Campaign Story

The University of Tampa Men’s Varsity Lacrosse Program is faced with the
unprecedented challenge of competing this spring under a unique set of
conditions and circumstances. Related mostly to COVID-19, our program has
been impacted operationally, competitively and financially. The cancellation of
most of our scheduled fundraising events has severely impacted our strategic
priorities and is potentially limiting our capacity to compete this year. Therefore,
we are contacting each of you to kindly ask for support and assistance in raising
the requisite funds to ensure a complete competitive lacrosse season.

Your donation will help defray the myriad costs associated with equipping and
fielding our team, including regular air travel to opponents’ sites up to and
hopefully including NCAA post-season play, and the tremendous housing costs
(room and board) of underwriting our student-athlete’s early return-to-campus
following the Christmas holiday period as a means of gaining notable competitive
advantage. We recognize not only the short-notice nature of this request, but
also understand that you and your family may be experiencing similar pressures
and hardships. Because our UT lacrosse family has always been close-knit and
has repeatedly stepped up to support our quest to field one of the highest caliber
teams in college lacrosse, I am humbly asking for your donation once again.
We have asked The Funding Zone to manage all donations on our behalf.

Donations are tax deductible. This program is unique because in exchange for
your donation, you will receive a membership code that provides access to an
exclusive online shopping discount network that features many desirable major
retailers nationwide. Please follow the instructions below for making the donation
and accessing the discount network.

Thank you for considering this request. You may fully expect that we will
represent you and your commitment to our program with honor, pride, integrity
and respect. Your donation and generous support will allow us to continue our
fine ”Spartan” tradition.

Sincerely,

Rory Whipple