Fundraising is a very important part of our booster club. We raise money to help us offset the amount of your booster dues. Your booster dues cover your share of general expenses, your gymnasts meet fees, and coaching fees. Those expenses are offset by the funds we raise as you see noted on your contract as "fundraising discount".
Types of Fundraisers: General fundraisers - raise money that benefits the booster club as a whole. For example when we have a "dine out" night at a local restaurant the money we earn for participation benefits the booster club as a whole. Our biggest fundraiser of the year is the meet we host in November: "Masquerade Mania" - everyone's participation is mandatory to make the meet a success. Amazon Smile -- What is AmazonSmile? AmazonSmile is a simple way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. AmazonSmile is available at smile.amazon.com on your web browser and can be activated in the Amazon Shopping app for iOS and Android phones. When you shop with AmazonSmile, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added benefit that AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases to the charitable organization of your choice (Ivga Booster Club). Snack Bar - we operate a snack bar in the lobby of our gym. All families are required to work the snack bar each month. Families of Compulsory and Optional athletes must work 2 hours each month per gymnast. Xcel families must work 1 hour each month per gymnast. All money raised in the snack bar benefit the general fund. Athletes are able to pre-purchase a card valued at $20 to be able to use for snack bar purchases.
Individual fundraisers - raises money that goes directly to an individual gymnasts account. For example when we do a See's candy fundraiser the money earned goes directly to your gymnast's account. Other opportunities for individual fundraising include Scrip/Raiseright.
We encourage all families to participate in fundraising. It not only supports our booster club but benefits our families by helping with their individual costs too.
We try and make the fundraisers easy and fun. Some examples would be, family dine out events, Sees Candy, AmazonSmile, Double Good Popcorn sales, Scrip or Raise Right, etc... You will really see how a little participation can go a long way. Many families have been known to raise enough to cover all of their booster club dues by using Scrip/Raiseright. If you'd like more information please contact our Scrip coordinator Amber Westendorf.