FUNDRAISING - DONATIONS
Since establishment of the non-profit
Arlington Youth Lacrosse Club, Inc.
in
1988, each spring the
club sold various products as its major fundraising activity. Over the
years the percentage of players selling and the revenue derived from this
effort decreased.
As a result, in 1999 we began a different fund-raising approach, a "painless
fundraiser". We asked parents to make a tax-deductible contribution to the club
if they or their children did not sell food items. This was quite successful in
1999 and in 2000; we raised more money with the "painless fundraiser" than was
our
commission from past food sale fundraisers, and it was a whole lot easier for
all concerned.
So, we have eliminated the food sales and are relying primarily on the
"painless fundraiser". We are asking parents to
make a tax-deductible
contribution
to AYLC, a registered charitable organization under Internal
Revenue Code Sec. 501c. Remember to keep your cancelled check as your receipt,
or print your Paypal donation receipt
for tax purposes.
Help support the Arlington Youth Lacrosse Club by making a secure donation via
Paypal using your Paypal Account or any major credit card. You can also donate
via a check or money order payable to, AYLC, Inc., and mail it to:
PO Box 5200, Arlington, VA
22205.
MAKE A DONATION
WHY WE USE PAYPAL FOR DONATIONS
The ACTIVE.COM online registration site that we are presently using for our
club registrations charges a fee PLUS a percentage of any donations they track
and record for an organization. PAYPAL, which we use, has lower fees than all
of the other "online" payment options, ACTIVE.COM included. We are presently
engaged in discussion
with Paypal/Ebay to get them to donate their services to our club.
HOW YOUR DONATION IS USED BY AYLC.
We ask for donations to our club because, simply put, the registration fee paid
by each player does not cover the club
expenses for each player's participation.
You may
contribute a donation in any amount, at any time. Your donations are
tax-deductible. If you use Paypal or a major credit card for your donation you
may
print your own receipt, or if donating by check or money order, keep the check
or money order "stub" as your receipt.
Your generous contributions go to the support of scholarships for
underprivileged players, equipment purchases, training of coaches and the
training of "junior" referees. Donations to our organization DO NOT affect a
player's assignment to a team, or
how they will be treated as a player. The Club Commissioner, and possibly the
Webmaster, are the only
individuals with knowledge of donations given and donation amounts.
The club's ongoing expenses include: insurance for players, league and referee
fees, goals, nets and field
line paint, balls and boys and girls uniforms. (Boys equipment costs about
$250.00
per set, and we must buy replacements for worn out equipment each year. Girls
use less equipment, but their sticks and uniforms are more expensive than
boys.) The club has administrative expenses such as photocopying and postage
for our various mailings, post office box rental, telephone and computer
expenses. We also sponsor end of season picnics with awards for all players.
In addition,
the club provides scholarships for those players whose families cannot afford
to pay the registration fees. (We do not pay
Arlington County for use of its
fields, other than for summer camps.)
Donations are NOT refundable if a registered player withdraws from the
organization.
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