CAES Winter Sports Program
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For over 30 years Chester-Andover Elementary has had a Snow Sports Program, run entirely by volunteers, that takes students in Grades kindergarten through 6th to Okemo to learn to ski and ride for 8 half days on Thursdays. The program receives no funds from the school or the town other than transportation to and from the mountain.
This year, Okemo is under new management and has raised the fee for passes and rentals. The increase is so significant that many families will not be able to pay the increased fees.
The purpose of this campaign is to raise enough funds to offset a portion of the fees to make the program affordable for all families. We typically have about 35% of the student body participate in the program each year. We estimate a financial need of about $3,000 this year to cover the total cost of the increased fees. We are hoping through multiple fundraisers, GoFundMe being just one fundraiser, to reach this goal.
In the past, Okemo has allowed for families who qualify through the Federal Free and Reduced lunch program to pay on a sliding fee, which made up more than half of our students that participate in this program. Since the sale of Okemo, this is no longer an option. For one student to learn to ski/ride it is $35 for the pass, and $65 for the rentals for a total of $100 for the entire 8 weeks of the program. For families who have limited finances, this means that their son/daughter most likely would not participate in the program. We would like to raise enough money to cover scholarships to help out all of our families.
100% of the funds that we raise through this campaign, minus the go fund me fees, will be used to help the students. The program is run entirely by volunteers.
We are trying to raise the funds by January 4th, 2019.
This year, Okemo is under new management and has raised the fee for passes and rentals. The increase is so significant that many families will not be able to pay the increased fees.
The purpose of this campaign is to raise enough funds to offset a portion of the fees to make the program affordable for all families. We typically have about 35% of the student body participate in the program each year. We estimate a financial need of about $3,000 this year to cover the total cost of the increased fees. We are hoping through multiple fundraisers, GoFundMe being just one fundraiser, to reach this goal.
In the past, Okemo has allowed for families who qualify through the Federal Free and Reduced lunch program to pay on a sliding fee, which made up more than half of our students that participate in this program. Since the sale of Okemo, this is no longer an option. For one student to learn to ski/ride it is $35 for the pass, and $65 for the rentals for a total of $100 for the entire 8 weeks of the program. For families who have limited finances, this means that their son/daughter most likely would not participate in the program. We would like to raise enough money to cover scholarships to help out all of our families.
100% of the funds that we raise through this campaign, minus the go fund me fees, will be used to help the students. The program is run entirely by volunteers.
We are trying to raise the funds by January 4th, 2019.
Organizer
Cindy Cole
Organizer
Chester, VT
