SMAC Booster’s Fundraising Homepage

SMAC Fundraising Page

As a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, we rely on the fundraising efforts from our families to support our swimmers throughout the swim season.

Every season we will have numerous opportunities for families to participate! The funds we raise will go specifically into the Booster Budget, which will help fund travel meets, equipment purchases, team social events, and financial aid.  Make sure you check back frequently for updates and new fundraising opportunities.  Please reach out to our Fundraising Director with any questions.

Swim-a-Thon  

SMAC is committed to seeing the benefits of swimming made available to all kids who want to participate.  Therefore, SMAC has a very long tradition of providing financial aid and making significant efforts to diversify the sport of swimming.  We will use the first $50,000 raised from Swim-A-Thon to provide financial aid and outreach efforts, such as the Get Wet Program.  Additional funds raised (over the initial $50,000) will benefit the entire team.  This can include:  team travel meets, equipment purchases, and social events, and general operation.

By swimming with SMAC, each swimmer has a $125 fundraising obligation each year.  This is met by participation in the annual Swim-a-Thon.  If a swimmer does not fulfill the obligation by the conclusion of Swim-a-Thon, families will be invoiced for the remaining fundraising amount. 

Swimmers will reach out to friends, family, and local businesses to ask for donations through email, phone calls, letter writing, and social media.  Don’t forget to ask donors to check with their employers for matching gift donations. 

During Swim-a-Thon, swimmers will have a 2-hour period to swim a maximum of 200 lengths.  

Company Matching Funds and Gifts 

Many corporations will match donations to a non-profit organization; please refer to our list to see if yours is one of them. The company website should have a form employees fill out to apply for a matching donation (also called a matching gift). If you do not find one on the company website, a human resource representative at your company should be able to provide you with one.  You can find more information attached here: Company Matching Document

Swim-A-Thon Links

• Family Letter
• Individual Donor Letter
• SAT Pledge Sheet
• SAT Pledge Chart

Year-Round Opportunities

Fred Meyer Community Rewards – donation amount is based on accumulated spending of the Rewards Customers linked to our team *There is no impact to the Rewards points, fuel points, and rebates Rewards Customers receive. 

• Go to https://www.fredmeyer.com
• Once you are logged into your Fred Meyer account, hover over My Account in the upper right corner and then select My Account from the dropdown. 
• Select “Community Rewards” from the menu on the left side of your screen. Click on the Enroll or Change Organization button.  You can search for SMAC either by name (Seattle Metropolitan Aquatic Club) or organization number (RV809) and then click Enroll.

Team Store (SwimOutlet.com) – donates 8% of all sales

• Go to http://www.swimoutlet.com
• Click TEAMS                    
• Hover over the Team name, if another team is listed – you can click “this is not my team”
• Click FIND YOUR STORE   
• Type “Seattle” and select SMAC from picklist