Hello
RRS,
This
past spring semester, the team embarked on a fundraising effort to help offset
the cost of dues. Each athlete provided
our fundraising chair with addresses of parents and family friends and a letter
was sent describing our needs as a team.
The support was great, and through generous donations our team raised
over 6,000 dollars. With the increase in
numbers on the team, each semester becomes more expensive (increase in race
fees, more gas for transportation, more hotel rooms, more wear and tear on
equipment, etc…). Our operation cost for
the spring semester alone was around $20,000.
Although
we are in the off-season, the Fall will be upon us soon. After targeting family and friends, we are
now asking the Alums to join in our effort to rebuild our equipment and to keep
dues as low as possible for our athletes.
Over the years, we have been robbing Peter to pay Paul. When something breaks we steal from another
boat so we can keep moving on. Now we
need to replace those parts and get our entire fleet back on the water with the
growing numbers of the team. Provided below is a list of our needs as we enter our 18th year as a program:
Gangway for dock and cost to install: $5,000
Replacement parts for boats
- Carbon Foot Stretchers: $1,500
- Shoe Plates: $140
- Seats: $1,150
- Fin: $70
- Boat slings: $300
- Misc Hardware $50
- Rigger Bags: $660
- Shoes: $1,400
Oars
- Sculling
Blades $1,600
Ergs
- Monitors $1,000
Our
big dream would be to get two more 4+’s in the house. Our current 4+’s are lightweight hulls that
do not fit our men’s program.
Additionally, our growing team needs these 4+’s when we compete at SIRA
and ACRA next year. We will most likely
have varsity 8+ and 4+’s for men and women, plus novice 4+’s.
Your help is needed so we can meet our needs as we enter the Fall. Here is the link to information about donating to the team: http://www.murraystaterowing.com/#/support/4540711506
Thank you for your support and keep in touch!
Thank you for your support and keep in touch!
A $12870 goal? Seems reasonable. Alums--let's make this happen before homecoming.
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