Wednesday, June 18th
This is a fundraiser for our friends at the Nashville Dolphins. The Nashville Dolphins empower swimmers with special needs. Because swimming is a lifelong sport with far-reaching benefits for an individual’s health and well-being, the Nashville Dolphins serve swimmers regardless of ability with no age-out policy. They provide this programming at no cost to over 230 participants
Each year we host a bake sale during the event. Link above to sign up to bring individually packaged baked goods. Bring cash to purchase treats! All proceeds benefit the Dolphins.
Our swim team will host a "Dol-fund" swim to support the Nashville Dolphins, an organization that provides FREE swim team and swim lessons for people with disabilities. Wildwood was the TOP money raising team two years in the NSL, and we are determined to win again!
Former coach and long time friend of the Gators, Brenda Vroon is also Executive Director and Head Swim Coach of the Nashville Dolphins and we have 4 Nashville Dolphins who are on the Wildwood Gators team and 6 swimmers that have siblings that are Dolphins! We have 4 of our coaches who are weekly volunteers, and many of our 11+ ups who are also weekly volunteers. Ask any of them, they can tell you the amazing stories about how this organization changes lives!
Our goal is to raise at least $25 per Wildwood Gator swimmer. THANK YOU for being a part of our swim team’s support of the Nashville Dolphins!
How do I participate?
The "Dol-Fund" event will take place during our regularly scheduled practice times. Ask for sponsors!
What happens during the Dol-Fund Swim?
Our swim coaches will tabulate how many laps your child swims during practice. Afterwards, you will receive a spreadsheet letting you know how many laps your swimmer completed during the Swimathon.
How do I contribute financially?
Link above. Then click the button that says "Make a Donation" and put ‘Wildwood Gators" and your swimmers name when you are completing an online contribution.
Your swimmer may ask family, friends and neighbors to contribute a dollar amount per lap he or she swims. (For reference, our younger swimmers may complete between 5-15 laps but our more experienced swimmers may complete 30+ laps during their time in the pool.) Or, you may contribute a flat dollar amount. Our goal this year is to raise at least $25 per swimmer.
DOLPHINS BAKE SALE:
A Dolphins bake sale is an awesome Wildwood tradition! Please contribute to our sale by providing individually wrapped treats to sell during practice on Thursday. Also, be sure to send your swimmer to practice with some cash to purchase treats! Bake sale sign up link above.
Please see the attached pledge sheet. The Nashville Dolphins would be so appreciative of your support and your swimmer will love making a positive impact in someone else’s life. Also, attached is a flyer that swimmers can share with sponsors, a pledge sheet were they can keep track of their sponsors, and a letter than can be shared! We would love for swimmers to start asking sponsors this upcoming week!
Can you provide a short text that I could copy and paste in an email or text to family and friends to ask for their contributions?
Hi! SWIMMER’S NAME is participating in our swim team’s fundraiser for the Nashville Dolphins on Tuesday June 18th. The Nashville Dolphins provides swim lessons and programming for over 230 swimmers with special needs at no cost. SWIMMER’s goal is to complete ### of laps during the Swim-A-Thon. Would you make a pledge per lap toward her fundraising efforts for the Nashville Dolphins? I will let you know how many laps she completes after the Swim-A-Thon!!
There WILL be prizes for the top money raisers that will be announced at the banquet!