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Skiing is a very expensive sport and there is little funding available for athletes, even at the elite level.   The goal of the MOD Project is to create and sustain one of the leading cross-country ski teams in the country and to assist athletes in their quest to achieve international success.

To gain the support needed for MOD athletes to train and race full-time, the financial goal for 2009-10 is to raise enough money to support the three MOD Project athletes, about $45,000.

 

Supporting MOD is investing in the future of Nordic skiing in the Methow Valley.  Any support will make a difference.

 

For more information about giving opportunities, please contact Head Coach and Program Director, Scott Johnston with questions: 509.996.8080 or at methowolympicdevelopment@gmail.com.

 

The MOD Project was established as part of the Methow Ski Educational Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.  All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by the law. 

 

 

 

MOD Budget

2009-10

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Cross Country skiing is a very expensive sport with little funding available for athletes, even at the elite level.   For the 2009-10 season, the financial goal of the MOD Project is to raise about $45,000, enough money to support the three (3) founding MOD team athletes.  To help defray personal expenses, all three athletes are employed part-time. 

The budget funds the following:

Activity	Budget	Donation	Year 1 Program Requirement
Preparation & Training	$15,000
Competition/Travel	$25,000
Equipment	$5,000
Coaching/Sport Science	$60,000
Yearly Budget	$105,000
Year 1 Coaching		$(60,000)
Program Requirement			$45,000

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preparation/Training

Athletes train daily in the Methow Valley and travel to several training camps.  Daily training includes speed, endurance and strength workouts and average between 4-5 hours a day.  Summer and fall training includes roller skiing, running, and strength workouts to prepare for a six month racing season.  

Competition/Travel

To compete successfully at the national and international level, the athletes maintain a full race schedule throughout the fall and winter.  This schedule includes national events such as Super Tours and National Championships as well as racing overseas in World Championships and Europa Cup competitions.   Costs for national race trips average $1,500 and international races average $3,000 per week per athlete.

Equipment

Training and competing requires specific equipment from skis to wax to specialized strength machines.  Until skiers are selected as members of the US Ski Team, sponsorships are limited and skiers must rely on financial and in-kind donations to help offset the costs of expensive equipment. 

Coaching and Sport Science

MOD coaching and professional support are currently being donated but in the future will include costs for daily coaching services and travel expenses.  Sports science costs includes things like testing for Vo2 max and lactate threshold during workouts and video analysis for technique and efficiency development. 

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Most of the funding for MOD comes from charitable contributions made by individuals, corporations and foundations in the area.  100% of the donations go toward the MOD athletes in their quest for international success.  All coaching and additional professional support is being donated.

Here are a few examples of how contributions to MOD can make a difference:

$25 will help purchase fuel to get to and from races.

$50 helps provide the entry cost to a national race.

$100 provides lactate threshold testing supplies for summer training.

$250 sponsors one athlete attending a 4-day training camp.

$500 sponsors one athlete attending a 7-day training camp.

$1,000 supports the travel, entries and lodging for one athlete to participate in a SuperTour event.

Ask your employer if they will match your gift, increasing your contribution to MOD and our ski program.

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Matching gifts are an easy way to boost your contribution. Many companies have a matching gift program to support employee interests and demonstrate their commitment to the community.

Ask your human resources or personnel department for a matching gift form to enclose with your contribution. Fill out your part, and we will complete the form to match your gift to MOD. The following organizations have matching gift programs.

In Kind Donations:

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Abbott Laboratories The Ackerley Group Adobe Systems, Inc. ADP AGENA ALCO Standard Alliant Techsystems Allied Signal Corp American Express Ameritech Amgen Foundation Aon Foundation Attachmate Corporation AT&T Bank of America The Berger Partnership BF Goodrich BMG Entertainment The Boeing Company Buck and Gordon LLP The Bullitt Foundation The Brainerd Foundation Bunge Corporation Champion Chase Citibank C.N.A.

Coca-Cola Compaq Computer Corp. Computer Associates International Corbis Corp Farmer's Insurance Federated Department Stores Foss Maritime Co. GAP Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Georgia Pacific Glaxo Smith Kline Home Depot Honeywell IAP Life IBM Johnson & Johnson Key Bank Kimberly Clark Levi Strauss Foundation Lucent Technologies McGraw-Hill Merck Company Merrill Lynch Microsoft Corporation 3M Motorola New York Life Insurance Nintendo

Olin Palm PEMCO Pepsico Pfizer Inc. The Prudential Foundation Puget Sound Energy SAFECO SAFECO Properties Security Services NW, Inc. Sprint The St. Paul Companies Starbucks Sun Microsystems Sunstrand Times Mirror UPS US Bank Verizon Foundation Washington Dental Services WRO Zymogenetics

From individual contributions and volunteers to major corporations and foundations, the community provides the support needed to ensure the success of MOD’s athletes and program.

 

 

Fundraising Events:(back to top)

By participating in a fundraising event, you help us provide year-round coaching support for promising athletes in their quest for international success.

 

 

THANK YOU MOD SUPPORTERS!  We couldn't do it without you.

Char & Ed Alkire		Timothy Smith & Katherine Kirner
Amgen		Deliane Klein
Norman Anderson		Melinda & Sam LeClercq
Lisa Beaudreau & Matthew Hyde		Gil & Berit Lund
Ann Kaley Benson		John Spaude & Sherry Malotte
David Bonn		MVNC
Rolf Borgerson		Pierre & Maya Nader
Jean-Marc Bouju &  Karin Davies		Elizabeth Neaville
James & Beatrice Butler		Todd & Mary Nelp
Ardis Bynum		Ann & Jon Palmason
John & Kristy Caesar		Jim & Gaye Pigott
Laurel Canan		Don Portman
CJ & Heidi Carter		Mike Pruett
Ross & Lesley Chapin		Susan & Tom Rainey
Dean & Sheila Coe		Bill & Joanne Ralston
Robert & Muffie Cohen		Red Apple
Doric & Lynn Creager		Mark & Carol Rhinehart
DJ Jones & Sharon Cupp		Dick & Sue Roberts
Harold & Pride Davies		Marc & Linda Robertson
Dalton & Linda Dulac		Tracy Ross & Leslie Mittendorf
Earth & Sky Studios		George & Linda Schmal
Dave Ebenger		Joseph & Judith Schocken
Jim & Jan Erickson		M. Schoening
Alan Fahnestock & Pat Leigh		Eric & Christine Schoening
Dave Ford		Kristiann Schoening & Peter Davis
David Gens & Heidi Dexter		David Webb & Kristen Schooler
Doug Haase Excavating Inc.		David & Amaryllis Scott
Jim & Cathy Habermehl		Erik Sebby
Melvin & Chris Hartwig		Robert Hardwick & Linda Shoemaker
Lisa Peters & James Hattori		Trish Espedal & John Sims
Larry Henshaw		Lowell Skoog & Stephanie Subak
Bud & Tonya Hover		Sandra Tubbs
Trent Jackson		Brent & Elizabeth Turner
Kristin Jamerson		Brian Whiting
Kristin Jarvis		John Zobel & Laverne Woods
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