VBA - Winter Raffle & Holiday Party!

VBA WINTER RAFFLE FUNDRAISER

Our annual VBA Winter Raffle is here!

- $5 per Ticket

- Drawing on December 10, 2017 at the Vision X-Mas Party

- 50% of your personal ticket sales = CREDIT towards your monthly dues! *

Example: If you sell $200 worth of raffle tickets, you get $100 worth of credit towards future monthly dues. *

* All players must participate. 

Minimum 20 tickets sold per player. 

The more tickets that you sell, the more credit you will receive towards your future monthly dues! 
In past years, many VBA players have taken advantage of this unique fundraiser, to prepay for several months of dues!

Physical tickets will be distributed at practices during the week of 10/30/17. Raffle tickets can also be purchased on our website. Make sure that they fill in the “referred by” field to ensure that your get credit for each sale.  

We will need everyone's participation to ensure that this is a successful fundraiser.  If we hit our goal, the proceeds will allow us to:

1) Keep our Monthly Dues low. 

2) Supplement all team budgets throughout the year.

3) Afford new equipment (basketballs etc.)

4) Fund our VBA family events (such as the X-Mas Party/Summer Picnic/Etc.).

5) Help pay for gym time for team practices during the school year.  If we do better than expected, we can use funds towards summer practice times as well.

TOP SELLING VBA PLAYER WILL RECEIVE A FREE TRAINING SESSION WITH COACH BENNY GIPSON!

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A COMPLETE LIST OF PRIZES GO TO:

http://visionbasketball.org/2017-raffle/

Happy Selling!!!

-VBA Staff

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2017 VBA CHRISTMAS PARTY

SAVE THE DATE!

SUNDAY

DECEMBER 10, 2017

11:00AM to 3:30PM

LOCATION:

Ohlone Community Center

190 Turquoise Drive

Hercules, CA 94547

RSVP - Laura@visionbasketball.org

Parents Page

Parents Page

2017-2018 Sign Ups:

·         2017-2018 Season (September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018)
Renewal $50 – AAU Card & Insurance
Registration Deadline is September 5, 2017 *
* Players who are not registered will not be covered under our practice/game insurance

·         New Players - $150 for 2 sets of uniforms (home & away), AAU Card and Insurance. 
Trial period 30 days

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER YOUR PLAYER ONLINE

Please NOTE the new Monthly Dues Rate: to help pay for higher gym rates, insurance, equipment, etc.

·         Monthly Dues $75 per month.
Venmo @visionbball | PayPal admin@visionbasketball.org |
Online: http://web.visionbasketball.org/pay-dues/

o   Pre-pay 3 months & received 10% off  ($202.50)

o   Pre-pay 6 months & receive 15% off ($382.50)

*some team monthly dues may vary based on expected expenses 

We are a 501(c)3 NON PROFIT- If your company matches donations.  Please let us know. 

VBA Parent FAQs:

“What are the Monthly Dues for??”
All monthly dues that are collected from a specific team, go towards that specific team's budget.
The team budget is used to pay for practice time, tournaments, equipment and other team expenses.
 
“Who do I make checks out to?”  - Vision Basketball Academy

“Who should I give monthly dues to?”  Team Manager/Coach/Online

“Where can I find schedules & team updates?” Please visit http://news.visionbasketball.org and download GROUPME app for up to date information

“Where can I order VBA Gear?”  http://visionbasketball.org/store/

Multiple Player Discount: 

·         2 or more players per family – Regular annual & 2nd player discounted by 50%

Fundraising opportunities available to help off-set monthly dues:

·         Team snack bars @ BAS Tournaments.  All funds will be deposited to team budget.

·         Holiday Raffle in DEC (50% of ticket sales goes to dues, must meet minimum qty. to qualify)

·         Spring Shoot-A-Thon (50% of ticket sales goes to dues, must minimum qty. to qualify)

·         Individual team and special event fundraising opportunities are encouraged and welcomed

VBA Annual Fundraising Tournament Events:  Volunteers needed – mandatory 4 hours per family, per tournament.  Total of 8 minimum hours per family per year.  Each family must donate $100 for snack bar supplies per year. Raise a minimum of $200 per season or Buy-out Option of $300.

(Funds go towards general funds for big tournament fees, gym fees & equipment). 

- MLK Tournament (January 2018)
- Pre-Memorial Day Tournament (May 2018)

VBA Member Benefits:

·         50% off admission at BAS Tournaments with VBA Gear

·         Access to discounted hotel rates for tournament and team travel

·         Monthly dues are inclusive of insurance, gym time & tournaments

·         Family atmosphere

·         Discounted skills training

VBA Parents:

·         All parents will be required to participate in TEAM/organization fundraising events

·         Team budgets accessible via team budget on google docs.  Update & maintained by TM and/or Coach

Tournaments: 

·         Head Coach and Assistant Coaches along with parents will review season, pick tournaments for the year and based on team budget

·         Tournament schedules subject to change

Admin: 

·         Your player needs to turn in his/her CURRENT or MOST RECENT Report Card (Last year's, end of year Report Card is ok) and copy of birth certificate. Please bring to his first practice

·         Tournament & practice schedules subject to change

·         Please follow us on Instagram, Twitter and LIKE us on Facebook for updates 

TMs and staff are volunteer positions to assist with the following:

o   Communicate practice & game schedules

o   Update/maintain monthly dues & team budgets

o   Communicate VBA organization news

o   Partner with Coach with tournament budgets, travel arrangements as needed etc.

VBA Board Members:

President – Jon Robles

Vice-President (New teams on-boarding, Satellite teams ) – Mike Fuston

Controller (Budget & account management) – Anna Ramos
Tournament Director: Reahna Madayag

Program Directors (Coach, Facilities, Conflict Resolution & Team Development) – Rick Moreno & Isai Torres

Organizational Development  – Reahna Madayag, Melanie Kincaid, Lally Siasoco, Jennifer Torres, Shannon Moreno & Jennifer Mendoza 

Revenue & Marketing Director (Fundraising/Events/Branding/TM) – Laura Lirio