Description
The 7th annual YMCA Presidio Aquatics Club Swimathon is Friday,
February 12, at 4pm. There will be a celebration to
follow. Swimathon materials have already been sent out to you
via email.
WHAT IT IS:
A SWIM-A-THON is an hour-long event during which swimmers try and
swim as many laps as they can. Prior to the event swimmers will
ask friends and family to pledge an amount of money per lap swum.
Therefore, the farther a swimmer swims on the day of the event, the
more money they will raise for their
team.
BENEFITS
A SWIM-A-THON is a great way to raise money for much needed funding
and supplies that will benefit the team throughout the year. For the last three years,
the Pirates have been able to raise enough money to support the
team for the entire following year. The swimmers personally benefit
from a great self-motivated workout while taking pride in raising
money to help support their team.
SPONSORS:
As the holiday season is approaching, this is a prime opportunity
to ask for the support of your family, friends, and
co-workers.
VOLUNTEERING:
On the date of the event, we will need parent volunteers to help
count the laps for the swimmers. In addition, we will need
volunteers for the “after party.” As this is a mandatory team
event, at least one volunteer is expected from each family.
SUPPLIES:
Each swimmer will be given a packet of supplies and information,
which will include the fundraising envelope that the swimmer uses
to collect pledges and a fundraising letter that can be used to
help solicit pledges.
PARTICIPATION:
All swim team members are required to participate in the swim. No one is required to get
sponsorship.
WHILE RAISING MONEY:
It is essential that anyone who donates to our event know how his
or her donation will be used. Be sure to tell your sponsors
that this is a YMCA event and all proceeds will go to benefit the
swimmers and the team and is completely tax deductible. Also, make sure sponsors know how
much they are potentially donating. If a sponsor donates a dollar a
lap, they well could owe over $150 after the event depending on the
distance the participant swims. (Remember 1 lap = 25 yards, and
typically in an hour and a half workout we swim between 100-150
laps). If someone
wants to donate a dollar a lap, great! But please educate them before
they do so.
DUE DATES:
Envelopes with all pledges filled out will be due Friday, January
22th. Swimmers will be
responsible for collecting the pledges they raised. Pledges will be collected after
the event and are due Friday, FEBRUARY 12th. PLEASE HAVE ALL OF YOUR PLEDGES
COLLECTED BY THE DUE DATE.
AFTER THE EVENT:
DO NOT
collect any donations until after the SWIM-A-THON on February
12th. At
this time the numbers of laps completed in the SWIM-A-THON will be
totaled and a request for pledges letter will be given out to help
swimmers collect from their sponsors. PLEASE HAVE ALL OF YOUR PLEDGES
COLLECTED BY THE DUE DATE!
Thank you all so much for your support. We all look forward to continuing
to strengthen the success of the wonderful Pirate
team!
