Participant Information
{ WHY } Use your swimming ability to transform lives with Africa Outreach this summer! Join the A/O team by participating in this swim marathon event. Your efforts will help hundreds of African villagers receive first aid, health education, and much, much more.
{ WHO } You, your friends, family, co-workers and Africa Outreach! Participating in this event will allow you and all of your friends and family members to support the A/O team! A/O is a Christian service project that partners Water Wells For Africa and local African leaders to promote health, education and evangelism in Malawi, Africa.
{ WHAT } The SWIM FOR AFRICA event will raise funds for medical supplies and project operation. As a participant you will be asked to get sponsors to pledge a donation for each lap you swim in 1-hour.
{ WHERE } Begg Pool: 1402 North Peck Avenue, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266. Invite your sponsors and friends to watch you swim! We will be selling refreshments. All proceeds go back to the project!
{ WHEN } SWIM FOR AFRICA: Sunday, May 19, 2012. You must arrive by 3:30 pm. Your 1-hour swim begins promptly at 4pm! There will be a one hour free swim from 5 to 6 pm.
{ HOW } (1) Register for SWIM FOR AFRICA by calling, Irma Dahlin 310-293-8836. (2) Begin talking to everyone you know and sign up your sponsors for pledges! For info on sponsors and pledges, please turn to your “SPONSOR SHEET.”
{SPONSOR SHEET}
THANK YOU for joining the life-giving work of Africa Outreach this year!
You are a very important part of the supporting body.
INFO on AFRICA OUTREACH CALL 310.293.8836
PLEDGE PROCESS:
(1) Begin by telling everyone you know about your swim! Tell them how you became a part of the A/O body and why you support this cause.
(2) When someone agrees to sponsor your swim fill out all of their contact information below. > PLEASE, do not leave any blanks <.
(3) After the swim YOU will HAVE to contact your sponsors and arrange collecting your pledge money from them! For example, if someone pledges 25 cents per lap and you swim 70 laps, you will need to collect (0.25 x 70) $17.50 from that sponsor!
(4) You will have 10 days to collect your pledges and turn-in the funds by May 29th. If you have trouble contacting or getting money from a sponsor call Chris or Irma Dahlin (310.293.8836) and we will try our best to help the situation (more time can be arrange for problem situations only).
(5) Be sure to ask one of your supporters to come with you to the event in order to count your laps for you.
DONATIONS:
People can also make a straight donation without going through the pledge process. As you begin talking to people about A/O and the swim, you may find that they want to donate directly. That is great! They can donate cash or checks.
CASH: must be turned-in at the event.
CHECKS: must be payable to The Breakwater Church (A/O’s mother organization), and can be turned-in or mailed to Africa Outreach: P.O. Box 2410, Manhattan Beach, CA, 90267
> THANK you once again! See you at the SWIM!
{ SWIM-A-THON SPONSOR SHEET }
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