fee (3%) $257.61
TOTAL TO RAISE= $8,586.96

 

Original budget:

*Based on last year's estimates of attendees.

Venue: $6,000

Marketing: 2500

Swag bags: 2500

Raffle Prize: 3000

Entertainment: 5000 (out of state deaf entertainer + Live singer)

Catering: 1250

Scholarship awards: 1750

Live Caption: 500 (for 8 hour)

Sign Language Interpreter: 500 (for 8 hours)

 



TOTAL PROJECT FUNDING NEEDED $25,000
ioby Fiscal Sponsorship Fee (5%) $1,359
ioby Donation Processing Fee (3%)
(Donation processing fee does not apply to match funding.)		 $815
TOTAL TO RAISE= $27,174

 

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photos

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donors

  • Heba T.
  • Vi Yan Re, Co.