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By JESSALYN KIRCHHOFF<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FHSU Economics Club is hosting their first-ever Valentine\u2019s Day fundraiser tomorrow evening from 5:00-8:00 pm in partnership with Defiance Brewing Co. at their Downtown location at the corner of Fort and 7th St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis event was designed to give couples another option for their date night on the well-known holiday of Valentine’s Day,\u201d Defiance Downtown General Manager Amanda Sloan said. \u201cNot only are we looking to provide another option of venue, but one with outstanding prices!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-President of the FHSU Economics Club, Nate Egan speaks on the difficulty of fundraising for clubs and organizations on campus and the solution most clubs have resorted to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOutside of Oktoberfest, many of the clubs here at Fort Hays don\u2019t have many other big fundraising opportunities. In solution to this, many clubs have begun partnering with local businesses for a small percentage of their proceeds,\u201d Egan said. \u201cNot only does this serve as a \u2018low maintenance\u2019 fundraising experience for the organization, but it doubles as a mutually beneficial event for the business as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sloan picks up this thought where Nate leaves off from the business side of the partnership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe love partnering with different organizations in the district to really reach out to not only the community that I personally have called home for so long, but to connect with the people that have newly joined our great town,\u201d Sloan said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sloan continues by stating these partnerships welcome so many different people to the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhether people were either unaware of our existence or just unfamiliar with the community of Hays, such as students new to FHSU from out of town, partnering with the university boosts our visibility within the community,\u201d she said. \u201cPartnerships like the Vday special with the Econ Club allows us as a business to give back to those organizations and help them grow while also bridging the gap between FHSU and the city of Hays.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to this being the first Valentine\u2019s Day fundraiser that the Economics Club has ever hosted, to Sloan\u2019s knowledge this is the first ever \u2018Valentine’s Day Special\u2019 that Defiance Downtown has also hosted. Sloan expresses her extreme excitement to potentially make this an annual event that students and community members alike would look forward to each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe would absolutely love to make this an annual event for the community and\/or organizations on campus,\u201d she said. \u201cWe have loved working with the Economics Club, but if they are ever unable to participate, we still hope to make it a fun and exciting event for years to come at Defiance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Egan shares a similar sentiment regarding an annual event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHaving a statement-piece fundraiser for the Economics Club would be phenomenal for the club\u2019s finances and our presence in the community,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sloan emphasizes the importance of FHSU and local Hays businesses partnering with each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis opportunity lets people know that we are here, and gives them another option for dining experiences. Our downtown location is closely located to the FHSU campus and offers great food at great prices, further helping those college kids that are eating out on a budget,\u201d she said. \u201cIt also brings people together that may not normally spend time together. Therefore only tightening our bond between FHSU and our community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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