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2008 WILDCAT CLUB
SCHOLARSHIP FUND DRIVE
"The Campaign for Central Athletics: Transforming Lives"
DESCRIPTION OF THE 2008 FUND DRIVE
The 2007 Scholarship Fund Drive was a great success! We received more than $250,000 in cash and gifts, and nearly 300 individuals and corporations joined the Wildcat Club.
The 2008 campaign will be conducted under the direction and guidance of the Athletic Department and the CWU
Wildcat Club, a group of dedicated people who have committed themselves to support CWU athletics. The Wildcat Club recognizes the value of a successful athletic program to CWU, its students, alumni, friends, and other citizens of Washington State. A successful athletic program is one which is competitive with other successful programs in the conference and the nation. Such level of competitiveness requires considerable financial support for athletic scholarships and related expenses. The Wildcat Club intends to help generate funds sufficient to achieve that goal, and envisions establishing this fund drive as its major annual fundraising effort.
The purpose for conducting a fund drive is to increase the amount of funds available for Wildcat athletic scholarships. This will be done in two ways: (1) by adding new members to the Wildcat Club, and (2) by increasing the size of contributions given by continuing members.
The fund drive is conducted during a five-week period each spring and is organized and operated on a team concept. TEAMS are identified in strategic locations around the state of Washington and TEAM CAPTAINS are selected. These CAPTAINS then recruit five to ten volunteers, known as TEAM PLAYERS, to their individual teams.
TEAMS will be given a list of former donors, prospective donors, alumni, and friends of CWU from within their geographic boundary. TEAMS will then solicit former, current, and potential donors to join the Wildcat Club. By joining the Wildcat Club, donors will be providing resources for the Athletic Department to provide scholarships for student-athletes and to address other financial needs.
A campaign update will be announced at the Hall of Fame banquet, scheduled for Saturday, May 10 in the Sub-Rec on the CWU Ellensburg campus.
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