FUNDRAISING UPDATE

Saturday Feb. 14th-Raffle Table for the day at the Family Day Tournament.

Red Deer City Soccer will allow our team to sell items at a raffle table on the Saturday of the tournament. We need to decide what to raffle off and organize the schedule of who will sit at the table to sell tickets. Margo will ensure the cashbox is ready to go with a float.

Parent(s) volunteer opportunity:
Contact the other teams running a raffle on that weekend to ensure we do not duplicate prize (RDCSA has the team contact info)
Choose the items to raffle and make up the basket(s) – team can pay for this cost
Create a raffle box to put tickets into
Create raffle tickets and signage
Create schedule of who will work during the day
Ensure raffle item is distributed and funds are returned to Margo

Feb 1-25 – Excel Ticket Raffle

During our November meeting we discussed selling raffle tickets for a draw set up by our tour company, Excel. The prize is a trip for 2 to Manchester to watch a Manchester United Football game. Prize includes flights, 2 nights hotel and entry to the game. Tickets are $10.00 each. Excel pays for the cost of the prize and our team only pays for the printing of the tickets.
This will be an individual fundraiser. The value of every ticket sold will go towards each individuals expenses. For example: if Josh sells 10 tickets, $100.00 will be put towards his trip. Participation in this raffle is optional.

Parent volunteer opportunity:
· Track and distribute tickets to parents and players
· Collect ticket stubs and money by Feb 25th
· Ensure all ticket stubs have initials of the player who sold them
· Have tickets available for sale at the Family Day tournament
· Track the seller of every ticket and provide info to Margo
· Give stubs and money from players and give to Margo by Feb 25th
· Margo will send stubs into Excel by Feb 27th


March 7th – Cabaret for the Men’s and Women’s soccer league wind-up – Westerner

Our team will be the host for a cabaret. All funds will go towards the team. We have reviewed our expenses and expected revenue and plan for a net profit of $1500.00 to $3000.00 in the evening. For those of you involved in former Renegade cabarets this will be a scaled down version with less time and effort.

Parent(s) Volunteer Opportunities:
· Selling tickets to Men’s and Women’s group at the Collicutt
· Liaison to Men’s and Women’s groups to distribute tickets
· Booking DJ
· Obtaining silent auction items
· Compiling silent auction items
· Create raffle tickets and draw box
· Buy 50/50 tickets
· Shopping for beer and wine for raffle table
· Set-up on day of cabaret
· Ticket taker at entrance table
· Man raffle table during cabaret
· 50/50 sellers
· Host or hostess of tables (filling snack trays and clearing empty drinks)
· Assisting with collection of silent auction sales
· Clean-up and taking of bottles at end of night
· Sending thank you letters to donors

SECOND BOTTLE DRIVE

The second bottle drive for the Renegades will be held January 31st, 2009.
At Margo Gassers place 71 Baines Crescent, Starting at Noon.
Lets beat the 1800 dollar mark set during our 1st bottle.

Parent volunteer opportunity:
· Parents to provide drinks and snacks for the boys during the drive. They work better if you feed them!

Introduction

Hi my name is Lonny Behm I am an assistant coach for the Red Deer Renegades International Soccer Team, I will be blogging about our journey to keep people up to date on whats happening with our team.
Welcome to Renegades International. Our vision was to bring together an elite group of kids to keep them interested in soccer, give them a opportunity of a lifetime and to build an already strong Red Deer Renegades Soccer Club.
We are traveling to Loch Lomond, Scotland on August 3rd, 2009 to compete in a International tournament. Thanks to many countless hours from many parents from fundraising, to paper work, emails, cooking great meals for our meetings and setting up practise times. A special thanks to Wendy and Shelly for getting the ball rolling and making this a reality. Thanks to Todd and Chris the head coach and the other assistant coach respectivley for the team, it will be a pleasure and a honor to work with the both of you.