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Volleyball Player Raised $1,400 For Hawaiian Trip
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Nicolette Briggs, a 12 year old volleyball player from Valparaiso, Indiana, will be able to travel to Hawaii with Sports Tours USA, virtually for free. She raised nearly $1,400, and significantly reduced her travel fees.
"The World Sports Alliance Fundraiser goes above and beyond other fundraisers I've tried," says Nicolette's mother Donna. |
"I've been fundraising for over 20 years and tried everything from selling candy to tee shirts to putting on tournaments and none matches the effectiveness of this one."
Nicolette raised the nearly $1,400 by selling to friends, neighbors, and other volleyball players. Donna helped out by selling to her co-workers at school, she is a teacher.
"It's easy to get people to contribute when they get something in return," she said.
The Briggs' are very happy that Nicolette will get to go on the Sports Tours trip. |
Soccer Player Raises $1,000 for Trip to Aruba
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John Bannasch, a 14 year-old soccer player, will be able to travel with Sports Tours USA to Aruba at a greatly reduced cost. After John was given the opportunity to travel to Aruba in July to play soccer against top international competition, he was able to raise nearly $1,000 with this unique sports fundraiser. |
"John could not be going on the trip without this fundraiser," said his mother Lorraine Richards.
John achieved most of his fundraising success by going door-to-door, offering tickets at his games, and even at his doctor's office. Lorraine was pleased to see how quickly her son was raising the necessary money, and was even happier that she didn't have to get too involved as a parent.
"The fundraiser was less of a hassle for us, my son did almost all the work himself," said Lorraine. "I couldn't believe how smoothly it worked out."
Lorraine was so satisfied she is doing the fundraiser with her younger son's Pop Warner football team. |
Will Travel to Sweden at a significantly reduced cost
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Ten year-old Christiana Nelson desperately wanted to travel to Rome, Milan, and Florence this April with her United Soccer Academy team. Thanks to World Sports Alliance her dream became a reality.
Christiana’s mother Martine will be joining her on the trip and was elated by the wonderful opportunity her daughter is now |
presented with, as a result of her success with this fundraiser. “Of course trips like these can be very pricey,” she said. “With this program I was able to make more money, faster, without gaining the weight from the usual cookie or candy fundraisers.”
Christiana and Martine were overwhelmed with the amount of support they received from all of their friends and family and they decided to send everyone who contributed a postcard from Italy. |
Wrestling Team Raises $21,000 In Only 3 Weeks
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Ryan Daley and the rest of his wrestling teammates from Cross River, NY raised $21,000 to cover the cost of new wrestling mats, lights, a podium, and other team expenses.
"My mom's a teacher so I took some tickets to school with me and sold to some of her friends," he said. "They were all eager to help me out too." |
The rest of the team had similar success offering tickets to family members, local businesses, and school faculty. According to Bill Swertfager, the head wrestling coach at John Jay High School, achieving their large fundraising goal was never out of the question.
“The kids did a great job raising the money,” he said. “This fundraising program gave us a realistic chance of raising all the money we need. I'm very pleased with the results."
Thanks to the unique format of this fundraiser, Swertfager didn't have to spend a lot of time organizing and watching over his team's fundraiser. Instead, he was able to concentrate on what's important: coaching his team.
"I didn't have to do a thing," he said. "The program was so straight forward, I just had to distribute the tickets to our team and then watch as the profits rolled in." |
Will Travel to Puerto Rico For Free
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Donald Jarvis, a 17-year-old baseball player from Acron, OH, was able to raise $2,500 with World Sports Alliance, enough money to cover the complete cost of his trip to Puerto Rico with Coast to Coast Athletics.
“Without this great fundraiser, I don’t know how I would have been able to afford to travel with Coast to Coast,” he said. |
Jarvis, a senior in high school, has been playing baseball his entire life, and has seen his share of fundraisers. The enormous success he realized with this one left him very impressed.
“This blew away everything I’ve done before,” he said. “The sports memorabilia aspect of the program was really popular with everyone I approached.”
Jarvis was able to raise money by offering tickets to friends, family, teachers, and family friends. He found many people who donated to his cause planned to give their Fundraising Tickets away as Christmas presents. |
Sports Tours USA Soccer Player To Travel To Sweden For Free
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People are sick and tired of the same old fundraisers…period.
“Oh lord, not any more!” Pleaded Nicole Reiser, a long-time fundraising parent. “Everyone is so burned out on candy and donuts and magazines. Kids come to my door selling magazine subscriptions and I say to myself, ‘please, not again.’” |
Frustrated. Warn out. Fed up. All are appropriate ways to describe Nicole’s feelings towards the recurring nightmare that is the fundraising industry. However, yielding to the limited fundraising options available is a crime even Nicole is guilty of.
“We’ve done them all,” she admitted. “I’ve organized car washes, we’ve sold theme baskets, candy, candles, and cookie dough. Enough is enough.”
When Nicole’s daughter Allison was selected to represent the United States and travel to Sweden for a soccer tournament with Sports Tours USA, the Reiser’s could have dipped into the shallow pool of fundraisers one more time. Instead, they opted for the new and exciting World Sports Alliance system, a sports-specific fundraiser giving supporters over 150 chances to win autographed sports memorabilia.
