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Fundraising is a vital
part of the Ripon Sea Lion team. Without fundraising, the
cost of team registration would be significantly higher. We
have chosen to fundraise rather than raise our registration
fees. We will have three fundraisers for the 2009
season. These will include:
Swim-A-Thon
The Swim-A-Thon is
very popular with the kids. We make it fun and rewarding for
all our swimmers. We aggressively seek prize donations from
businesses for this fundraiser. The kids earn tickets for
amounts collected over $25. In addition, we will have prize
opportunities for those collecting larger amounts. We will
provide more information once the season
begins.
Cherry
Sale
The Cherry sale
will involve swimmers preselling 2-pound bags of cherries to
families and friends. Cherries will be provided to our team
at a cost so that we can sell them at better than store prices and
still make a profit for our team. The Cherry sale will be
held during May.
Fourth of July Fireworks
Booth
The Fireworks booth
has the potential for raising a significant amount for our
team. We will have the booth open the week of July 4th.
The booth takes a considerable amount of time to operate and the
Sea Lions need every family to volunteer their time. This
year we will be collecting a $100 deposit from every family for
their time in the fireworks booth. This deposit will be
collected at the time of registration. However, the check
will not be cashed unless the volunteer requirement is not met for
the fireworks booth. Checks will be returned the week
following the 4th of July for all who have
volunteered.
Anything the team
can raise over and beyond our actual costs, goes directly back
into the team. Last year we purchased an addition to the
score board.
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