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'Canes to the Cup

Help the University of Miami 'Canes get to World Cup!

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Help the University of Miami 'Canes get to World Cup!

Help the University of Miami 'Canes get to World Cup!

Help the University of Miami 'Canes get to World Cup!

Help the University of Miami 'Canes get to World Cup!

Alexandra K Fishman
Alexandra K Fishman
Alexandra K Fishman
Alexandra K Fishman
1 Campaign |
Coral Gables, United States
$1,115 USD 29 backers
44% of $2,500 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Shout out on social media!

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April 2013
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Thank-you card!

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April 2013
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Game dedication!

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April 2013
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Group hug from the team!

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Signed trading card!

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WC weekend serenade!

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Signed team t-shirt!

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A speciel viewing ;)

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Signed and decorated bludger!

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Trading card pack!

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Kidditch Day!

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Who we are:

We are the Hurricanes. Our team formed in the spring of 2010 but we have grown to be the best in the state of Florida, the best in the Southern Region, and one of the top 10 teams in the world. We've won the Southern Regional Championship (formerly known as Swamp Cup) three times in a row, we competed and dominated in WCV, we have only lost 2 games since the last World Cup, and during SRC 2013 we put up 810 points and only let in 4 goals. We are a force to be reckoned with.

Even though World Cup is in Orlando and close by, we don't have enough money in our gift account to make it there (our gift account is where all our fundraising money goes - we used the last of it to travel to regionals back in the beginning of March). That is why we are turning to you, fans, friends, family, teachers, classmates, and everyone else. We have worked just as hard as everyone else to get a World Cup spot, and we deserve to go. We absolutely cannot do this without YOU. 

Last year we worked our butts off to raise almost all our funding for travel to at least 4 tournaments. When it comes to World Cup though, we fell short. Dedicating almost all our weekends to practices, tournaments, and other aspects of our lives left us little time to raise money, though we tried (card and bakesales can only get you so far!). Indiegogo is something we can manage, and it's completely driven by you. Success or failure, every dollar given counts. If we don't manage to meet our goal, we will take what we have and use it as best we can. 

Now here's the most important question:Why should you do it?

You should do it because we have kids on the team who have never played in a major tournament before. They have worked their a**es off to be the best that they can be and they have damn well earned their chance to shine on that quidditch pitch. We have veterans that practice for this year-round, day in and day out. For a lot of us, we might not get to go to another World Cup. THIS IS IT! We want to beat those teams we lost this season, we want to have a second round with teams from last World Cup. Our determination and our motivation have never been clearer - we are going win that World Cup trophy because we ARE the most talented, motivated, deserving team on this earth, despite what rankings say, despite other people's opinions, every person involved with this team knows it down to their very bones. The only thing stopping us is that hard-edged foe, money.

Here's a breakdown of what we need...

Our goal is currently $2,500 to cover three different costs:

  • World Cup player tickets for 24 team members at $25 each = $600 
  • 3 hotel rooms / 2 nights, at around $180/rm/night = $1,100 (approximately)
  • Gas for 5 cars there and back (using averages) = $450 (approximately)

The total for these costs is $2,150.

The last $350 would be emergency funds in case we cannot drive someone back with us. The reason for this is that our injured player Maggie Gray had to fly home from Augusta due to her broken collar bone. In a hypothetical case of injury so bad he/she cannot be in a car for 4 hours, we would need to fly him/her back to Miami to prevent further damage and pain.

If we don't reach our goal of $2,500, we will try to divide the funds up as best we can to each category, although most of it will probably go towards hotel rooms and travel costs.

...and here's a breakdown of what YOU get:

Besides feeling all warm and fuzzy inside for helping a team desperately in need of funding, you also have a choice of various perks based on how much you donate. All perks are customized specifically to you, you beautiful person donating. The more money you donate, the more awesome the perks get, and who doesn't want to get a little extra somethin' somethin' when making a contribution?

Our perks are listed on the side, so it is up to you to decide which you shall receive. You could also choose to contribute without getting a perk, but we highly suggest them :)

Other Ways You Can Help

We understand, you are a broke college kid, or you're young enough to still need to ask your parents from money, or you're on a budget. Y'know what? That's A-Ok. You can still help us out! By taking the link to this fundraiser and sending it to EVERYONE you know, you are spreading the word! The more people who know about our fundraiser the better. Here's a list of people you can send the campaign to:

  • Your grandmother
  • Your parents
  • Your parents friends
  • Your cousins
  • Your boss
  • Your co-workers
  • Groups on Facebook
  • E-mail list servs
  • Professors and teachers from college
  • Teachers from high school
  • The kids you babysit
  • Local community bulletin boards
  • Another team you know of (we can do a trade-off promotion)
  • Your classmates (from college and high school)
  • That one random guy on facebook you don't really know but friended anyways

Every share on facebook, reblog on tumblr, or tweet twitter is just as important as every dollar :) 

We are eternally grateful for anything you can contribute to our funds. 

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