“The program is so cool,” said Allison, a sixth grader at Tabor Middle School in Warner Robins, GA. “The tickets are easy to sell because everyone likes sports.”
Allison’s mother agrees.
“Sports Tours USA recommended we try this fundraiser and I fell in love with the whole idea,” she said. “I know a lot of sports-minded people so it’s definitely not a hard sell.”
The Reiser’s got off to a quick start, selling 20 tickets in less than an hour. At the end of the first week, they had raised $1,200, and with the help of some family members, they’re primed to earn $6,000 total.
“My brother said, ‘give me 100 tickets and they’ll all be gone,’” said Nicole. “Also, my husband is in the Air Force, and with Allison representing the United States in Sweden, he can easily help out too.”
With the fundraising comfortably in hand, Allision has had plenty of time to concentrate on getting ready for her Scandinavian soccer adventure.
“I’m very excited to go,” she said. “I love just playing soccer with all of my friends.”
Nicole is equally pumped up about the unique fundraising program that will make her daughter’s trip a reality.
“Every team has to fundraise and this is the one program that is different than all the rest,” she said. “No one’s seen anything like it before. It’s a great program.” |
Carmel Track Team Raises $3,500 in only 10 Days
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New uniforms and equipment can be quite costly. More often than not, student athletes are forced to sell candy and magazines, ultimately not making nearly enough money for their cause. |
The Carmel High School Track Team in Carmel, NY, had another solution. The team turned to the World Sports Alliance Coupon Program, Carmel’s track team raised $3,500 in just 10 days.
With each athlete only having to offer ten tickets, the team realized quick success. Coach Chris Filangeri was extremely impressed with the ease and efficiency of this program.
“With this, I don’t have to push, push, push like with other fundraisers. The kids were able to sell all the tickets in a day,” he said. “My supervision requirements were far less than what I would have to do for other fundraisers. The program is pretty simple.”
Filangeri also found this to be a step ahead of competing fundraisers.
“In the past, we’ve sold Sports Illustrated subscriptions and that never worked out. “This time we raised a lot of money quickly.” This is a very unique program.” |
United Soccer Academy Players Score Goal - Gear Up For European Tour
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Traveling internationally is the dream of thousands of soccer players in the United States. The United Soccer Academy offers this opportunity to players who want to compete in world famous tournaments like the Cothia Cup. While this is an incredible cultural and athletic experience for the players, the travel fees are expensive.
Two players traveling with the United Soccer Academy, Aaron Mapoy and Joseph Mallock, were able to raise enough money with the World Sports Alliance Program to travel at a significantly reduced cost. |
Aaron Mapoy , a 13 year-old from Brick, NJ has pulled in over $2,000 already towards the cost of his European tour. Aaron found sponsors easily because he was offering them such a great opportunity. Not only were they supporting his cause, but they also intrigued by the idea of having over 150 chances to win authentic sports memorabilia.
“Aaron got great support from relatives, neighbors, and the family doctor,” his mother said. “And even some of my friends were willing to help him with his effort.”
Compared to other fundraisers, Aaron’s mother found this one to be more successful than others they had tried in the past.
"It's a great program," she said. "It's a major reason why Aaron is traveling with the United Soccer Academy."
Joseph Mallock, an 11 year-old from West Orange, NJ has raised $2,090 with this fundraising program. According to his father, Jim, Joseph’s fundraising efforts were as educational as they were profitable.
“It really gave him a great lesson in business as well”, he said. “It taught him to keep inventory records, handle money, and he even made several presentations in front of groups of total strangers. This is definitely the easiest option out there,” Mr. Mallock added. “The tickets are a great way to say thank you for their support.” |
Coast to Coast Team Hits Home Run with Unique Fundraiser & Travels Overseas at Reduced Rates
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No matter how incredible the experience, or how perfect the opportunity, the first question most parents ask when considering a sports related trip for their son or daughter is: how much does it cost?
This question recently burdened the shoulders of some youth baseball parents when their sons were chosen to travel with Coast to Coast Athletics. Coast to Coast, an Ohio-based national travel team, takes baseball and softball players to compete internationally. |
In its entirety, trips cost each player between $2,400 and $4,200, a hefty sum of money for any youth athletics trip. In order to make the trips more affordable, all players on the team had the opportunity to fundraise with the World Sports Alliance Program. Two players on the team particularly successful were Cory Mayon and Tony Rogowski.
After school, the 14 year-old Mayon would hop on his bike, approach local supporters, and return with generous donations. His fundraising success is a tribute to a unique program coupled with a strong effort. With that combination, his positive results came as no surprise.
“I started out looking to raise about half the cost of the trip,” he said. “When I raised more, it didn’t shock me. The program works great. Tony Rogowski cut his Coast to Coast tuition in half with World Sports Alliance. Thanks to a successful fundraising effort, the 17-year-old from Erie, Pennsylvania was able to travel at a reduced cost.
