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Save the Date!
Our 2nd Annual Swim-A-Thon Fundraiser will be Saturday, July 19, 2008 from 1PM-5:15PM at the OJH Pool!
It will be followed by a BBQ and Volleyball at the Maple Grove Arboretum Pavilion.
http://www.ci.maple-grove.mn.us/content/155/355/363/default.aspx
Athletes can start getting pledges now!
ALL CHECKS should be made payable to: OSSEO SWIMMING AND DIVING
There is a competition between the boys team and girls team to see who can raise the most money! Last year the girls team won by a narrow margin!
We need everyone to participate!
Recognition will be received for swimming 5000 for time (see link in left hand column).
Awards: Every participant receives a certificate of participation.
Every participant who completes 100 or 200 lengths receives a Swim-a-thon letterjacket pin.
Top 3 participants (combined girls and boys) regardless of amount will be awarded an embroidered orange Osseo towel
For every individual participant who earns $500 or more there is also a tiered award system. The awards tier is:
$500-749.99 USA Swimming t-shirt
$750-999.99 USA Swimming towel
$1000.00 + USA Swimming bag
More information coming soon.
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions:
Every year, Osseo boys and girls Swimmers and Divers participate in an Annual Fundraiser, a Swim-A-Thon, to raise money for big-ticket items for our pool. We hold it mid-July at the Osseo Junior High Pool and follow it up with a BBQ. Please keep checking the website for more information on this season's Swim-a-thon Fundraiser!
Swim-a-Thonâ is a fundraiser in which participants earn money for their team by swimming lengths of the pool. Swimmers have a two-hour period to swim a maximum of 200 lengths. Participants get pledges from businesses, family, neighbors, etc. prior to swimming. Some choose to get pledges and money prior to swimming while others get pledges per length and collect the money following the Swim-a-Thonâ. With over 500 Swim-a-Thonsâ conducted each year, this program has proven itself over and over again as a successful method of raising funds for teams.
The exciting benefits of this program are that Swim-a-Thonâ is not only an excellent fundraiser, but also an opportunity for teams to combine swimming and a social event. Additionally, Swim-a-Thonâ can boost team spirit and increase community awareness of the team.
Since USA Swimming owns the Swim-a-Thonâ trademark, organizations must sign a contract agreeing to certain conditions regarding use of the term Swim-a-Thonâ, how a Swim-a-Thonâ is run, the collecting of donations, etc. Once a club completes the contract, USA Swimming supplies a detailed 30-page handbook that contains forms, promotional materials and all that is necessary for conducting a well-organized fund-raising event.
Swim-a-Thonâ is the only pledge for length swimming program recognized by USA Swimming and USA Swimming insurance. Swim-a-Thonâ is a registered trademark owned by USA Swimming. Holding a Swim-a-Thonâ without a contract would be a violation of this trademark. Any other type of swim for laps, lap-a-thon, etc. is also considered by the courts to be a violation of the registered Swim-a-Thonâ trademark.
