Holiday Crafts:
Set Up (Need Parent Volunteers) 5:15 – 5:30pm
Tables Open 5:30 – 7:00pm
Potluck Dinner:
Set Up (Need Parent Volunteers) 6:15 – 6:30pm
Buffet Open 6:45 – 7:30pm
Raffle:
Ticket Purchase 6:15 – 7:15pm
Raffle 7:15 – 8:00pm
Overview
Our 2025 Kick-A-Thon Fundraiser is quickly approaching and we are looking forward to seeing all our swimmers jump in the pool and kicking their laps for PASA! The Kick-A-Thon is an important fundraiser for our team as it accounts for 50% of our annual fundraising dollars (the swim meets we host throughout the year account for the other 50%).
Fundraising plays an important role in helping us maintain and grow our team so it can continue to provide for all our swimmers. This year's Kick-A-Thon, in addition to helping us cover our general operational needs, will focus on a few specific needs for this coming year:
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Continued building
reserves to offer health insurance to staff ($10,000)
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Coach Continued Education & Clinics ($3000)
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Development of Parent’s Stroke & Turn Officials ($1000)
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Help offset expense to bring Pro Swimmer to run a clinic with the team ($2000)
The Kick-A-thon is a great event for the swimmers to kick laps, the family to count and cheer their swimmer; and for the whole family to fundraise together. Come one, come all and make it a day of friend-raising, fun-raising in addition to fund-raising!
Kick-A-Thon (In the pool):
1) Please Find the Link to Pledge Form and Tax-Donation Receipts
2) For each swimmer's Fundraising Efforts, we have the following 'Thank You' gifts:
- Raise at least $100 - PASA Gopher Bucket Hat & Invite to Thank you Movie Night
- Top 3 Fundraisers per Practice Group - Thank You PASA Sweatshirt/Fleece
3) Logistics/Making a Donation:
a) If your swimmer has pledges per lap, we ask that a parent come and count laps.
- Average Laps per group (Fins allowed)
- Mighty Minnows (30 minutes): 40 – 80 Laps
- AG Bronze (30 minutes): 50 – 90 Laps
- AG Silver (30 minutes): 60 - 100 Laps
- Varsity (45 minutes): 60 – 100 Laps
- AG Gold (45 minutes): 70 – 110 Laps
- Pre-Senior/Senior (45 minutes) 80 – 120 Laps
b) All donations given between September 1, 2025 and January 11, 2026, will be credited toward your fundraising efforts and towards your 'Thanks You' gift.
c) You can donate Cash, Checks made out to PASC, or Online via the Paypal Donate button on our Website or Venmo
c) As a non-profit, all contributions to PASA-MP are tax-deductible.
d) Take advantage of any matching gift programs offered by your companies. Please ask your HR for more information.
e) NOTE - PASA - MP's non-profit filing name is PASC (Palo Alto Swim Club)
4) Other ways you can help with the Team’s Fundraising Efforts
PASA Gear On Sale @ Event
- We will have some PASA gear on sale at the event by the raffle area.
Purchase a Holiday Gift for your swimmer through our swimstore on our website (10% kicked back to our team)
Volunteer your time at our hosted swim meets throughout the year - We host meets in November, December and July. Your time and help in running these meets help us put on profitable meets that help account for 50% of our annual fundraising efforts.
Crafts (Located inside):
1) Fun/Simple Holiday Crafts
2) We would love to have some parent volunteers to help with setting up and monitoring the crafts
Potluck Dinner (Located outside by the Warm Pool/On the Grass):
1) Entree - Bucca-di-Beppo will be ordered and provided by PASA (baked Ziti & Spaghetti Marinara)
2) Other Items - We have split up the team into the following assigned items. Please plan to bring enough for 12+ people
Pre-Senior/Senior – Dessert
Mighty Minnows - Dessert
AG Bronze - Drinks (No Glass)
AG Silver - Drinks (No Glass)
AG Gold - Salad/Fruit/Appetizer
Varsity - Salad/Fruit/Appetizer
3) We would love to have some Parent volunteers to help with the serving and organization of the dinner
4) NO GLASS ALLOWED
5) To help us with reducing our waste, please think about bringing your own silverware & non-breakable drinkware
6) If you are unable to bring food, consider a donation. If you would like to bring something other than what you were assigned, please let your coach know.
Raffle
1) Raffle Items - We have a wonderful selection Raffle Prizes many from our own swimmers who went to local businesses and request their donation to our cause. These raffle items also include collections created by the coaches and recycled PASA gear.
2) Raffle Tickets - Will be for sale after the Kick-A-Thon. Tickets will be $3 each, 2 for $5; 10 for $20. Raffle Tickets can be paid for in cash, check (made out to PASC) or billed to your team account.
3) Raffles will be done at the end of the event. A winning ticket will be picked (by coaches and swimmers who helped with prize donations) for each Raffle Item - If you will not be present, please write your name on your raffle tickets.
