Prom is the most expensive event the Student Government Association has to pay for, costing up to $40,000. The 2018 class board is paying for the dance this year, with the funds from Candy Grams going towards Prom.
“We are selling candy grams to raise money for our prom,” junior and SGA member Katie Kenny said. “We’re going to make around $400 this year.”
The 2018 class board started selling Candy Grams their freshman year, working alongside the 2017 class board their first year. Currently, each class board is assigned specific fundraisers for the year.
“[During] freshman year we worked with the sophomore board to sell Candy Grams, and we’ve been selling them for Valentine’s Day ever since,” Kenny said. “Other boards have specific fundraisers that they do every year, so we decide which Board has which fundraiser with all of the SGA boards.”
Candy Grams were sold until Feb 13 before being distributed the next day.