150,000 Dollar Question

We have received our question for the project we are doing. It is as follows:

What can you do to raise $150,000 between May 15th, 2008 (tomorrow) and April 1st, 2009 in order to send 50 High Tech High students to Peru to build a medical clinic?

Though this might sound as though its just a project for a problem solving or economics class--it's really a lot more than that. We need to start the fundraising process. We need to begin to come up with the funds. Most of all, we need to have a plan.

First of all--the first step in that plan--we need questions. They are as follows:

• Who can we get involved? In the school? In the community?
• Which corporations could we get involved?
• What is the money for really (The clinic? The tickets? The hotels/meals, etc?)
• Where could we market this idea?
• Can we move past city boundaries?
• Who should we target? What's our audience?
• What is our timetable?

Starting right now, we're trying to come up with a way to raise that money. You can help. Give suggestions, opinions anything. If you want to donate, contact High Tech High and ask for Darrell McClendon.

Please, we want to help people in Peru!!