USA Triathlon and the USA Triathlon Foundation have launched the 2023 USA Triathlon Foundation Tri Club Challenge. The nationwide fundraising campaign runs from April 1 to June 30 engaging USA Triathlon Clubs across the US to help grow participation and access to the sport of triathlon.
‘The Tri Club Challenge will engage and energize the collective spirit of the USA Triathlon Clubs community as USA Triathlon Clubs compete in raising funds that contribute to growing participation and access in the sport through targeted programs in the USA Triathlon Foundation’s pillars – Encourage Youth Participation, Inspire Pathways to Access and Inclusion and Ignite Olympic and Paralympic Dreams.’
“We recognize that triathlon clubs are the backbone of training and community within multisport,” said Molly Danner, USA Triathlon Foundation Major Gifts Officer.
“The Tri Club Challenge brings this active community together in a fun competition with give-back benefits to clubs and their members, as well as to nationwide initiatives designed to have a lasting effect on our sport.
“In its inaugural year, the challenge creates a pathway for some of our sport’s biggest supporters to make an impact toward specific projects in three vital areas: growing youth participation through USA Kids Tri grassroots programs, increasing access and inclusion in multisport through USA Triathlon’s Together We Thrive initiative, and bolstering athlete development through the newly formed Mallow Junior/U23 National Team supporting Olympic dreams.”
The Tri Club Challenge kicks off on April 1. USA Triathlon Clubs are invited to participate by customizing their own club fundraising webpage hosted on the USA Triathlon Foundation website. Over the course of the 13-week challenge, each club and its members will be able to use the unique club donation webpage to fundraise.
In addition to supporting the USA Triathlon Foundation’s mission, each participating club will have the opportunity to join webinars with elite athletes and coaches and win prizes from USA Triathlon, Wahoo Fitness, Rudy Project and more during the 13-week challenge.
Prizes will be awarded during each three-week mini competition, and overall winners will be awarded based on the cumulative funds raised over the course of the competition and highest gift average per number of club members.
Overall winners will be awarded to clubs of all sizes, with three club size categories: 99 and fewer club members, 100 to 249 club members and 250 and greater club members.
Each winning club will be eligible to submit a USA Triathlon Foundation grant proposal identifying how they will use the grant toward one of USA Triathlon Foundation’s pillars in their community.
USA Triathlon Official Clubs can register online to customize a dedicated club fundraising webpage and track Club Leaderboard updates from April 1 to June 30.
www.usatriathlonfoundation.org
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