Fund Raising

The VPS Booster Club organizes a number of fund raising activities throughout the year to help pay for special equipment needs and enhance the Villanova Athletic experience.

Second Annual Wildcat Raffle. Buy a $50 raffle ticket

to support Wildcat Athletics and a 1 in 25 chance to

win a cash prize! Click here to download the Raffle Ticket order form. Drawing will be held at the Annual Awards Banquet May 10, 2006 at 6:00pm

Our Gymnasium (Gym) Banner program involves special spirit banner panels mounted on display in the gym to give recognition to businesses and/or families in support of the VPS Wildcats. See more below.

Proceeds from the sale of our VPS Spirit Wear goes directly to our Booster club funds. See the Spirit Wear section on this site.

Our printer/toner cartridge and cell phone recycling drives twice a year, help save our planet while raising funds for VPS athletics. Please save your printer and toner cartridges. Our next drive is in October, 2006.

If you'd like to help out, contact Rickie Beaghler

You can also help the Booster Club everyday by     recycling your cans and containers  in the designated

collection bins located strategically around VPS.

For more details see the "What's New" page!

All proceeds from Booster Club food concessions at sporting events go directly to the Booster Club funds.

Proceeds from the Booster Club Wildcat Raffle, held during the Spring Sports Banquet each year, go directly to the Booster Club funds.

Cash donations in support of our VPS Athletics are always welcome. Please contact the VPS Booster Club President.

Our coaches have ongoing needs and "wishes" to enhance the quality of Wildcat athletics for our students. Helping one of the teams with a specific

item is a wonderful way to make a difference.

You can view our Wildcat Athletics Wish List here.

For more details, contact Coach Muller.

For more information on any of our fund raising activities, please access the specific links in this website, or contact the appropriate activity chairperson noted in our "Contacts" page.

THANK YOU! GO WILDCATS!"

The Villanova Gym Banner Program

If you would like information on sponsoring a banner please contact: Donna Sallen , (805) 640-8684, or print out the “Gym Banner Donation Form (pdf)” and fax it to the number listed on the form. To renew, please complete the “Gym Banner Renewal Form (pdf)” and fax it to the number listed on the form.

Villanova Past Projects Supported:

2005/06  Projects under consideration

• New Gym scoreboard
• Softball field cement dugouts
• Track jumping pads

2004/05 School year:

Allocation of Funds:   The members approved the following:

$375 - Three outdoor banners (Softball, Girls Tennis, Boys Tennis)
$625 - Storage Compartment at Aquatics area ($600 paid by school)
$1000 - Soccer Goals & Nets ($900 paid by school)
$275 - Tennis Nets
$115 - Pool Area Windscreen ($110 paid by team fundraising)
$500 - Maximum amount pledged to finish off football field project as needed (crow’s nest and concession area)

Total:   $2890

Villanova Booster Club Fund Raising Guidelines

Originated January 13, 2004
Latest Revision November 30, 2005

The Villanova Booster Club’s mission is to provide support to the Villanova Athletic Program in a variety of ways.  This might include visible support at athletic events, sales of Concessions and Spirit Wear, sponsorship of the annual sports banquet, and donation of funds toward specific needs within the Athletic Program.  Though the amount of funds available will vary from year to year, the Booster Club intends to establish some broad parameters to guide its decisions for funding.  The following assumptions and guidelines will serve as a reference for Booster Club members and interested parties.

All requests from coaches should be sent first to the Athletic Director who can then prioritize requests and provide input and assistance to the Booster Club as it makes a decision about funding.  The Booster Club may choose to fund items in an order of priority that is different from that proposed by the Athletic Director. 

Members of the Booster Club may also propose items for funding in addition to the requests from coaches,

The Booster Club will likely look more favorably toward requests that include some sort of matching funds (either by the school, fundraising efforts by team members, or parents of a particular team).  Examples of this sort of funding would include the purchase of the Tennis team ball machine (half paid by the team), funding for Water Polo shot clocks (half paid by the team), and funding for Soccer goal netting (partially funded by a donation from parents).  However, matching funds are not absolutely essential in order to receive Booster Club funding.

It is the intent of the Booster Club to identify one highly visible project each year where a certain portion of funding can be directed.  This item might not be funded in one year, but a commitment would be made to set aside funding for multiple years until the goal is met.  An example of a visible project partially funded by the Booster Club was the outfield fencing for the Softball Field.  There may be years where a large visible item has not been identified and the Booster Club will choose to fund only smaller items.

It is assumed that the donations provided by the Booster Club are for enhancements to the Athletic Program as contrasted with core funding for essential items that are normally provided by the school administration.   A partial list of school funded items (not intended to be comprehensive) might include: staff salaries, fees for officials, tournament fees, transportation costs, uniforms & warm-ups, athletic fields & courts, and playing equipment (basketballs, bats, balls, etc.). Examples of enhancement items that could be provided by the Booster Club might include: training aids (batting cage equipment, strength training equipment, skill training items), audio-visual equipment, scoreboards, PA sound systems, bleachers, etc. 

The Booster Club will always maintain a reserve of funds at the end of each academic year to provide sufficient money to purchase Spirit Wear for the new school year.  A minimum of $4,000 should be retained.