When: Monday, December 19*
Tuesday, December 20*
*These are the dates we have selected. However, if you are unable to do it at that
time, you can do it any day that week.
Just check with the lead coach on deck the day you will swim your laps
and he/she will sign the Certification Sheet.
Where: At the Montclair YMCA, during practice
sessions.
We will be having our 2005 Swim-A-Thon to raise money
for the Club. This is our team’s biggest
fundraiser and our goal is to raise $12,000.00. A percentage of our proceeds raised will also
go directly to the Special Olympics of Essex County. The remainder stays to help with Club
finances. In previous years, we have
purchased our Colorado System, Club banners, record boards, etc. Your contribution will enable the team to
give swim caps for all new swimmers on the team, swimmers will go free to the
Club banquet at the end of the year, main-tenance of the Colorado system,
replacing the lane lines and so many other items that are invaluable for
running our team.
Here’s how the Swim-A-Thon works: We are
looking for 100% participation
from our swimmers. Swimmers go out and solicit
sponsors who will either pledge a flat donation or “per lap” that they swim
(maximum of 200 laps). Parents, please
check at work about matching
funds/corporate sponsorship for either the Montclair YMCA or Special
Olympics (Your personnel office should provide you with the necessary
information and forms.). Once the
swimmer completes the laps on either December 19th or 20th
and has the coach sign the Certification Sheet, he/she can then collect the
pledges from the sponsors.
Timeline for our 2005 Swim-A-Thon:
November 22nd: Swim-A-Thon packets are distributed.
November 25th: Thanksgiving. A good time to ask family & friends to
sponsor you.
December 19th:
Swim-A-Thon!
December 20th: Swim-A-Thon!
January 5th: Swim-A-Thon
pledges are due.
January 16th: Top earners
will be announced. Look for this on the
Y Dolphins bulletin
board.
What’s in your Swim-A-Thon packet?
ü
Sponsor Sheets.
(Extra sponsor sheets are on the MYM bulletin board.)
ü
The Incentive
Sheet.
ü
Receipts for
those sponsors who request one. (Extra receipts are on the MYM bulletin board.)
ü
Pens to collect
those pledges!
ü
A Certification
slip
What are Swim-A-Thon Incentives? Swimmers will
be eligible for prizes after they raise $100.
Prizes are listed on the incentive sheet enclosed. This year, we will be awarding private
coaching lessons with either Brian or Jon--a priceless incentive for your
swimmer! Remember, our team goal is to
raise at least $12,000.00 to help meet the financial cost for our 2005-06
season. We need your support!
How do I collect the pledges? Once you have
completed your swim, you can collect the pledges. When collecting the pledges, you may wish to
show your sponsors the completed, signed Certification Sheet. The checks
should be made out to the
January 5, 2005
If
you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Denise Lipman,
Swim-A-Thon
Chairperson, at phone: 973-857-4291 or at e-mail: denise@simlab.net
This is a great way to raise money for our Club
AND
To
give to the Essex County
