2010-2011 Family Fund Raiser Obligation:

Training fees alone do not cover all of the necessary costs (pool rental, coaching salaries, etc) associated with the operation of GPAC. Fund raising helps GPAC to minimize increases to monthly training fees. This year the Board of Directors has determined that each family is required to raise or be assessed the following amounts.

$100.00 – New families to the White, Blue & Senior Blue Training Groups
$150.00 – Returning families in the White, Blue & Senior Blue Training Groups
$200.00 – All families in the Green, Junior & Senior Green Training Groups
$250.00 – All families in the Senior Training Group

Your family obligation is based on your highest-level swimmer. The obligated amount is required regardless of the number of months in the year the swimmer participates in training. The obligation is split into two time frames with one half of the obligation due on February 1st and the remaining portion due on June 1st. If a family does not meet the minimum required of their training group, they will be charged the remainder of the obligation on their monthly statement. The entire Fundraising Obligation can be prepaid at a 10% discount if it is done so by November 1, 2010.

Families are encouraged to raise more than the minimum while fundraising as additional funds help GPAC to provide swimmers with a better experience. To meet this obligation GPAC families have several options as listed below:

Fundraising Descriptions:
Annual Fundraiser / Splash for Cash: This is the only GPAC organized fundraising event during the year. Each swimmer swims for 2 hours or a maximum of 200 Laps. Prior to their swim each swimmer solicits pledges by the lap or donations for a fixed amount. A portion of the money raised from this event is donated to The Children’s Miracle Network.

Heat Sheet Advertising: A heat sheet is a packet at meets that is used to show the events, swimmers and lanes for the competition. Most parents use heat sheets and it is therefore a very visible form of advertising. Ads can be full page, half page or quarter page in length. The heat sheet advertising sheet is available on the GPAC website.

Matching Donations: Some companies offer matching donations to nonprofit organizations like GPAC, please check with your employer.

Volunteer Hour Donations: Some companies offer donations to nonprofit organizations like GPAC to employees who volunteer time with those organizations, please check with your employer.