• Find one team sponsorship and one player sponsorship for each player. The amount of that sponsorship is to be determined by the Board of Directors.
• Any extra team sponsorships or player sponsorships will be split 50/50 between WUSC and travel team, with the exception that any U14 travel team is entitled to keep 100%.
• Any and all fundraising at the Airport and Rockingham complexes, including any events that are held there will be reserved solely for the U14 travel teams.
• All fundraising during any of our indoor or outdoor tournaments is reserved solely for the U14 travel teams provided they run and organize the tournament with the help of the tournament committee. In doing so they would be entitled a discretionary amount from the Board of Directors of the net profit from the tournament.
• The U14 travel teams would have the option to run the concession stand and keep all profits after the paying of all referees.

11.2 The special trip and the associated fund raising activities are meant to be a team endeavor and every effort must be made to perform these activities as a team. Only players, player’s families and coaches that are registered to a WUSC travel team are allowed to raise funds for their trip.
Any player registered to a travel team who does not intend to go on the special trip will not be allowed to raise funds for their own personal soccer experience.
Although guest players are allowed to attend the tournament, these guests’ players are not allowed to raise funds. All expenses incurred by these individuals will be solely their responsibility.

11.3 The tournament and its location must be discussed by all team parents and at least one Board member. A preliminary plan and schedule of events should be submitted to the Board for approval no later than November 1st. Every effort should be made to have the team stay in the same hotel in order to foster team spirit and to take advantage of group rates.

11.4 Fund raising is performed in the name of Wappinger United Soccer Club. With this in mind, all activities must involve legitimate fund raising practices that do not cast a negative light on the players, coaches or the Club in general. All players must be in uniform during all fundraising activities. The Board of Directors may suspend and/or terminate all fund raising activities at any time if the Board deems it necessary. A list of fundraising activities should be submitted to the Board.

11.5 The coach or the appointed team representative must keep an accurate accounting of all funds collected. Accounting must include the source of the revenue including event type, dates and totals. The coach or the team representative must also keep a running total for each player. All funds must be deposited by the treasurer of the Club, the coach or the team’s representative and will be directly deposited into that teams account under the Clubs account.
Revenue not deposited into the Club account or the unfair allotment of funds among players is grounds for the suspension and /or termination of all fund raising activities. A team may forfeit all or part of their existing funds if the Board determines that the funds were raised illegally or unethically.

11.6 Proceeds from fund raising activities can only be used by coaches and players for reasonable expenses incurred for the special trip. Valid trip expenses that a player may incur include but are not limited to: tournament entry fee, travel to and from the approved location including, e.g. airfare, bus fare, automobile expensed, i.e. gas and tolls, accommodations, lodging, food, extracurricular activities including sightseeing, theme parks, sporting events, etc.
Proceeds are not to be used for expenses incurred specifically by any other individual, e.g. parents, siblings and guest players. However parents and siblings are allowed to share the player’s room.
All proceeds shall be kept in the teams account under the Clubs bank account and distributed to the team(s) coach or their representative by the Club Treasurer. The treasurer and other Board members retain the right to question any disbursements that seem unusual of extraordinary in any way. Any request for disbursements that is deemed extraordinary may be denied until sufficient proof is provided or approved by the Board.
Any proceeds left over in the fund raising account not used by players or coaches become part of the general fund of the Club.

11.7 If a player has been part of the team fundraising activities with the intent to attend the trip but cannot make the trip for extreme circumstances such as injury, death in the family of financial hardship, special disbursements can be made to the player but only with Board approval. The player can use their part of the team’s funds for a ‘soccer related’ experience for up to one (1) year or the end of their U15 soccer season whichever comes first. A ‘soccer related’ experience includes but is not limited to: WUSC registration, EHYSL Select program fees, IDP program fees, soccer camp, expenses incurred during a Select or ODP related trip. Items that are not covered include but are not limited to: clothing, footwear, equipment such as shin guards or balls, soccer related parties. If a player fails to use all of their funds by the specific time allotment, the proceeds become part of the general fund of the Club.
A player not participating in the team trip may elect to have their proceeds transferred to any one or more players on their team. This player must have the consent of his/her parent(s) or guardian and Board approval.

11.8 If a player has been part of the team fundraising activities and decides to quit or is cut from the team before the trip commences, the sum total of that player’s account becomes part of the general fund. The Board may decide to let these proceeds be transferred to any one or more players on the team.
If a player has been part of the team fundraising activities and they decide not to go on the trip for reasons other than extreme circumstances listed in section 11.8, all fund raising activities must cease. Any funds collected at that point in time are considered restricted and can only be used for a ‘soccer related’ experience as documented in section 11.8.

11.9 Before fund raising activities begin, all parents, coaches and players will be required to sign a “statement of understanding”. The statement will insure that all parents and players have read the Club’s fund raising policies and guidelines and promise to adhere to the goal’s of the team and the Club with regard to fund raising.