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Join us for Laps for Love, a swim event raising funds to end homelessness and addiction in Charlotte. 100% of the proceeds go to Charlotte Rescue Mission. Help us reach our goal of raising $75,000 and positively impacting lives in our community.
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Laps for Love PRESENTED BY THE LAPS FOR LOVE BOARD
History • Laps for Love was founded in 2015 by then 10-year-old Grace Daniels. It was created to help end homelessness and addiction in the Charlotte area through the sport of swimming. • Thanks to our sponsors, 100% of the money raised by Laps for Love is donated to Charlotte Rescue Mission. • In the first year, Laps for Love raised$11,500 and an official board was created to help with the growing event. • In 2016, the event grew to include 6 GCSL teams and raised $25,465. • In 2017, we moved the event to the MCAC, invited 16 teams, and raised $74,000. • Last year, 20 teams were invited and we raised $65,000. • In total, Laps for Love has raised$175,965 since its founding for Charlotte Rescue Mission!
Charlotte Rescue Mission • Mission Statement: • “Charlotte Rescue Mission is transforming lives in the name of Jesus Christ by serving people impacted by addiction to equip them to thrive in the community.” • Charlotte Rescue Mission provides free, Christian-based residential recovery services to those struggling with addiction, poverty, and homelessness. • Their program is split into 3 sections: • Rebound for Men • Dove’s Nest for Women and Families • Community Matters Cafe • Charlotte Rescue Mission incorporates the love of Christ while giving these people a new chance at life. • They serve over 600 people annually with a sobriety success rate of 80%! The national average is only 21%.
2019 Goals • Have fun! • Raise $75,000 to reach a combined total of $250,000 • Increase the number of swimmers from 285 to 315 • Continue the relationship with our existing sponsors and develop a relationship with new sponsors • Have another successful year so that we can positively impact even more lives through Charlotte Rescue Mission
How The Youth Benefits • We show kids that even though we do not have as much power or responsibility, we can still make a difference in our community. • As youth, it is very beneficial to experience being generous to others and not think of ourselves. When we become adults, we will have generous helping hearts. • We show others that youth are an important and productive part of our community. • We can show adults that our age does not define the size of our hearts. • We demonstrate by example how people should be involved in their community.
How The Community Benefits • Our community will become a better place with less poverty and more hope. • Those who donate to us and Charlotte Rescue Mission have a tax deduction. • Those who participate will have fun while doing good for others in the community. • It is an event where families, teams, neighbors and friends can enjoy spending time together while helping their community.
Event Description • This swim event encourages swimmers to collect pledges and donations from their family members, friends, and neighbors. There is an electronic donation option if desired. • Our sponsors provide dinner for the whole family for free to incorporate a family environment and make it easy to attend. It is a fun night out. • We have fun activities such as raffles, live music, sponsorship booths, competitions, and give out lots of prizes. • The event is a 30 minute relay race between teams. There is no requirement to the number of swimmers on each team. Swimmers continue to rotate until the time expires.
Event Description (Cont.) • Each relay leg is 25 yards and swimmers can swim any stroke. • Families and friends come along to cheer on swimmers and see our fundraising in action. • Pastor Relay – “Race the Rev.” • Ducky Dive
Why We Need Sponsors • We need financial support from our sponsors to help us pay our event costs like: • Renting the pool • Paying for food for participants and families. This encourages them to participate. • T-shirts and prizes • We are able to turn every sponsor dollar into $11.13 for the Charlotte Rescue Mission. • We also need our sponsors to spread the word of our organization to other companies. Many of our new sponsors have heard about us through an existing sponsor. • Without our amazing sponsors, Laps for Love wouldn’t exist today.
Cost Breakdown • We had 285 swimmers participate in 2018. • We provided dinner, dessert, and Diamond Springs water for 812 attendees. • Laps for Love distributed 285 LFL t-shirts and 100 Race the Rev t-shirts. • Total cost per swimmer was $25. This included food, pool rental, t-shirts, prizes, signs, sponsor gifts, etc. • The average donation per swimmer was $228 which was 912% of each dollar spent
How Our Sponsors Benefit • Our sponsors benefit by getting recognition by the community. They will receive the following exposure: • Their logo will be on the back of the L4L t-shirts • They will be recognized on our social media channels (Facebook and Instagram) • They will be verbally mentioned multiple times during the event in front of an estimated crowd of 1,000 people • They will be able to bring their company handouts or merchandise to the event and pass them out • Our sponsors will be known for helping give back to the community. • They will also be recognized as helping kids succeed.
Sponsorship Levels LEVEL 1 - Provide Meals for Three Months $355 • Company logo on t-shirt • Company logo included in communications LEVEL 2 - Provide One Month of Shelter $536 • Company logo on t-shirt • Company logo included in communications PLUS: • 3 Instagram and Facebook posts highlighting your company in calendar year
Sponsorship Levels LEVEL 3 - Provide Mattresses, Pillows, and Linens for 5 Residents $1,050 • Company logo on t-shirt • Company logo included in communications PLUS: • 6 Instagram and Facebook posts highlighting your company in calendar year • Booth at the event
Sponsorship Levels LEVEL 4 - Save a Life! $2,514 • Premium size company logo on t-shirt • Company logo included in communications • Booth at the event PLUS: • 12 Instagram and Facebook posts highlighting your company in calendar year • Video board advertising at the event • Company name verbally mentioned during the event
Sponsorship Levels LEVEL 5 - Save a Mom and Child! $6,344 • Premium size company logo on t-shirt • Company logo included in communications • Booth at the event • Video board advertising at the event • Company name verbally mentioned during the event PLUS: • 24 Instagram and Facebook posts highlighting your company in calendar year • Company logo on registration bags provided to all participants
Thank you to our 2018 sponsors! They made it possible to raise $65,000!