“The trip is expensive, but with this fundraiser, it’s definitely possible to raise most of the money,” he said. “Especially when my sponsors have a real chance to win. It makes it really easy to sell the tickets." |
Thanks to World Sports Alliance, Jump Rope Team Headed To The National Championships
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With help from World Sports Alliance, The Hot Steppers, a jump roping team from Grapevine, TX, will travel to, and compete at the Grand National Championships at the MGM Studios in Orlando, FL. The team raised the $7,000 it needed for costumes, travel expenses, and the entry fee for the competition. The event will be televised from June 21-23 on ESPN.
“I’m so excited,” said Hot Stepper participant Sarah Tohlen. “I can’t believe we’re going to be on ESPN. It’s so cool!”
Team members sold tickets to their relatives, but also had success with local businesses, who were eager to contribute to their effort. |
Hot Steppers head coach Carmen Simpson was very impressed with the efficiency of this fundraising program.
“It was a lot less work than I thought it would be,” she said. “It was really pretty easy.”
“Compared to other fundraisers I’ve done in the past, I had a lot more people say, ‘yes,’ to this one,” Sarah Tohlen said. “I think it’s because the prizes are so cool and everyone loves sports.” |
A Welcomed Surprise
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“I was glad I could help my nephew raise money for his team, winning a prize was an added bonus.”
Joanne McPherson of Danbury, CT won an autographed picture of Mike Richter when she sponsored her nephew Chad’s soccer team. They had been fundraising in an effort to raise money for new uniforms. McPherson |
purchased two fundraising coupons (with sweepstake entries) and came away a winner less than a month later. It was a welcomed surprise for her son, a huge Rangers fan.
“My son has the picture in a frame now,” McPherson said. “It looks great in his room, and Chad’s team looks super in their new uniforms.” |
He Shoots, He Scores
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“This was the easiest fundraiser I’ve ever done.”
16 year-old Jim Tenny raised $710 in just under two weeks and $980 in total with the World Sports Alliance Tickets. The native of Brewster, NY needed to raise money to cover the cost of his Team Patriots Youth Hockey Tour. Team Patriots was going on a six- |
day tour of Montreal where they would take to the ice against international competition, go on site seeing excursions around Quebec’s largest city, and attend daily motivational seminars with former NHL coaches, trainers, and other hockey experts. It was the perfect opportunity for Tenny to display his hockey skills to the world and visit a foreign city for the first time. He refused to let finances hold him back.
Tenny wasn’t the only one happy with this fundraising program. His mother was pleased to see her son take some initiative and earn the money in a quick and safe fashion.
“I was absolutely satisfied with the fundraiser,” she said. |
Baseball Coach Thrilled with Fundraising Results
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Money is always an issue for Javier Gonzales and his Pinstripe baseball team. As head coach, Gonzales enters his team in a tournament each year in Puerto Rico. For his team of 20, the trip usually costs around $15,000. Asking his players to come up with $750 each is often difficult, so this year he decided to fundraise. |
“I was tired of getting curious phone calls from parents,” Gonzales said. “They would call me up asking why their son was asking them for so much money. At least if they are fundraising, they can earn the money themselves rather than bother their parents.”
Each player raised an average of $775 with this fundraiser, more than enough to travel to Puerto Rico.
“I was really happy with the results,” Gonzales said. “The kids were happy because they worked hard to raise the money and succeeded, the parents were happy they didn’t have to pay the cost of the trip, and I was happy I didn’t have to deal with anymore phone calls.” |
Success in the City
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17 year-old Ed Perez had a challenge ahead of him. He didn’t have the $1,500 necessary to attend his youth hockey tour to Montreal, but was determined to raise the funds. As a Bronx native, Ed has met and conquered more than his share of life’s challenges on and off the playing fields. Coming up with the |
resources to take his first ever trip abroad was just one more challenge he would confront.
“To be honest, committing to spend $1,500 on a trip like Team Patriots was more than I could ever expect from my parents,” he said. “But, when we looked at this fundraising program and realized that a little bit of effort would allow me to raise some, or all of my tuition, my family decided to go for it. I couldn’t believe how quickly I raised the money. |
Brown Determined To Travel For Free
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Joe Brown is on a mission. The 12 year-old from Mahopac, NY is gearing up for the hockey experience of a lifetime. However, before his Connecticut team travels to Montreal to compete for the 2003 Team Rangers Cup, Joe has another important goal in mind.
“I’m going to raise enough money to cover the whole trip,” he said. “I’ve raised about half the cost of Team Rangers so far, and I’m ordering |
more tickets. I think I can raise it all.” The right-winger has raised $1,000 to date by approaching a variety of potential supporters.
“I’ve been going around to some businesses, and my grandparents bought around 27 tickets,” he said. “I even sat outside a grocery market in town and sold around 54 tickets. Everyone’s been really nice.”
Joe has been playing hockey since he was 3 years old. He’s played in Canada on numerous occasions with his Brewster hockey team, but this will be his first pilgrimage to “Hockey’s Heartland,” Montreal.
“I’m really looking forward to going up to Montreal,” he said. “I think it will be a great time.” |
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