What does my membership or donation pay for?
When you purchase a membership you get a gift. Check out the memberships available under the DONATE button. A straight donation is a membership without the gift. Some people want to support UNI Wrestling but are not interested in the UNI gear. We are OK with that.
All the money we collect pays for athletes to compete at the next level and are in the room helping current athletes. Today, we are paying Drew Foster, Taylor Lujan, Nishan Randhawa and Cruse Aarhus. Other bills we pay are to USA Wrestling as all athletes need a USA Wrestling card to compete. Travel, hotels and food during competition are paid for from the money raised.
The next big expense will be Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) to athletes while in college.
The Spring Raffle is a good fundraiser. We sell ~150 raffle tickets at $200 each and one winner will win $5,000. We have an open bar and food for the ticket holder and a guest. We do have an expense for the food and alcohol.
The annual golf outing helps raise money too. This event is every August and it cost ~$10,000 to put on. We have many golfers renew their membership at this time.
We need to increase the memberships and or donations as this where we make the most money. The board is working on getting the word out to all alumni and wrestling fans.
PANTHER WRESTLING CLUB RTC MISSION
The Panther Wrestling Club Regional Training Center promotes the sport of wrestling at the highest level: the Olympic level. We strive to create an environment where Olympic and World hopefuls can train out of the West Gym -- a gym that has produced Olympic Champion Bill Smith, Olympic Silver Medalist Gerald Leeman, and Olympians Bill Nelson and Bill Koll.
MISSION AND PURPOSE STATEMENT
RTCs unify the American wrestling community under one goal to advance the sport at all levels.
The purpose of the USA Wrestling RTCs are to allow individuals to achieve their full human and athletic potential. The RTCs provide qualified youth athletes and Olympic Hopefuls access to elite level coaches, high level training partners and world class facilities in a safe local environment. RTCs should mirror USA Wrestling’s mission, vision and values.
A key focus is to raise the relevancy of wrestling on college campuses. Within NCAA rules, RTCs provide additional opportunities for college coaches to further develop and enhance their individual program. This cooperative effort strengthens the connection between the Olympic Movement and college athletics.
RTCs will enhance the development of America’s youth athletes, college student-athletes and elite Olympic hopefuls in the international disciplines.
