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May 22, 2025 | Izabela Hornblower | 48 views
Important Update: Streamlined Fundraising Initiative for Thamesford Attack Teams
Dear Thamesford Minor Hockey Association Members (TAMHA),

We are writing to inform you about an important change to TAMHA's fundraising efforts. After careful consideration and feedback, we are implementing a new, more streamlined approach to replace the previous gift card raffle system. This change is designed to be more efficient for families and provide direct financial benefits to each team for tournament (or additional) expenses incurred throughout the season.

Moving from the Gift Card Raffle to a Team Support Raffle:

Previously, families were required to purchase a $25 gift card and sell $100 worth of raffle tickets associated with that gift card. We understand this involves multiple steps and could be burdensome.

Our new initiative simplifies this process:

1.     New $100 Raffle Fee: A $100 fee per player will be added to this year's registration costs for players U6 and above. This will be displayed when registering as an "other item". 

2.     Prepayment for Raffle Tickets: This $100 fee is a prepayment for twenty (20) raffle tickets, valued at $5 each. Each player will receive these 20 tickets on or before October 31, 2025.

3.     Your Choice:You have the flexibility to:

o   Sell the 20 tickets to friends, family, and supporters to recoup the $100 fee.

o   Keep the tickets for your own family to participate in the raffle draws.

4.     Multiple Chances to Win: The tickets will enter your family (or the ticket purchasers) into a number of exciting raffle draws scheduled to take place in December. More details on the specific draw dates and prizes will be shared closer to the time once registration is confirmed but estimated value of between $5000-$6000. 

How This Benefits Your Team Directly:

The primary goal of this new raffle is to directly support our teams with their tournament-related expenses. Here's how the proceeds will be allocated:

· Proceeds from the Initial 20 Tickets: 50% of funds raised from the initial $100 fee from all registrations U6 and up (i.e., the sale of the first 20 tickets per player) will be pooled and then dispersed equally among every team within the Thamesford Minor Hockey Association. This ensures that every team receives a base level of funding to help offset their tournament costs.

· Benefit from Selling Additional Tickets: We encourage families who wish to sell more than their initial 20 tickets to do so! For any additional tickets sold by a player beyond the initial 20, ALL of the proceeds from those extra sales will go directly to that specific player's team fund, providing a fantastic opportunity to further reduce their tournament expenses.

We believe this new fundraising model is a more straightforward and equitable way to support our players and teams. It eliminates the need for families to make an upfront gift card purchase in addition to selling tickets, and it provides a clear path for fundraising efforts to directly impact your child's team.

We appreciate your understanding and participation in this new initiative. 

Further details regarding ticket distribution after registration and specifics about the December draws will be communicated at a later date. 

Should you have any immediate questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to the Fundraising Committee at [email protected]

Thank you for your continued support of the Thamesford Minor Hockey Association! Registration will also be opening this week for the 2025-2026 season, there will be an email sent to the association once it has opened. 

Sincerely,

TAMHA Executive 

 
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