XC Fundraising

Dear Waconia XC Parents, Guardians & Fans,

Oh the dreaded word of all activities within a public school system…the Fundraiser! Well folks, years ago the Waconia XC program completely dropped the “door to door” type of sales campaign. Local families, businesses and community members are constantly bombarded with frozen pizzas, gas cards, candy bars, etc etc etc…these items are usually grossly overpriced and only 25 to 50% of revenue actually gets back to the program. We strive to keep things simple and all our of “extra funds” come from 3 basic areas: 1) Personal/Family Donations 2) Annual “Dinner/Nights Out” (Qdoba & Hoppers) & 3) ALL Proceeds from our community Haunted Hustle 5K event.

If you would like to make a donation please use the following 2 formats.

#1 - Venmo…coach Genz track all of our donations & uses a venmo account for ALL online donations. Note: venmo account details pictured below

#2 - Cash/Check…please send donations to practice in a sealed envelope and deliver it to coach Gilbert or Bullis….make check payable to “Waconia Cross Country”

WE DO NOT Track Donations by family…a list of donators will NEVER be posted, but we encourage all families to help with the burden in any way! (Avg. Per Athlete donation $25 to $30)

2024 Funding Needs

#1 - Uniform Fund…we are in constant need of replaceing/replenishing our Team Uniforms! We take GREAT PRIDE in looking Good as a team when out competing around the state, but uniforms wear out and we are constantly sifting through our uniform stockpile to ensure ALL our athletes look/feel good out on the course. (we do set aside a % of annual funds for this purpose)

#2 - Team Race Day Snacks…WacXC does provide a small variety of snacks/treats at team camp post racing for ALL our athletes to help recover after races.

#3 - Freezie Fridays…a fav tradition of our athletes after a long week of WORK WORK WORK…just ask your kid how much they enjoy their Freezie after practice on Fridays #BAM

Note: our needs are not HUGE, but we tend to need between 2 & 3K of funding annually

THANK YOU!!!