Fundraising

Fund-raising is essential for small teams like ATAC and helps to keep dues down which ensures the team is accessible to all. Money obtained from fund raising efforts is put into a general fund to bridge the gap between the team's expenses and dues revenue as well as allow us to purchase extra items that will help the swimmers and coaches in their training programs. Following are the major fundraisers sponsored by the team:

ATAC Annual Fund Campaign

The ATAC Annual Fund campaign is a means to raise money without increasing the team dues. It is an effective means to raise the necessary funds for the team, while avoiding the need to constantly ask for donations or sponsor other fundraisers. The ATAC Annual Fund campaign is held during the fourth quarter of each year.

SWIM-A-THON

Every other year our team sponsors a Swim-A-Thon. This program is sponsored by USA Swimming. A percentage of the proceeds go to support the national organization and the local representation of USA Swimming, our North Texas Local Swim Committee. The remainder of the proceeds go to support our swim club directly. Swimmers earn money for our team by swimming lengths of the pool. Swimmers have a two-hour period to swim a maximum of 200 lengths. Participants are encouraged to get pledges from sponsors. Most of our swimmers complete the 200 lap maximum.

The 2006 ATAC Swim-A-Thon was a huge success. The amount of money raised by the swim team placed ATAC among one of the top twenty swim teams in the USA Swim-A-Thon.

Tom Thumb Reward Program

This program enables ATAC to receive a small percentage of every dollar spent at Tom Thumb simply by using a "Tom Thumb Reward" card when grocery shopping. Cards may be used by all ATAC members, families and friends of ATAC. Reward cards can be obtained at a Tom Thumb store and ask them to use account #6811. This is an easy way for you to support our team. For your convenience here is the Tom Thumb Reward Card Application simply download and apply next time you go shopping.