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West Springfield Crew Team West Springfield High School 6100 Rolling Road, Springfield, VA 22152 |
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FundraisingFundraising activities and forms are provided on this webpage |
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The fundraising coordinators work hard to provide events, activities, and opportunities to each and every family. We fundraise year-round because our time during the rowing season is limited. We have major fundraiser activities, such as Scrip, Basket Bingo, and Leaf Raking, along with other smaller participation events available to each rowing family. It is expected that all rowers and their families participate in as many fundraisers as possible. Their are many opportunities during the year for rowers and their famillies to earn funds toward their fundraising obligation. Below is an outline of activities typically scheduled during the year. Jump to the information on this page using the hot links below:
Scrip | Mums | Basket Bingo | Leaf Raking | Pointsettias | ERG-A-Thon |
Car Washes | Lilies | Soup & Chili | Pizza | New Ideas? Scrip (year-round activity)The Scrip program is a great way to meet your fundraising goals. Just purchase gift cards for items you typically purchase anyway and get a percentage of the cost applied toward your fundraising requirements. Scrip allows you to purchase your groceries and other scrip from various companies. Company reimbursements vary from 2% - 28% of the amount of scrip purchased. The discount amount will be split 80/20 between the rower and the crew general fund. For example: Order a $50.00 card from a retailer that offers 5% discount. You get a card with the full $50.00 value. The discount amount is $2.50. $2.00 will go directly to the rower’s fundraising account and $.50 will go to the crew general account. These retailers include Old Navy, Macy's, Kohl’s, Border’s, Blockbuster, Starbucks, Outback, Chipotle, Wendy's, Pizza Hut, and many others. Orders are placed each week on Sunday evening, and can usually be ready for pickup by the following Wednesday or Thursday.We use a convenient on-line ordering system for scrip. Refer to the “Scrip On-line Ordering Guide” found at the link below. Chrysanthemum SalesChrysanthemums are offered as a fundraising opportunity in the fall. These plants are ordered from Behnke’s Nurseries, which also supports our winter poinsettia and spring Easter lily sales. The quality, longevity, and beauty of Behnke’s nursery plants are excellent, and well known among our regular customers. Currently each plant sold earns $5.00 credit towards a rower’s fundraising obligation. The chrysanthemums are offered in a 2-gallon size with a choice of five colors: Bronze, Lavender/Pink, Red, White and Yellow. The plants cost $9.00 eachBasket BingoBasket Bingo is offered as a fundraiser in the fall and then again in February or March. Longaberger brand baskets that have been filled with a variety of items are given as bingo prizes. Rowing families can receive fundraising credit for selling tickets, filling a basket, and by rowers working during the eventLeaf RakingLeaf raking is a fantastic opportunity to earn money towards your Crew fundraising obligation. This fundraising opportunity is normally held in Oct/Nov/Dec depending on the weather and when the leaves start falling. The idea is to work in groups of 4 with 1 Adult (5 total). Have fun, work hard build spirit and MUSCLE! When the opportunity is announced, sign-up quickly.Poinsettia SalesPoinsettias are offered each November as a fundraising opportunity. These plants are ordered from Behnke Nurseries, which also supports our fall mum and spring Easter lily sales. The quality, longevity, and beauty are excellent, and well-known among our regular customers. Currently, each plant sold earns $5.00 credit toward a rower’s fundraising obligation. The plants are offered in three sizes and four colors: 6”, 7”, and 8” in Red, White, Pink and Marble. In 2007, prices ranged from $14 to $26. Plants are delivered in December.ERG-A-ThonIn order to help alleviate the pressures of fundraising and as a way to cap the winter training effort, we participate in an ERG-a-thon with Langley High School each February. The ERG-a-thon is a combined team building/fundraising effort for all WS rowers and coxswains. Basically, it is a friendly competition between Langley and West Springfield crew teams in which all rowers will ERG for 20 minutes and totals meters rowed will be divided by the number of rowers per team. The overall focus is on endurance over speed; the team with the highest average of meters-per-rower will win the “Old Wooden Seat” trophy. West Springfield won the competitions in 2005, 2006, and 2007.From the fundraising aspect, we ask that each rower solicit a minimum of $75.00 worth of pledges for their participation in this event. This can be done by either a flat pledge or a specified amount of money for each meter rowed from relatives, friends or businesses. Any amount a rower raises will be applied directly to the fundraising obligation for that specific rower. Car WashesCar washes are held several times during the spring. We usually rotate between the Cardinal Forest Shell and the Kingstowne Wal-Mart. The total funds generated during that day are divided among the rowers that worked. It is also based upon number of hours a rower worked at the car wash.Lily SalesEaster Lilies are offered as a fundraising opportunity in the spring. These plants are ordered from Behnke’s Nurseries, which also supports our fall mum and winter poinsettia sales. The quality, longevity, and beauty are excellent, and well-known among our regular customers. Currently, each plant sold earns $5.00 credit towards a rower’s fundraising obligation. The traditional White Easter Lily is offered in two sizes with colored pot wrap: White Easter Lily with 5 to 7 blooms for $16.00 or 8 to 9 blooms for $19.00 each.Various Food Items for SaleOther fundraising opportunities are Soup and Chili Mix sales in the fall along with Pizza/Baked Goods sales in the winter. Rowers earn fundraising credit by units sold.New OpportunitiesDo you have a new fundraising idea that you would like the team to organize? If so, please send the idea and an outline of the fundraising plan to the VP for Ways and Means. |
| Updated May 7, 2008 |