Looking back in Thanks...and Ahead with Anticipation

As 2012 comes to a close, we at RCAF are in awe of our community and the power of giving, both in-kind and monetarily.  Your support during the past year has made a life-changing difference for the students of Ripon schools in an amazing and positive way.

2013 holds our vision of completion of Phase One of the Stadium Revitalization in the coming spring in time for track season. Please consider using the last chance in this calendar year to make a tax-deductible donation to RCAF.  You can make a lasting impression in someone's name with a stadium brick.  Or get a head start on a New Year's resolution of health by registering for the 2013 Rina's Run.  Your gift this holiday season will make a huge difference next year for the community we serve and is truly the gift that keeps on giving!  Happy Holidays!

In 2007, the Ripon Community Athletic Foundation (RCAF) was formed as a non-profit to start a grassroots capital campaign. Our goal was to bring a regulation length track to our town for the first time since the 80’s, as well as sidewalks and a field that would bring our “homeless” soccer teams home to their own campus for the first time. Over 564 donors and volunteers have partnered with RCAF to bring us SO CLOSE to finishing Phase One of a new track and field plus infrastructure for future phases.

Demolition began May 24, 2012…Approximately $1 million in donated improvements later, we now see this...

For the first time, this 70+ year old facility has side-walks for easier accessibility. A $100,000 double-sided scoreboard donated by PG&E is a beautiful centerpiece as well.  But notice the D-shaped asphalt spaces behind the end-zones?  RCAF needs $45,000 by January 15, 2013 to install all- weather surfacing there in time for the Track Team to start practicing in February 1, 2013.

Rina’s Run 5K & Half- Marathon is pursuing sponsors now to help us reach our $45,000 goal for this January 15th deadline. This year’s event -05.11.13- will be a huge success, with a finish-line party/health fair in the stadium.

What are the benefits to investing in this now?

• Instant gratification: SEEING how your money is spent immediately and efficiently (no prevailing wage, all discounted materials/labor…)
• Ripon High Track Team will be able to host more meets this year (potential revenue)
• Tax deduction for 2012
• Feel-great marketing for businesses (We love to boast about our donors!)
• Permanent recognition of all donations in stadium
• Scoreboard message board Hwy 99 freeway-facing side recognition available
• Gives our kids a safe place to compete and do P.E.
• Brings economic benefits to Historic Downtown Ripon & improves Ripon's quality of life
• A great way to memorialize a loved-one or a championship title/memory in the stadium
• Join a local group of over 560 donors who also invested in this project
• How awesome will you feel at the stadium dedication ceremony when you walk out there knowing you helped make it possible?