THANK YOU FOR WANTING TO BE A PART OF THE FAMILY!!!
They say “It takes a village” and at AmpSurf we truly believe that is true. AmpSurf only works because of three key members of the family; the Athlete Participants, the Volunteers, and the Program Sponsors! To be successful in making sure everything happens to do the clinics, it takes all three working together to complete our mission to; “Promote, Inspire, Educate, and Rehabilitate (PIER) all people with disabilities and their families through adaptive surfing and other outdoor activities.”
Each of our one day clinics cost $4700+, our multi-day events can run from $10,000-$20,000 each! Though it is all fun and high fives at the beach, the majority of the work is done in the background! Permits, insurance, advertising, equipment, travel, lodging, meals and events eat up most of the time and funds we raise. We are always working to find ways to raise funds for the program. The online store, doing special events like Poker Runs, Golf Tournaments, Restaurant parties, you name it we are doing it! We also seek grants and sponsorships. But….
We have learned the best way to make these events happen and keep the program going is to have all of us that take part in them, work together and enlist the people and companies we interact with everyday to raise the funds that make it all possible.
Whether as a Participant or a Volunteer, if you can join us in our effort, we need you! On this page are all the tools you need to be successful in doing your very own fundraising event or online campaign. If you have any problems or need assistance in your efforts, please do not hesitate to email us. We will do everything we can to work with you and make sure you are successful. If we don’t succeed in this together the program doesn’t succeed.
Also, we understand that this can be a challenge, but don’t let it overwhelm you, we can help! We never want anything to be an obstacle to getting someone in the water or helping at an AmpSurf clinic, send us an email, surf@ampsurf.org, and we will help you, let us know what we can do to help you be successful.
Please Remember – THIS IS NOT A REQUIREMENT TO PARTICIPATE OR VOLUNTEER.
All, Please let me know if I can help. I set up a GoFundMe page and with in a couple weeks raised $500+ for the program with a goal of $10,000. You don't have to set your goal as high as mine, I am trying to build for the whole program. Keep it real, if you signed up for one event, just try and raise enough to get one participant covered for that event ($192/day). f you raise more, it will go towards helping others who may be having a harder time. If your doing it as a volunteer, just know when you come to the event, YOU made it possible for a participant to be there! Thanks, Dana AmpSurf Learn to Surf Program Founder
If you just sign up for a clinic, please complete the clinic intake form by clicking here: Clinic intake form
Below are tools you can use to successfully raise funds for the program;
Starting Your Fundraising today
Fundraising Ideas That Work
How To Create A Successful GoFundMe Campaign
Corporate-focused Fundraising
Commitment/Receipt for donation
Partner/Sponsor Levels Info
Closing the Deal
Alan K Testimonial
Walsh Testimonial
Sample Fundraising Letter
Fundraising Follow Up Letter
Thank You Donation Letter
AmpSurf Informational Flier (Give this to everyone)
Images for your campaign (Zip File)
other info on doing a campaign:
Classy.org fundraising-tips
Classy.org – Don’t start peer-peer fundraising campaign without 10-things
*In your email program, please set www.AmpSurf.org as a trusted site. If this is not done emails from us may go to junk/spam and be missed. Also we do not support AOL (pay for access) and can not email to AOL accounts when sending out group messages. We will call you for an alternative email address.