Can the Bambu Marketing and Technology Fund be used for charitable events?

We administer the Marketing and Technology Fund in our sole discretion. The Marketing and Technology Fund may be used for applications that promote Bambū shoppes, such as loyalty programs and other specialized applications that can add business to the shoppes, such as catering and charitable events. The Marketing and Technology Fund proceeds may also be used for researching, preparing, maintaining, administering and directing advertising and promotional materials and public relations programs, including production of commercial print, radio, television, magazine, newspaper, Internet advertising, direct response literature, direct mailings, brochures, collateral materials advertising, surveys of advertising effectiveness, Franchisee Advisory Council expenses, convention expenses, social media marketing, and other advertising or public relations expenditures, for any international, national, or regional media. We may also use the Marketing and Technology Fund to pay for the expenses related to researching, developing, implementing, servicing, and operating any technology used in any manner related to the Bambū franchise system or the Bambū shoppes, including any technologies utilized in or related to our website, search engine optimization, reporting of information for Bambū shoppes, the equipment used in Bambū shoppes, and Bambū shoppe computer systems (collectively, the "Technology"). We do not spend the Marketing and Technology Fund's money on soliciting franchisees.

Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 28–38)