Cartwheel-A-Thon 2016!
TOP 10 FUNDRAISERS for 2016:
1. Layla S.
2. Evalyn L.
3. Hannah M.
4. Michaela L.
5. Arianna S.
6. Alyssa H.
7. Kaiya S.
8. Kacey Jo A.
9. Sierra J.
10. Skyla R.
New Record # of Cartwheels in 10 minutes: Tina D. with 685!!!
Big Thanks to EVERYBODY who participated - we have surpassed last year! We will be passing out top 10 prizes starting next Monday, so if you are 1 of them - think about a few different top 10 prizes on the counter that YOU might like. We will give them out by order.
Also it's still NOT too late to turn in funds for gym bucks and all of the level prizes. We plan to order leos by the end of next week.
What is a cartwheel-a-thon? It is an easy fundraiser that can benefit everyone in the gym. Enclosed is a pledge sheet. Ask friends and family to pledge money for the number of cartwheels YOU can do in 10 minutes. The average is 200-300 cartwheels. Young gymnasts and some beginners may do a little less and team gymnasts usually can do more. You go around and fill up your sheet with pledges. Then on Friday Night April 15 we will have a CARTWHEEL-A-THON CARNIVAL. You will come and do your cartwheels and then go back and collect pledges based on the number of cartwheels you did.
How it Works: if you get a $.02 (2¢) pledge from your grandmother and do 200 cartwheels at the Cartwheel-A-Thon carnival - then you will go back and collect $4 from her. The best way to do this is to get a lot of small pledges from a lot of people - not 1 person giving a lot but a lot of little amounts add up fast. If you get 20 people to give $.05 (5¢) per cartwheel then you would have $1.00 per cartwheel in pledges - Each of the 20 people would only be paying $10 but that would total up to $200. So it counts up fast!!
What will the money be used for... Well a large portion of the money YOU raise will go back to YOU in the form of GYM BUCKS. We are planning to give 50% of the money YOU raise back to you in the form of Gym bucks AND we will be giving out prizes based on the amount of money YOU raise.
Prize Examples:
*Raise $75 and up - everyone receives a AT THE MATINEE White T-Shirt & $37.50+ in Gym Bucks
*Raise $100, You get a Gymnastics Headband, White ATM T-Shirt & $50+ in Gym Bucks
*Raise $250 or more, receive a Special Cartwheel-A-Thon Leotard, Gymnastics Headband, White ATM T-Shirt & $125+ in GymBucks
*Raise $300 or more, At The Matinee Purple & Neon Green T-Shirt with saying on the back, Special Leotard, Headband, White ATM Shirt & $150+ in Gym Bucks
*Raise $350 or more, ATM Duffel or Tote Bag, Purple & Neon Green T-Shirt, Leotard, Headband, White T-Shirt & $175+ in Gym Bucks!
Raise $75
Raise $100
Raise $250
Raise $350
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Special Prizes
This year we are hoping a lot of students will raise GYM BUCKS for SUMMER CAMP. Summer Camp COST $225 per week - Raise $450 and you will Get $225 in GYM BUCKS - enough to pay for a WEEK OF SUMMER CAMP and get the PRIZES TOO! Summer Camp is a GREAT place to work on new skills and it is a lot of fun. Camp is great for beginners - especially if you are hoping to make it to PreTeam one day. PreTeam gymnasts should attend at least 1 week of camp and Team gymnasts should attend 2 or more weeks of camp. The rest of the money raised will be divided up: 10-15% will go back to the Gymnasts in the form of PRIZES. The top Fundraisers will GET SPECIAL Prizes like American Girl Gymnastics Equipment set, gym mats & more. TOP fundraiser gets 1st pick of the GRAND PRIZES! We will also have a fund for Summer Camp scholarships. The money will be divided up evenly to everyone who applies for CAMP SCHOLARSHIP funds. Last year we were able to give out $50 CAMP scholarships to everyone who applied. Last year we gave out over $3,450 in Camp Scholarships, $2,350 was covered by Cartwheel-A-Thon the balance by AT The Matinee (Mike, Dawn & Heather). Funds also pay for Expenses for AAU Nationals. This year we are going to Florida.
If you do not plan on coming to camp - you can use your GYM BUCKS to buy leotards or anything in the pro-shop. Gym Bucks can be used for anything except your monthly class fees.
At The CARTWHEEL-A-THON CARNIVAL - everyone who comes and has any pledges on their sheet will be given game tokens to play Carnival Games. SO PLEASE GET INVOLVED AND GET PLEDGES - ITS FUN - just for doing the fundraiser you get to come to a FREE carnival FRIDAY MARCH 13TH, where we have games and a prize store just like our halloween party (but no jousting we will be too busy doing cartwheels). We will have about 10 gymnasts at a time do the cartwheels. There will be a sign up sheet for doing cartwheels and to help run the games & prize store.
If you can’t come to the CARTWHEEL-A-THON carnival - you can still do the event, we plan to set a few make-up dates for doing your cartwheels for those who can not make it to the carnival. But prizes will only be given out AT THE CARNIVAL for the GYMNASTS who do the MOST cartwheels - by age groups!!! The prizes for TOP FUNDRAISERS will be given out after the funds are collected - THE MORE MONEY YOU RAISE the more prizes YOU win and the more GYM BUCKS YOU receive.
A great way to raise money for camp and help raise money so we can offer CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS and help fund the TEAM GYMNASTS trip to Nationals in Florida
(NOTICE: Camp Scholarships and funds for Nationals will only be awarded to gymnasts who participate in the CARTWHEEL-A-THON).
Raise $300