SOS ~ Save Our Snow Sports Program
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For over 30 years Cavendish Town Elementary School has had a Snow Sports Program, run entirely by volunteers, that takes students in Grades kindergarten through 6th grade to Okemo to learn to ski and ride for 8 half days on Tuesdays. The program receives no funds from the school or the town other than transportation to and from the mountain. Okemo Mountain Ski Area, in Ludlow, VT, charges parents a discounted fee for their children's pass and rentals and community donations cover lessons.
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 75% of the student body participate in the program each year. We estimate a financial need of about $3000 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. 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 raised through this campaign, minus the go fund me fees, will be used to help the students. The program is run entirely by volunteers.
I am trying to raise the funds by January 11th, 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 75% of the student body participate in the program each year. We estimate a financial need of about $3000 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. 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 raised through this campaign, minus the go fund me fees, will be used to help the students. The program is run entirely by volunteers.
I am trying to raise the funds by January 11th, 2019.
Organizer
Jarrod Harper
Organizer
Ludlow, VT
