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MEN'S TENNIS SAVED FOR 2009-10 SEASON! New Deadline May 1, 2010 The summer seems like an eternity ago, and all the things the program has been through seems like it is done and gone because we were able to bring the men back for 2009-10, but now it’s back to reality. We now have our goals set for saving the men’s program long term, and there is good news and bad news about that. The original numbers that were thrown around in June and July were certainly high and were questioned and scrutinized by me and by the baseball coach. The good news is we are now at a 5 year number of $65,000 (which is much better than the original number of $200,000) to save the tennis program. The bad news is that it’s still $65,000 we have to raise, and it comes at a poor time in the economy, and right after we asked for help to save the program for the current year. Things we have already done this fall are giving us a start. Helping with stadium cleanup after football games brought in more than $3000, and selling tickets at other UW-L sporting events will bring in another $1000 for the team. We are going to offer tennis court naming rights to Alumni (and to all of you if you are interested, it’s $5000 total or $1000 a year for 5 years, see information provided below) that will hopefully bring in some money, and we will be holding our Golf/Tennis weekend next summer on August 7-8 to continue our efforts (SAVE THE DATE!). I will be meeting with a committee we formed locally to get some community support and involvement, and there are a number of other things on the horizon we are thinking of that will hopefully bring us to the point of keeping the men’s team around forever. This year is the hardest because of the 5 year amount we are required to raise. Once we hit that mark, yearly fundraising will be back to where it was before this fiasco, and the burden will be considerably less on our players than it is on the current team. But, again I say, back to reality. This year, our team needs to put in the time and effort and raise this money. It’s not something I wanted to do, and not something I want our players to have to do, but we talked the talk in saying that we would do this, so now it’s time to get down to business and do it. When our players leave here and go on to bigger and better things, I want them to look back on their college tennis experience as one which enriched their lives and made their college years memorable. I know that if the men’s team is eliminated, they won’t have the opportunity to have that great experience that many of you had, and even the women’s program will feel like it lost something, and that overall experience will suffer for everyone. So, with that in mind, I am hopeful that you will continue to be involved in our efforts. Many of you stepped up in a huge way in our effort to save the program for 2009-10, and that continued support will be essential for our survival. We certainly have some added challenges this year, but if we do a good job, get the support we need, and have a little luck along the way, we can get back to focusing on winning tennis matches instead of trying to make sure we are able to play them. Have a wonderful holiday season, and we will continue to have the website available for updates and events. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. We need your help in accomplishing our goals. Please see all of information below regarding some of the things we are trying to do to raise money, and be as generous as you can be. Sincerely, Bill Hehli, UW-L Tennis Coach
KWIK TRIP REWARDS: Most of you have heard about the Kwik Trip rewards program, and some of you have been sent brochures on how to join. It’s really an easy way for you to help us, and all we ask of you is that you buy your gas at Kwik Trip and use the card. One of the local high schools in La Crosse makes thousands of dollars on this annually. If we all join, and do a good job using the program, we are able to put far less burden on our players to go out and raise money in the future. If you did join and the rewards are not going to the tennis program, please call Kwik Trip and get it changed! We need your help on this. See the website for more information on how to join this program. PLEDGE SHEETS: This one isn’t my favorite thing to do, but we have to ask for donations again. I am hopeful that our current players and their families will certainly step up, and I will be asking them to go out and ask others for help as well. We are asking for only pledges at this point, so that we will only be collecting money from donors if we have enough pledged by May 1, 2010. We are hoping for an annual pledge of $100 over five years, for a total of $500, but will take any amount that people are willing to give. The pledge form is enclosed. Please make copies and give it to anyone who might be able to help. REFFLE/AUCTION ITEMS: We need “stuff” as well as money. I think we put on a great auction and banquet last year, and the raffle we did mid-year was also successful. We had wonderful items for prizes at our golf outing. Because we are asking for money again, and continuing to do those fundraising events, we need to continue to have great items to make those events successful. I was so proud of our selection and variety of items that we had this past year, and I want to surpass it for the next round of raffles, auctions, and prizes. Anything you can get your hands on, it doesn’t even have to be sports related, is a big help to us. COURT SPONSORSHIPS: We will be selling naming rights to the individual courts and the banks of courts. We are looking for individuals, families, graduating classes, or businesses who would like to be recognized