Fundraising: Supporting Brandywine Creek State Park

BENEFITS OF RAISING FUNDS
 

1.  We’re giving back to the environment—help out the Friends of the Brandywine Creek State Park.
2. You are helping yourself by raising funds to allow you to race for free.
3. You will be educating the public about adventure racing and about environmental awareness as these questions will often be asked when you approach someone for aid. It’s a great way to spread news about both these topics.
 

HOW DO TEAMS RAISE MONEY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

WE ARE ASKING EACH RACER TO RAISE AT LEAST $50 FOR THIS EVENT.

Adventure racers have a unique opportunity to raise money to help the park, and race for free!               

For every $100 each racer raises, $10 will be deducted from your registration fee.

Simply ask friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc. to help sponsor you in the event.

Explain to them that you are doing an adventure race (which will usually lead to the conversation of what is adventure racing – so you get to do some education about the sport). Ask them to pledge to you a set amount that they feel comfortable with. Fill out the pledge sheet.  If they choose to pay by check, ask them to make the check out to “The Friends of the Brandywine Creek State Park”. All pledges go directly to the charity, and are tax deductible. 
 

Bring your pledge sheet and your collected monies with you to race registration. We will then deduct the appropriate amounts from your registration fee, and a check will be returned to you. 
 

You and your team must pre-register for the race, and pay the entry fee ahead of time. Any funds that should be returned to you will be done so after the race. 

WHO ARE THE FRIENDS?

First and foremost the Friends are people who care deeply about the beauty of Brandywine Creek State Park. We are a 501c3 organization that raises and distributes funds to protect the park, enhance visitors experience, support our volunteers, and promote education programs at the park.

Our projects are varied and we are open to new ideas and suggestions. Will you give us yours?

WHAT DO THE FRIENDS DO?

Past Successful Projects

Construction of a 75 seat amphitheater that is used for programming and can be rented for community events.

Purchase of canoes and trailer for park programming.

On-Going Projects

Scholarship program. Currently the Friends provide a $1000.00 scholarship fund for the parks educational programs. To date this has assisted 600 students to attend programs that they would not otherwise have been able to attend.

Birding Programs. The Friends provide a continental breakfast for the birders once a month.