EWU Eagle Athletic Fund Brochure 2015

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EAGLE ATHLETIC FUND T H E

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MEMBERSHIP GUIDE

The Next Level EWU Athletics has experienced incredible growth since winning its first FCS National Championship.

Our student-athletes have excelled on the playing field, in the classroom and throughout our community. This would not be possible without the generous support of our alumni, fans and friends.

Through our tremendous success the EAA (Eagle Athletic Association) was renamed the EAF (Eagle Athletic Fund), as announced in August 2014. In an effort to take the EAF to the next level, we proudly introduced the implementation of a priority point system that will ensure exclusivity and integrity in benefit administration.

From all the success that our student-athletes have brought to Eastern Washington, the demands for member benefits continue to grow. We want to honor our supporters in the best possible way.

EWU Athletics wants to ensure proper value of benefits to our current and future members. We hope our supporters are excited to be part of the EAF and help keep our student-athletes competitive at the highest levels possible.

Please find information about the priority point system, member benefits and important dates throughout this brochure. Thank you for your loyal support of our student-athletes.

GO EAGS!

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Average Annual Cost of the Student-Athlete Experience Room & Board

Tuition

$10,708

$13,699 Total

$33,898

Academic Support

$240

Home Game/Meet

$359

Strength & Conditioning

$395 Equipment

$832 Books

$900

Travel

$5,659

Sports Medicine

$1,106

Member Impact Make an immediate impact on the daily lives of more than 300 student-athletes by participating as an annual member of the Eagle Athletic Fund.

EWU Athletics relies on annual contributions of members of the EAF to offset the cost of studentathlete scholarships, build and maintain first-class facilities and fund 14 varsity sport programs.

Eastern Washington University student-athletes are provided an opportunity afforded to a select few. As a member of the EAF, you can rest assured your support plays a critical role in their success athletically and academically. There is no better way to show your Eagle Pride than to become a member of the EAF, the team behind the teams!

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Donation

Point Allocation

Definition

Current year unrestricted athletic giving

3 per dollar

Three (3) points awarded for every dollar given to the Student-Athlete Excellence Fund

Current year “other” athletic giving (sport specific)

1 per dollar

One (1) point awarded for every dollar given to restricted support funds

Legacy

5 per dollar

All members will be given five (5) points for every dollar donated to athletics prior to Nov. 1, 2014

Fund Drive volunteer

500

500 points awarded to anyone who served as a Fund Drive volunteer

Note: Points are cumulative and retained over your lifetime

The EWU Eagle Athletic Fund implemented a priority point system to create a fair and equitable process for handling benefit distribution to its members. The intent of our system is to reward loyalty and support, while enabling new donors to acquire appropriate benefits in recognition of their financial support of EWU’s student-athletes.

Members meeting the minimum required donation to retain current seat and parking locations will be able to do so. Priority points are used to determine priority when allocating seat assignments at home, away, neutral and post season games, parking and seating improvements. Requests will be considered first by current annual giving level (membership level) and then by cumulative priority points. Below are two examples of how priority consideration works:

Example A: Jane Smith and John Brown have both requested to move the location of their football season tickets. Jane is a Silver Eagle EAF member ($1,200+) and has a total of 20,000 points. John is a Golden Eagle EAF member ($2,000+) and has a total of 10,000 points.

John Brown’s request would be addressed first.

Example B: Dan Johnson and Ann Williams have both requested to move the location of their men’s basketball season tickets. Dan and Ann are both Bronze Eagle EAF members ($600+). Dan has 15,000 points and Ann has 25,000 points.

Ann Williams’ request would be addressed first.

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Eligible BenEfit Examples Here are two examples of eligible benefits based strictly on annual giving amounts: Example A: Ann Williams donated $600 to the EAF. She is a Bronze Eagle member.

Here are the benefits she is eligible for:

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Tax Deduction Email Newsletter

Priority in ordering single home, away and postseason tickets (FB & MBB) Donor recognition

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Renew/Request football RV/Tailgate passes:

Up to two assigned passes (P9/P12S) or

Up to five GA passes (P12N)

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Request to purchase up to four single car season parking passes (FB; P12E)

Renew/Request football season tickets: Receive two Eagle Club passes per game (FB & MBB)

Up to Five Premium Chairback seats Renew/Request up to 30 men’s basketball or season tickets in sections LB, LC, LD

Up to 12 Section B, C, D, E seats or

Up to 30 Section A, F seats

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Example B: John Brown has four football season tickets in the Premium Chairback section and an assigned RV/Tailgate pass in P12S. He would also like to request to purchase two single car season parking passes.

Q: What would he need to donate to be eligible to renew his football tickets and RV/ Tailgate pass and request to purchase two single car season parking passes?

A: John would need to donate a minimum of $480 to EWU Athletics.

Explanation: $120 (Premium Chairback minimum donation) x 4 (total Premium Chairback tickets) = $480 The minimum donation for an assigned RV/Tailgate pass is $300 and to be eligible to request to purchase two single car season parking passes is $120. Because minimum donation requirements are not cumulative the highest required donation, in this case the $480 to renew four Premium Chairback football season tickets, is the minimum required donation to be eligible to renew/request the desired benefits.

