35B RaceDay Fundraiser

So, we didn’t have a raceday last year. BUT, it’s a new year and we’re ready to roll.

While we can’t be on campus working on the buggy, we’re prepping for 2021 Race Day already. We’re organizing the team, setting goals and making plans. We’ve put together our budget and have set a goal to raise $10,000 and obtain 60 donors by Tuesday, June 30th 2020! Please consider making a recurring donation to spread out your giving and help us budget well for the year!

Current Recurring Donors: Your Recurring Donation has ended due to a system change. You should have received an email from the school on how to reset that.

Check out the video from our 35b Fundraising Kickoff here.

The Battle of the Millennia:

This year, we’re hosting a competition. The two teams: 1985-1999 vs 2000-2020. The rules are simple. Whichever team has the most donors wins. Make sure you indicate which team you’re on in your confirmation email.

Each donor (one-time and recurring) will receive a gift of appreciation at raceday. Confirmed company matches count towards your donation! Here are the levels:

$15/mo ($180/yr)

Spirit of Buggy Donor Gift
This covers driver safety equipment for the year


$25/mo ($300/yr)

"1st Place Men and Women" Donor Pack
This covers one race day wheel (each buggy needs at least 3!)


$50/mo ($600/yr)

"The Sweep" Donor Pack
This covers ⅙ of raw material required to build a buggy


Any questions?

Contact spiritracingsystems.finance@gmail.com

Dear SPIRIT Racing Systems Alumni and Supporters,

This is Thomas and Maame, writing to you live from quarantine. We have the pleasure of serving as Co-Chairs for Spirit Racing Systems in 2020-2021.

This year we plan to focus on Competitiveness, Build, Talent and Family. We want to instill a fire and energy in the team so that we aim not just to race, but to win. We'll focus on knowledge transfer between generations through populating our new wiki the tradition of building buggies. We plan to finish two buggies by the end of the year. We are already working to recruit the best talent available. Ya'll already know about family... we're Spirit!

The month of June has become our fundraising month. Instead of trying to raise funds throughout the year, we've shifted to a summer fundraiser. This allows us to focus on building the team and buggies once we get back to school. We can also purchase materials ahead of time so we can hit the ground running.

Our fundraising goal for the year is $10,000. We hope to achieve this by obtaining 60 donors. No donation is too small. Even $5 can buy tape, which we use for everything. We appreciate you parterning with us to set Spirit Racing Systems up for success for this year and onwards. We know we cannot do it alone .

Thank you for your time and support. We look forward to talking to you all throughout the year!

Sincerely,

Your 2020-2021 Chairmen
Thomas Anderson and Maame Conduah

  1. Go to the CMU Giving page via this link
  2. Click on Search All Funds
  3. Scroll to bottom and choose “Other (please specify your designation in the comments box)”
  4. Hit Continue
  5. If you would like to give a recurring donation, please select the "This is a recurring gift” checkbox and specify the details. (We LOVE Recurring donations!! And you don't have to remember to donate next year!)
  6. In “specify what fund” large text box, enter: CMARC-FOR SPIRIT RACING SYSTEMS
    (Yes, we triple checked and “CMARC” is where we are to send the funds to even though it is now called “The Center for Diversity and Inclusion.” Just following orders.)
  7. In small text box, enter dollar amount
  8. If you believe that your company will match your donation, consider clicking or checking circle next to “My company will match my gift” and searching for your organization name
  9. Click Continue and fill out the rest of your information
  10. If you're still confused, feel free to check out the picture here

Don’t forget: SEND PROOF OF YOUR DONATION (and company matches) TO spiritracingsystems.finance@gmail.com

We know your funds will be directed to SRS, but we want to give you credit as soon as possible!

Forward the confirmation email from CMU or send a screenshot that proves the donation. Don't forget to include which Battle of the Millennia team you are on (1985-1999 or 2000-2020)!