at the tennis facility. For $5000 ($1000 per year), any one of the courts could be named “YOUR NAME” court. There will be a sign on each court named in your honor and a plaque as well with some more information about the donor. We would also like to get a minimum of 4 businesses to give $10,000 ($2000 per year) to sponsor a bank of four courts. They would be recognized with a large sign or banner on the inside bank of the courts they sponsor, and an outside banner along La Crosse Street, so all the passing traffic can see their sign. Kind of like a billboard. There are certainly other things we would love to do, and depending on the response we get, will be looking to make improvements to the facility (bleachers, bathrooms, and maybe a bubble) as well as helping to save the men’s program. If you are interested or know of anyone who might be, please pass the information along. GET THE WORD OUT: As expected, the initial push to save the program has died down, and we don’t want anyone to forget about us. While we are grateful to have a program for 2010, we don’t want to let it die there. We need your help in this. You have voices outside of La Crosse that can make a difference.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DO AND FOR YOUR HELP WITH OUR EFFORTS. GO EAGLES! UW-L Tennis Court Sponsorship Have you considered your legacy as a UW-L Tennis Alum? Was your team one that would like to be remembered? Or, are you just a big fan of tennis in general and want your name to be known throughout the UW-L tennis community? Put your name on our courts! We would like to invite you to have a tennis court named in your honor. There will be a plaque on each court with information about the donor and a large sign posted on each court to show it’s yours. Your donation will go to help sponsor the UW-La Crosse tennis programs and also to provide funds for the UW-L tennis facility maintenance and upgrades. Cost is $5000 (Payable $1000 per year for five years). There will be an unveiling ceremony on August 8, 2009 in your honor! The payments will be due May 1st of each year. The UW-L Foundation will send a reminder 30 days prior to the due date of your payment. If you have any questions, please contact Bill Hehli at 608-785-8676 or hehli.will@uwlax.edu THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!
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University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Tennis Court Sponsorship I/We pledge a total of $5000 ($1000 per year) to the UW-La Crosse Foundation, Inc., as a tennis court sponsor at the UW-La Crosse Tennis Facility, to be paid over the next 5 years. ο Enclosed is a check in the amount of $______ ο Please bill me in annual installments of $1000 ο Please charge my credit card circled below the total amount of $1000/year VISA MASTERCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS DISCOVER Card#______________________________ Exp. Date: __________ Cardholder Signature: ___________________________ Date: __________ If this is a multiple year payment, payments and/or charges to a credit card will be processed on May 1st of each year. Sponsor Name(s): ______________________________________________________________________ Mailing Address: _______________________________________________________________________ City/State/Zip: _________________________________________________________________________ Phone: _____________________ Email: _______________________________________________ (Make checks payable to UW-L Foundation and mail to Bill Hehli, UW-La Crosse Tennis, 25 Mitchell Hall, La Crosse, WI 54601
______________________________________ Save UW-L Men’s Tennis for the Future Fund Thank you for your support to keep the men’s tennis program at UW-La Crosse for the 2009-10 season. We had more than 50 donors with gifts ranging from $5.00 to $5,000.00 dollars, and have raised just over $30,000 so far. We are now looking to the future and keeping the program alive for the next five years. We are asking for your support in pledging $100 a year for five years. We are hoping for 50 donations at this level to make saving the program for the future a reality. IT CAN BE DONE! The payments will be due May 1st of each year. The UW-L Foundation will send a reminder 30 days prior to the due date of your pledge. If you have any questions, please contact Bill Hehli at 608-785-8676 or hehli.will@uwlax.edu THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!
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University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Save UW-L Men’s Tennis Fund I/We pledge a total of $__________ to the UW-La Crosse Foundation, Inc., in support of the MEN’S TENNIS program at UW-La Crosse, to be paid over _____ years. ο Enclosed is a check in the amount of $______ ο Please bill me in annual installments of $______ ο Please charge my credit card circled below the total amount of $______ VISA MASTERCARD AMERICAN EXPRESS DISCOVER Card#______________________________ Exp. Date: __________ Cardholder Signature: ___________________________ Date: __________ If this is a multiple year pledge, payments and/or charges to a credit card will be processed on May 1st of each year. Donor Name(s): ________________________________________________________________________ Mailing Address: _______________________________________________________________________ City/State/Zip: _________________________________________________________________________ Phone: _____________________ Email: _______________________________________________ (Make checks payable to UW-L Foundation and mail to Bill Hehli, UW-La Crosse Tennis, 25 Mitchell Hall, La Crosse, WI 54601)
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