The Provincial Grand Master appointed WBro David Thompson, PJGD, as Chairman of the Appeal Committee. This Committee consists of the:

• Chairman – Responsible for managing all aspects of the Appeal including the Committee, the funds and all other items relating to the RMBI 2015 Festival.

• Deputy Chairman – is accountable to the Chairman and acts on his behalf in absentia. He will assist in overseeing the success of the Festival and provide support, encouragement and assistance to all those involved. He is also responsible for Festival ‘Road Shows’ including their preparation and production. He will liaise with the Area Festival Managers to arrange dates and presentations.

• Education and Development / Communications – the Chairman of the Education and Development and the Communications Committee serve on the Appeal Committee to co-ordinate with their own people on preparing the ‘Training Package’ for Lodge and Chapter Festival Representatives and other Festival Officers, to design and manage the Festival Website, to ensure that members of the Province are kept informed on all matters relating to the Festival including progress, fundraising activities and important information.

• Fund Raiser – to create and co-ordinate major fundraising activities throughout the Province and facilitate such fundraising in conjunction with the Area Festival Managers, Craft and Royal Arch Executive and local District Teams. Also to arrange raffle prizes and sponsorship as and when required.
  
  
•  Banquets Organiser – To organise and promote the Launch Dinner and any other major special Dinners that occur during the time of the Festival including the Festival Banquet in 2015.

• Marketing – to assist with branding and the promotion of all aspects of the Festival throughout the Province. To be responsible for preparing the Provincial Festival Logo and arranging the production of selected items of Festival Merchandise. Also the circulation and sales of the same. To provide / organise any advertising material which will be required for events and dinners, with special attention given to the Launch Dinner and the Festival Banquet. 

• Secretary – to attend meetings of the Appeal Committee and the Committee of the Area Festival Managers for taking, preparing and circulating minutes. To provide any other secretarial duties that may be required.

• Treasurer - with a background of professional accounting to ensure all monies received are properly accounted for and to produce annual accounts for audit by the Provincial Auditors.
  
  
• A Festival Office Administration Manager was appointed during the summer of 2010 to manage the process of recording donations to the Festival and to administer the stock of merchandise (jewels, ties, hankies, etc). He needs some part-time assistance, primarily in managing the flow of stock and ultimately with processing donations to the Festival. In addition to dealing with queries relating to the paperwork accompanying donations, this assistance will primarily entail entering data onto the Donations Database, held on the 2015 Festival computer in Festival Office. Experience of computerised book-keeping or similar accounting data-entry would be a great advantage.

Below is a list of skills and support we are looking for. Please complete the form HERE to register your interest. Please quote the Reference number on your application. Please ensure you complete all the answers before submitting your form even if that means writing in a nil response. If submitted correctly you should receive an auto-reply by email and the screen will show you a summary of the information you have submitted which can be printed for your own records. This Application form will be sent to David Thompson, the Chairman of the Festival Appeal Committee, who will be in touch shortly.

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