By JAMES BELL
Hays Post

At 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Toepfer Board Room of the Rockwell Administration Center, 323 W. 12th, volunteers will again meet to continue organizing a campaign supporting the upcoming Hays USD 489 bond election.

The bond would be used to fund an estimated $94 million plan to upgrade facilities throughout the district.

Anyone interested in volunteering has been asked by the district to attend the meeting.

Five committees have been set up for the campaign in an effort to continue spreading information about the bond and works in conjunction with information sessions set up by the district administration. The committees work to advocate for the bond issue, a necessity for the election as Board of Education members and administration cannot advocate, only inform voters on the details of the bond issue.

The five committees that are being organized have different purposes, but generally work to support the bond issue. The district describes the committee as follows:

• The Fundraising Committee will help identify the budget for the campaign and solicit donations.
• The Public Relations Committee will help brand the bond issue, provide materials for the website and social media outlets, and hold community events.
• The Voter Participation Committee will assist others in registering to vote and encourage voter responsiveness.
• The Speakers Bureau Committee will seek opportunities to make public presentations to organizations and serve as an advocate in support of the bond.
• The Volunteer Committee will help generate volunteers to organize general educational materials for the bond election, as well as help the other committees if and where possible.

Anyone interested in volunteering can call Sarah Wasinger at 785-623-2400, Ext. 112, or by email at [email protected].