Fundraising
Food For Funds
Evergreen Ice Sports, in an effort to raise funds for essential supplies and support we need to feed the helping hand everyone requires from time to time has been employing a concession stand crew at every Winter Hawks and Blazers game. There are other special events and shows as well that also employ these stands, which are located in the Rose Garden and Memorial Coliseums. A percentage of the funds earned by our stand are donated by Ovations, the company in charge of these concession stands, to our non-profit organization. EIS takes a small administration fee out of this amount and the rest of the funds are divided up between the members of the crew that worked. After the funds are divided they are deposited into each individual’s Evergreen Ice Sports account and can be used by the individual with proper proof of their ice sports related expense. During the spring and summer seasons there are also stands available through Centerplate, located at PGE Park, which provides a similar program for those who stay active all year.
These opportunities have helped many who have come upon hard times to make that extra support needed to help keep their passion alive. Without this many people might have had to give up what they love, which in America no one should have to do. With that said, next time you are at these locations and plan on being hungry, you might want to ask ahead of time which location is the one that sponsors these individuals. That way you can hit two targets with one arrow and help someone’s passion stay alive.
-John Savage, Freelance Writer (jsavage4383@gmail.com)
The Good Search
We all have to do it now days it seems, search for some kind of info on the main stream. Whether you use Google, Yahoo or Bing we all know that they do the same thing. So why not help support our local team, while you watch, learn, read or sing.
This search engine, sponsored by the Yahoo search engine, is a Good Search in more ways than one. It gives you the info you need and if you type Evergreen Ice Sports in the charity box, for every search you do they will donate $0.01 to this organization. There are of course some stipulations that need to be addressed, donations will only be provided for authentic searches. For example if you type in A, B, C, D, or Ant, Bog, Cat or Dog over and over it won’t count, but we appreciate the thought. However, if you just use it as your default browser you will be surprised how fast donations can be accumulated. For example, if one person does 100 searches in a month that is one dollar raised. Take for instance though, if one thousand people do the same thing, simple math, 1000 dollars has just been raised. I know that sounds dramatic but the average person I am sure does 100 searches on a regular basis in a month at least. If you have your whole family doing it as well, this is normally 2-5 people, the numbers really start to add up. Once you include the rest of the families that we hope participate in this fundraiser we are really making a difference towards the goal, which is of course keeping Ice Sports available for our community. So if you want to help but you are just too busy this might just be the way for you to do so. Thank you for your continued support and keep searching the good search.
-John Savage, Freelance Writer (jsavage4383@gmail.com)
