Cascade Swimming Raises Over $14K for Athletes

Cascades Swim Club has run five successful Fill Your Freezer fundraising campaigns, raising over $14,600 to support individual swimmer accounts since 2021

About Cascades Swim Club

Cascade Swim Club is a year-round competitive swim club based in Calgary, Alberta. Their swim programs range from beginner to elite, helping their members improve their swimming skills and improve their success. From a fun way to keep up with your physical fitness to helping competitive athletes achieve their Olympic dreams, Cascade is a welcoming environment to all.

The non-profit club has been running for over 50 years, originating at the Acadia pool and now operating out of 4 pools in South Calgary. They aim to be a progressive, inclusive, and dynamic club leading the community with skill development and competitive experiences.

Not only does swimming help athletes keep up with physical fitness, but the sport of swimming also helps build character, instill confidence, and create lifelong friendships.

Swimming is a volunteer-heavy sport. It can take anywhere from 50 – 450 volunteers to run a swim meet, depending on the level of the athletes, so a strong parent community is a given!

Offsetting Swim Membership Fees with Food Fundraising

In order to help offset the cost of swimming, Cascade Swim runs several account fundraising initiatives throughout the year like Purdys and Bingo, along with food fundraising. These efforts give members a chance to offset their membership fees and help the club earn money to support their programming.

What better way to boost your funds than with grocery staples that families are already purchasing at the grocery store!?

Cascade’s newest fundraiser is the Fill Your Freezer, which has quickly become a favourite for their swim families. The Fill Your Freezer fundraiser gives members an opportunity to sell items to stock the freezer and earn an average of 20% back for the club (burgers, steaks, chicken, sausages, and more!)

In a family-oriented sport like swim, this is a great way to get groceries and support your kids’ sports at the same time!

University of Calgary Swim Club raised $6455 in their Fall 2023 meat fundraising campaign with TeamFund.

Cascade Swim has raised over $14,600 with the Fill Your Freezer Fundraiser since 2022.

TeamFund tracks sales per swimmer so the club can divide the funds into individual swimmer accounts.

In their most recent campaign, they raised over $3,200 to credit swimmer accounts.

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“Everything went smooth and easy, it was professionally done.”
– Blair, Fundraising Coordinator

Athletes and community supporters are always excited to receive their high-quality meats to keep in the freezer for delicious dinners. The club returns twice a year to help athletes fill their individual funds (and their freezer!)

Thanks to dedicated parent volunteers, the food is organized and handed out quickly on delivery day. Cascades Swim Club has a great community of athletes, parents, coaches, and community supporters that make the success of the fundraisers possible.

University of Calgary Swim Club raised $7915 in their Winter 2022 meat fundraising campaign with TeamFund.

Feb ’23: over $2,500 raised!

University of Calgary Swim Club raised $6225 in their Spring 2022 meat fundraising campaign with TeamFund.

May ’23: over $1,700 raised

University of Calgary Swim Club raised $6090 in their Spring 2023 meat fundraising campaign with TeamFund.

Feb ’24: Over $3,200 raised!

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