Fundraising
Crew receives no financial support from the school or county for equipment, coaches, boats, or insurance. As a self-funded sport, many of our athletes rely on fundraising to participate in it. Donations from friends, family, and our community are tax-deductible and will assist our rowers this season. Thank you for your generosity in supporting our team.
(year-round activity)
RaiseRight is a great way to meet your fundraising goals! Purchase electronic gift cards and earn between 2-28% of the amount spent towards your rower's dues. For example, Chipotle offers 10% back on all orders. Use the phone app to buy a $25 e-gift card, the cashier scans the bar code on your phone, and you've earned $2.50 towards your rower's dues. Every day purchases add up! You are also able to send gift cards to others electronically through the RaiseRight app. Additionally, physical gift cards may be purchased during limited times of the year. Read the RaiseRight Overview to learn how it works and sign up with our club code to start earning towards your rower's dues today!
Leaf Raking
(Fall)
Leaf raking is a great way to meet your fundraising goals. Leaf raking opportunities are available during the fall. Raking season is typically late October, November and ends in December. Athletes work in groups of 4 with an adult. Athletes and their volunteer parents earn $15 per hour + tips. These funds are then applied directly towards the rower's dues. When the opportunity is announced, sign up quickly! Contact leafraking@spartancrew.org if you have any questions!
Bingo
(Spring)
Bingo is offered as a fundraiser in March. This is our largest fundraiser, and we need all of our crew families to participate to make it a success. Volunteers solicit donations from local businesses, package them, and then use them as the Bingo prizes. Athletes sell entrance tickets to earn money directly towards their dues for each ticket sold. For example, an athlete who sells ten tickets will earn $200 towards their dues.
Dining Out
(year-round activity)
Spartan Crew partners with local establishments to receive a percentage of sales for a team fundraiser. This activity does not apply to rowers' accounts and goes to the team as a whole.
Fundraising credits remaining in a rower's account at the end of a season may only be credited during the next rowing season. If a rower leaves a season for any reason and does not return the following season, all fundraising credit in the rower’s account will be surrendered to the club (i.e., rowers may not row one season, sit out the next season, and have fundraising credits held to apply upon their return).
Do you have a new fundraising idea that you would like the team to organize? If so, please share the idea with the VP for Ways and Means at waysandmeans@spartancrew.org.
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