USA Gymnastics Message
August 2002
Dear Members,
It's August and the month we celebrate our 4th annual National Gymnastics Day event with our gymnastics family. This is the time to share the benefits of the sport with your community and get new kids in your gym. By now most clubs have made plans, but for those looking for ways to get involved with National Gymnastics Day, we have some ideas for you.
We have partnered with the Children's Miracle Network for the second year and encourage clubs to host a Cartwheel-A-Thon to help raise funds for this great cause. By working closely with the media and community leaders, you will gain positive recognition for your club and give back to the community while raising additional money for your club.
The following are a variety of ways you can help CMN and your club:
USA Gymnastics has a contest for the individual and club that raises the most money for the Children's Miracle Network funds (see page 30 for details)
- You can hold a Cartwheel-A-Thon and give 100% to the Children's Miracle Network or you can send them a percentage of your earnings and keep the remaining money for your club.
- Trophy Nuts - sell a variety of nuts (similar to taking Girl Scout cookie orders) and designate the percentage of the profit you want to go to CMN.
- Cartridges for Kids - you can set up a drop off box in your gym for the families to drop off their empty printer cartridges and old cell phones and earn money. This way you are also helping the environment.
- Sell CMN balloons at the gym; have the secretary ask clients if they would like to purchase a balloon to be placed in the gym lobby to support your local children's hospital. You could also give each of the team kids some balloons to go out and sell, then post them in your gym.
Every year we send our Member Clubs a marketing kit loaded with useful marketing and support materials to help you promote your club on National Gymnastics Day and year round.
We continue to provide valuable services to our Member Clubs and are excited about upcoming initiatives designed to help increase enrollment in your gyms and provide business education to our members. Among these various opportunities in the next months ahead are:
USA Gymnastics is also very excited about our partnership with Jeff Metzger to provide business education, improve how gymnastics businesses are perceived and to grow the sport. Look for future information in Technique and on the web site for continued business growth opportunities.
- The Business Conference in Cleveland-Wednesday, August 7th
- The series of 1-Day Boot Camps with Jeff Metzger
- National Gymnastics Day-Saturday, August 24th
For USA Gymnastics,
Loreé Galimore
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