Dear Families of Amherst High School and Middle School
Athletes,
The Amherst Hurricane Boosters are a group of parents, staff
and community members who are dedicated to supporting Amherst student
athletics. This group finances major projects such as playing field lighting,
sports sounds systems, and scoreboards as well as smaller items for individual
teams.
For the first time, the Amherst Hurricane Boosters (under
the name Amherst High School Athletics) will be participating in Valley Gives
Day – a 24-hour period of online philanthropy across the Valley on Tuesday, May
2.
What makes Valley Gives Day so special is that we are
eligible to receive cash prizes throughout the day that can amplify your
donation and help us raise thousands of extra dollars to benefit Amherst school
sports. The emphasis is on the NUMBER of donors, not the AMOUNT of each
donation, so donations of any size can help us win extra prize money. You can donate as little as $10! Everything helps!
We will be
updating the Boosters community about our fundraising totals throughout the day
on Tuesday, May 2, via email, but primarily on the Booster’s Facebook page.
Please help us buy taking these four simple actions;
- Set reminder for ValleyGives Day
- Like, follow, and turn notifications ON for the Amherst HurricaneBoosters’ Facebook page
- Invite your friends to like and follow the Amherst Hurricane Boosters’Facebook page
- Share this email with your family, friends, kids’ teammates, and ARHS alums.
MOST INDIVIDUAL DONORS:
$500, $1,000, and $1,500 prizes will be awarded to
organizations that have the most “unique donors” contributing. A unique donor
is identified by the name/address/email address of each individual. This means
that if you and your partner have your own individual email addresses, please
consider dividing the amount your family plans to give to the Boosters and each
give separately, as you will each be counted as an individual donor. All
donations need to be made on a person’s own credit card.
MILLENNIALS ROCK!
If we get donors who are aged 18 or 19, 20-29, AND 30-39 we
are eligible to be randomly selected for an extra $4,000 prize. We can also win
$1,000+ if we have the most donors under 40 years old. Remember, everyone needs
to use their own credit card.
GOLDEN and POWER HOUR TICKETS:
Throughout the day, 20 organizations will be randomly
selected to receive a $500 Golden Ticket or $1000 Power Hour Tickets. To learn
more about prizes, please click here.
We hope that you, your family, and your friends will give as
generously as you are able to support the Hurricanes Boosters on Valley Gives
Day!
Gratefully,
Rich Ferro and Karen Stiles Dunn
Amherst Hurricane Boosters