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EAF MEMBER BENeFITS

MemBER - $119

Red Wave $120 - $299

Red Eagle $300 - $599

Up to 2 Passes

Up to 2 Passes

7th

6th

Tax Deduction ~ Email Newsletter PRIORITY IN ORDERING SINGLE HOME & AWAY GAME AND POSTSEASON TICKETS (FB & MBB) DONOR RECOGNITION OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST SINGLE CAR SEASON PARKING PASS ON PRIORITY (FB; P12E)* EAGLE CLUB ACCESS (FB & MBB) OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST EAGLE CLUB LOGE SEASON TICKET (FB) VIP PARKING PASS (FB; P12S)* VIP PARKING PASS (MBB; CIRCLE DRIVE)** ON-FIELD RECOGNITION PRIORITY CONSIDERATION

MINIMUM PER SEAT/STALL DONATION FOOTBALL BASKETBALL Premium Chairback

$120 Per Seat

Section B, C, D, E

$50 Per Seat

Section A, F

$20 Per Seat

GA RV/Tailgate Pass (P12N)

$120/Stall

Assigned RV/Tailgate Pass (P9 & P12S) $300/Stall 6

Section LB, LC, LD $20 Per Seat * For all home football games ** For all home men’s basketball games ~ Consult your financial advisor for appropriate deductibility of your gift

Bronze Eagle $600 - $1,199

Silver Eagle $1,200 - $1,999

Golden Eagle $2,000 - $4,999

Eagle Pride $5,000 - $9,999

Platinum Eagle $10,000+

Up to 4 Passes

Up to 4 Passes

Up to 6 Passes

Up to 6 Passes

Up to 6 Passes

2 Passes

4 Passes

4 Passes

4 Passes

4 Passes

Up to 4 Tickets

Up to 6 Tickets

Up to 8 Tickets

Up to 10 Tickets

1 Pass

1 Pass

1 Pass

1 Pass

1 Pass

1 Pass

2nd

1st

5th

4th

3rd

Your annual gift is applicable to all eligible benefits. In other words, minimum donation requirements are not cumulative and are considered independent of each other.

Requests for new, moved or additional assigned benefits such as parking and seating are addressed first by membership level and then by cumulative priority points. We cannot guarantee assignment of specific requests but will do our best based on the inventory available when we reach your request in priority order. Members meeting the minimum required donation to retain current seat and parking locations will be able to do so.

See page 4 for more information about priority points and examples of how requests are addressed.

See page 5 for two examples of eligible benefits based strictly on annual giving amounts.

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Roos Field

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C

Minimum per seat donations

Loge Reserved See benefits chart

F

M

E

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Eagle Club

Under press box

D VIP

Student Section

C

$120 per seat

Premium Reserved $50 per seat

Reserved

$20 per seat

Press Box

Premium Chairbacks

Student Section

Press Box

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B

P

A

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Bench Reserved

No Donation Required

Restrooms Concessions

C

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*Available for purchase to Red Wave members and up.

(See benefits chart for eligible quantities) **One (1) complimentary pass per eligible membership

P12 North P12 SOUTH Media

CIrCle drIVe

Reese COURT

P12 EAST

Alumni Tent

EAF VIP

Gameday Parking Minimum per stall donations

P12 North - $120 per stall P9 - $300 per stall P12 East - EAF Single Car Pass* EAF VIP - Silver Eagle and Up** Circle Drive - Eagle Pride and Up**

P9

Men’s Basketball

Media Parking

P9 Entrance

Elm St.

Washington Street

P12 North/East Entrance

P12 South - $300 per stall

Washington Street P12 South VIP Entrance

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WALKWAY

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UP

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LO

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LN

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VIDEO BOARD

Minimum per seat donations $20 per Seat

Lower Level Reserved* Baseline General Admission* Mezzanine Reserved* Upper Reserved*

Visiting Team Bench

Access for Persons with Disabilities

STUDENT ENTRANCE

Premium Reserved

EWU Student Section Eagle Club Entrance

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UA

LB

B

UB

LC

C

UC

LD

D

UD

LE

E

UE

LF

F

UF

G

UG

*No Donation Required

Restrooms Concessions

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EAST BASELINE RESERVED |

score BOARD

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EAGLE CLUB

TICKETS

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WEST BASELINE RESERVED

MAIN ENTRANCE

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score BOARD

WILL CALL

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EWU Team Bench

Reese Court

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EAF Membership Funds 3 points per dollar: Unrestricted support funds Student-Athlete Support Fund* 1 point per dollar: Restricted support funds Athletic Director’s Leadership Fund Football Excellence Fund Men’s and Women’s Track Excellence Fund Men’s Basketball Excellence Fund Men’s Tennis Excellence Fund Soccer Excellence Fund Women’s Basketball Excellence Fund Women’s Golf Excellence Fund Women’s Tennis Excellence Fund Women’s Volleyball Excellence Fund *Student-Athlete Support Fund offsets the costs of the student-athlete experience found on pg. 3.

Methods of Giving

Current Gifts These gifts are made in the current year and are such that the Eastern Washington University Department of Athletics invest them immediately:

• Cash

• Check

• Credit Card (All major credit card carriers accepted)

• Appreciated/Marketable Securities

• Corporate Matching Gifts For tax deductibility of your contribution, please consult your financial advisor.

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Important Dates March 15 Deadline to donate/make pledge for priority consideration 100% pledge payment deadline*

April 30 Deadline to submit Football Priority Season Ticket Application

June 15

25% pledge payment deadline*~ August 30 Deadline to submit Men’s Basketball Priority Season Ticket Application

September 15

50% pledge payment deadline* December 15

75% pledge payment deadline* *All pledge payment deadlines must be met in order to receive priority consideration for the following year ~Must meet this deadline for Men’s Basketball Priority consideration

Eagle Athletic Fund, 200 Hargreaves Hall, Cheney, WA 99004 | eaf@ewu.edu | 509.359.6208