Help our Eagles Soar
- By: Eagles Majorette Club
- Short URL: https://archive.backabuddy.co.za/eagles-majorette-club-5769685311492994637
- Date Created: 28 November 2023
Personal message
A year ago our beloved coach Elmarie decided that a sport such as Drummies was worthy of being made available to anyone from any walk of life regardless of financial status in the community. She poured everything she had into creating a team that not only made it to nationals the year it was formed but also walked away with top 3 achievements.
Since last year we have grown in numbers and our target is to get every one of our 63 students signed up for nationals in 2024. Regardless of whether they can contribute to the costs. Our team is open to any students from 4 years to 80 years. We don't believe anyone should be held back from doing what they love.
As you can imagine getting a team of 63 from Durban to Johannesburg for the week-long national competition is not cheap.
Currently, our estimated costs are R3300 for each participant which is a massive target. Breakdown:
R250 per person per day including meals x 5 days = R1250 for accommodation and meals. R2050 per person for transport (we have to hire 2 buses for 5 days)
There are also some smaller expenses towards uniforms for all 63, and props for each of them as well.
Unitards R3150
Skirts R7560
Maces R8000
Uniforms R18750
We also would like to purchase a few items to assist us with fundraising in the future:
Candyfloss machine R5400
Popcorn Machine R1800
Pop-up Banner R600
Table R1200
Branded Gazebo R3000
We are currently in the process of registering as an NPO as none of the funds we get goes to the team coaches. It's all done for the love of the sport. But we want to make our team proud and let them stand tall without the pressure of the financial burden this dream brings.
You can get involved! Every single Rand will be put to an extremely good cause. Not a cent will be taken by the team management for anything other than the improvement of the team and securing their booking to the national competition in 2024. We want to appeal to the public to find it in their heart to support us, promote equal opportunity for our team, and celebrate with us when we reach our target.
My name is Kari-anne and I am the team's Fundraising Head. We have numerous fundraising initiatives on the go all year around, each Rand brought in is allocated to our national goal. If we can reach our target our entire team of 63 will be able to attend the national competition. An equal opportunity for each member of our team. If you are in the Durban area and are running an event / market and you'd like us to come perform we would gladly try our best to accommodate as every opportunity is a way for us to raise more funds towards our goal.
PS the additional funds in the total are the backabuddy fee.
Statistics
Fundraising target
R 281 000.00Donations to date
R 1 861.00Funds raised offline
R 1 861.00Help our Eagles Soar Campaign
