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In prior
years, The Great
Chesapeake Bay Swim raised $125,000 for charity. |
GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY 4.4 MILE SWIM & 1 MILE
BAY CHALLENGE
June 11, 2006 Bay Bridge Marina at Hemingway's Beach, MD
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PLEDGE - SPONSOR: DONOR FORM 2006
Collect & Submit a Minimum of $250+ by swim day 2006 -- and you will be qualified
to receive an early bird mailing for pre-entry into the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim 2007!
(This pledge program is a separate process from entry fees and entry rules. Everyone who
submits a minimum of $250+ in pledge funds will still be required to pay an entry fee, but be
guaranteed an early bird entry slot.)
Last Name First
Phone w/Area Code (AM - PM)
E-Mail Address:
Street/P.O. City State Zip
TOTAL ATTACHED: $ Date Submitted:_______________
PLEDGE FUND:
(Participants: 15-21 years old for scholarship eligibility)
SEE Cynthia A. Earley Scholarship web site for complete info.
on this most important program. Thank you!
http://www.ceef1.org
GCBS 2006: My P l e d g e - S P O N S O R S
Sponsor's Name:
City & State:
Phone w/Area Code: AMOUNT:
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Checks Payable to:
.Completed Forms Mail to: GREAT CHESAPEAKE BAY SWIM FOUNDATION 2005
c/o Westport Investments, 17 Commerce St., Baltimore, MD 21202
Forms and
funds can and will be accepted up to and on swim day at the designated Pledge
Funds Tables.
A table will be set up at the 4.4 swim start at Sandy Point State Park, and
at Hemingways beach mariana
the site of the 1 Mile Bay Challenge Swim and the Finish for the 4.4 swim.
For final accounting of awards,
announced at the swim awards ceremony . . . final funds must be turned in on
swim day!
DO NOT SUBMIT ANY PLEDGE FUNDS WITH ENTRY FEE. THEY WILL BE RETURNED!
PLEDGE FUNDS ONLY MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH THIS FORM TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS.
No Pledge funds will be accepted without this cover form!!
(Event entry fees only: to Lin-Mark Computer Sports, Inc., 7 Westwood Dr.,
Mantua, NJ 08051
Form may be duplicated for additional sponsors.
Your pledge totals will be adjusted as additional forms
and checks
are received.
----->>>>If you turn in additional funds on swim day, there will be designated
March of
Dimes Volunteers on
site to receive your sponsor forms
and checks.
New totals will be run
for you prior
to the pledge announcements
during the 4.4 GCB Swim awards ceremony. THANK YOU!
Proceeds are distributed to the following worthwhile organizations:
The March of Dimes, Maryland Chapter - The National Aquarium - Bay Restoration Project
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation - The Chesapeake Trust - The Chesapeake Bay Power Boat Association
A NOTE TO OUR PARTICIPANTS, VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS:
The Great Chesapeake Bay Swim, Inc. is committed to ensuring that the maximum percentage of dollars donated to the Event are
returned to non-profit
programs.
In any given year, however, we cannot guarantee what that percentage will be. It depends on
many variables, including how many swimmers
participate, how much
money they raise, and recruiting, logistics and event expenses.
How much money has gone back to charitable causes?
Since the first Great Chesapeake Bay Swim in 1992, a total of 12 swim events have been completed. On average, approximately
61.4% of every dollar raised –
representing a total of over $ 315,000 has been returned to the March of Dimes and other worthwhile
charitable causes! Please note that these figures are
averages and the specific percentage for an individual Swim Event may differ.
How is the money distributed?
The net proceeds from the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim are awarded as grants by the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim, Inc.,
a non-profit 501(c)(3) operated exclusively
for charitable and educational purposes. Grants are awarded to non-profit programs
focusing on maternal and infant health (the March of Dimes, the University of
Maryland Medical System), environmental causes
(the Chesapeake Bay Trust, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Sandy Point State Park Foundation) and boater safety
awareness (The Chesapeake Bay Power Boat Association), as well as other worthwhile charitable causes.
Where does the rest of the money go?
On average, about 19.2 % of every dollar raised has gone to administrative expenses, safety and support: timing, signage, tents,
and everything it takes to move the
swimmers safely from the western shore to the eastern shore. Safety is the number one priority
of the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim. Additionally, about 9.2% of every
dollar raised goes to the 500 plus volunteers who make the
Great Chesapeake Bay Swim possible every year, in the form of t-shirts and a Volunteer Appreciation Party.
Finally, about 10.2% of every dollar raised goes back to the swimmer participants, in the form of t-shirts, awards and other premiums.
What is the standard for return on donations?
Guidelines for special event fund raising vary. Different organizations say different things and this always depends on the nature of
the fund raising event and
its appeal.
Standards are different for a special event like the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim than they
are for solicitations you receive in the mail. As a person
who gives to charity, you
should do all you can to understand the complexities
of charitable fund raising. Don’t accept any one number as a norm.
The total amount of money raised is as important
as the percentage.
For instance, an event that returns 70% of your dollar back to charity may look better than
one that sends 60% back.
But what if the event that returns 70%
raises $100,000, while the event that returns 60% raises $500,000? The 60% event returns a
lot more money to the cause. One of the leading professional fund raising trade
organizations, the Philanthropic Advisory Service of
the Council of Better Business
Bureaus, states that at least 50% of every dollar raised by a special event should go back to
charity.
The historic average of the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim
event (61.4%) falls well above that guideline.
The Great Chesapeake Bay Swim is very different from most fund raising events. In addition to raising money, it raises public
awareness of the charitable causes
which it supports,
and instills tremendous feelings of empowerment among participants and
those whose lives the event touches. For many participants, the
Swim is a life–changing experience.
Creating an environment for
that kind of experience requires the expertise to execute very complicated logistics and to mobilize
massive operations.
The Great Chesapeake Bay Swim is truly in a class by itself.
Does the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim work to get things donated?
The Great Chesapeake Bay Swim works constantly with local businesses to generate donations and sponsorships to the event
which help defray costs and send
more money
back to charitable organizations.
An important note . . . The Great Chesapeake Bay Swim has many non-financial benefits that you can be enormously proud of.
News stories about the Event that are reported in the media and inform the entire region about the charitable causes which we support:
A first-hand experience of what
giving back to humanity is all about for the participants, volunteers and spectators alike;
A demonstration of people
working together to solve problems.
These are just some of the things that make the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim so remarkably magical.
And these are things you can
count on when you participate in the Great Chesapeake Bay Swim
as a swimmer, volunteer or donor.
Chuck Nabit, Race Director . . .
racedirector@bayswim.comSwim Web Site: www.BAYSWIM.com
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