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Before Thanksgiving Break, NPBid applied for a grant from Target. NPBid took a business trip to the Super Target in Southport on November 13. When we arrived to Target, we brought the tax papers, as well as a printed out version of our request. We wrote a letter, similar to the Meijer proposal we did the week before. We took those papers to Target and gave them to guest service to be reviewed. I got in contact with a manager there, and she has not replied to my phone calls as of now. I know that she has received the grant request, but we have not yet heard back from her. While we were in Target, we walked around the store to get an idea of what we would purchase for NPBid. We could not meet the original person we contacted because they were hiring and training new employees that day. So, we turned in our papers, turned in our proposal, and walked around Target in order to get an idea of what to purchase. Update: Build-a-Bear Grant Unfortunately, NPBid got denied from Build-a-Bear. Build-a-Bear denied our request of 24 stuffed bears because they stated that they receive hundreds of requests, and can only fill a certain amount of them. Although we are upset that our request got denied, we are still trying to receive donations from other companies around Indiana. This is another example, just like the Kroger grant, that not everything always goes to plan, but we are sticking with the process in hopes of making a positive impact on the kids at Riley. NPBid Side Project Mr. Large has given NPBid the opportunity to begin a side project. We are still very dedicated to NPBid, but as of now, we are in a tough position. We are having a hard time finding a platform for our website, and we cannot find any more grants online where we have looked. So, as a group, we have decided to transfer our project over to a side project called a Breakout Box. A breakout box is constructed with a series of locks that students of a classroom have to unlock in order to solve a puzzle. The members of NPBid are making our own Breakout Box with a series of locks. We aren't certain as to what the puzzle is going to entail, but we are very excited to be starting this project. Our plan is to choose a classroom, create a puzzle with clues and locks, and then present it to a classroom so that they can then solve the puzzle. These puzzles are related to the classroom material that the class is learning about. We are very eager to learn how to create a Breakout Box and can't wait to begin our own.
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