Dear family, friends and fans:
The road to the top for an ice dance team, qualifying for national, international and Olympic competition, is an all-consuming journey. It takes absolute dedication, hard work, the right coaching, years of intensive training and enormous sums of money. In our case, training, competition and related expenses run well over $100,000 each year. Regardless of talent or potential, the top vanishes in plain sight if we can't meet these expenses annually. WE NEED TO RAISE FUNDS TO FINANCE OUR TRAINING FOR THE 2014-2015 SEASON. That's why we're reaching out to one and all asking for donations to our training fund. And even modest donations make a huge difference - here's how.
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Collective Fan Participation!
As in the parable, "HOW DO YOU EAT AN ELEPHANT?" grassroots fundraising is a "ONE BITE AT A TIME" affair! A fan recently made a $100 donation with a note saying, "I wish it could be more." It got us thinking - do fans hold back because they think their donations can't be big enough to matter? The truth is, few can "take a big bite" making donations of $500, $1000, $2500 or more, but many can "take a small bite" with donations of $25, $50, $100, even $250 or more.
Levels of Giving click here
ALL DONATIONS, large and small, MAKE A DIFFERENCE because IT'S COLLECTIVE PARTICIPATION THAT MATTERS. Donations are pooled in our training fund and together help us meet our training expenses. Now back to collective participation and the elephant - our fund raising goal of $100,000. We need lots of people taking lots of bites to raise $100,000! That's why we're asking each of you to PARTICIPATE BY MAKING A DONATION in whatever amounts you are able, LARGE OR SMALL.
In Appreciation click here
Click Give via GoFundMe and our donation page The Gamelin Twins - Ice Dance Training Fund will open. You can make a donation by credit or debit card right now. It's easy, fast and secure. If you prefer to help us with a charitable donation considered tax-deductible, then click Give via NEASF. The New England Amateur Skating Foundation is a tax-exempt organization recognized under section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code. It is structured for supporters of eligible competitive figure skaters to make donations considered tax-deductible. Donations made through NEASF are made by check and are submitted by mail along with a form you download here. Click Give via NEASF to learn more and to download the NEASF Donation Form.
Spread the Word - Help Build our Community!
Next, spread the word to help us build our community of active supporters. Making a donation and encouraging others to do the same will make this a successful fundraiser - one that meets our training expenses for the 2013-2014 Season. COPY AND PASTE the ANNOUNCEMENT below and EMAIL it to your network or POST it as a STATUS on your FACEBOOK or TWITTER.
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BECOME A VITAL PART OF THE TEAM and join us on the journey as we strive to reach the top. Please make a donation to our training fund and spread the word today!
Danielle Gamelin & Alex Gamelin
The IceTwins