Dear Charity Drive Applicant:

Thank you for your interest in the annual Highland Park High School Charity Drive. The application will close at 3:00 pm on September 5, 2023.

Due to both school-wide and community-wide support, we have been able to make significant donations to some very worthwhile charities.  With this goal in mind, we would like to provide you with some particulars regarding our selection criteria as well as the approximate timetable for the selection process.

Charity Selection Criteria:
• Provide a local connection
• Child-oriented
• Small to medium-sized charity
• Large percentage of funds goes directly to service or research
        (we use the federal guideline of administrative costs being less than or equal to 20%
        as a basis for evaluation)
• Ability to provide HP Charity Drive Club with information, connections and/or manpower for
        fund-raising activities
• Provide  501(c)(3) verification

Please remember this is a student-driven process, so the timetable may be adjusted due to school events. Approximate Charity Drive timeline: 
Sept        Proposals narrowed to 5-8 charities. 5-8 charities send in videos and 3 selected for ballot.
Oct              Students and staff vote for charity drive recipient and recipient
Jan 16 - Feb 15 Charity Drive 2024

Once again, thank you for your interest in our Charity Drive efforts.

Sincerely,

HPHS Charity Drive Committee