Part of the "CHANGE CRAFTERS" initiative
Establish a recurring, free, and inclusive summer family festival series ("Unity in the Community") strategically hosted within East Athens park footprints prior to the launch of the new school year. Designed to dismantle geographic separation and cultivate public trust, the event combines recreation (bounce houses, touch-a-truck features with municipal fire/trash vehicles, artisanal crafts, and entertainment) with a high-density civic resource center. This layout allows vulnerable families to connect directly with on-site dentists, healthcare networks, after-school programs, backpack/school supply drives, and regional employment services.
Aggregated physical attendee turnout, family sign-in logs, and volunteer workforce rosters tracked across the festival footprints.
Total headcount of independent corporate sponsors, private merchants, and commercial food vendors actively contributing capital or goods.
Total number of essential safety-net packages, backpacks, clothing gear, and healthcare/dental screenings successfully accessed by families on-site.
Total number of structured, free seasonal resource festival iterations executed across the high-priority East Athens park networks annually.
$7,300 Total Fixed Capital Operational Expenditure Per Event Iteration. • Security: $1,600 (Off-duty pay allocations for municipal police officers modeled at $200 per officer). • Marketing & Promotion: $1,000 (Local printing costs, informational flyers, and advertising campaigns). • Restroom Infrastructure: $950 (Leasing of 8 portable potties and 2 handwashing stations modeled at $95 per unit). • Sanitation Services: $800 (On-site trash receptacle distribution and waste pickup logistics). • Signage & Banners: $500 (Thank-you displays for donors and directional informational banner wraps). • Volunteer Apparel: $500 (Visual branding and identification shirts for the workforce cohort). • Children's Recreational Programming: $500 (Rental, free delivery, setup, and staffing for 3 multi-size bounce houses). • Venue Space Rental: $450 (Shelter reservation, cleanup deposit fees at public parks, or city festival impact fees). • Permits & Fees: $400 (Standard ACCGov event authorization permit at $25, road closure impact fees at $250, and secondary regulatory adjustments). • Event Insurance Coverage: $400 (General liability framework underwriting). • Logistical Base Station: $200 (Central registration tent setups, clipboards, and administrative tools).