GOAL: By the end of 2004 have 2 million in cash and pledges – enough to build the new stadium (as described herein), and to have the new stadium ready to play in by fall of 2005.
Frequently Asked Questions ( FAQ)
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1. Who is Castro Valley Sports Foundation ( CVSF)? The CVSF is a CA non-profit corporation and a 501©(3) organization established in January 2003 by a group of concerned citizens who share the belief that the promotion of physical activities for youth, adolescents, and adults in our community will be beneficial for everyone in the community. |
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2. Is the CVSF a volunteer
organization? Yes! The CVSF is made up entirely of volunteers – community members, parents and business people, just like you. The CVSF has no paid staff, consultants or advisers. Thanks to the generosity of our Founding Sponsors – 100% of your donation goes to the project!!! |
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3. What is the CVSF trying to do? The CVSF was established with the long term objective of supporting sports and athletics in our community. The current mission of the foundation is to raise the funds necessary to modernize the existing sports facility at Castro Valley High School www.cvsportsstadium.org. |
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4. Why? The Current facility is at least 45 year old and in a state of decay. The CVSF envisions a sports complex that is safe and clean and is something the entire community can use and view with pride. |
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5. More Why's Modernizing the facility will save the CVUSD approximately $85,000 per year in reduced maintenance cost. That savings can be put back into the schools sports programs. It will save the district approximately $85,000 annually in reduced field maintenance. It will enhance school programs through increased gate and concession revenues, entice more students to participate in after school sports programs, and generate greater community involvement. |
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6. How can I Help? There are no public funds available to modernize the facility. That's why we are reaching out to the community. The CVSF needs your donations to succeed – if everyone give a little, we can accomplish great things. We welcome you to visit our website www.cvsfi.org and make a donation. Through out the coming year the CVSF will holding fund raising activities and events and we’d surely appreciate your support. |
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7. Is my contribution
tax-deductible? Absolutely! The CVSF is 501©(3) tax-exempt organization. Our federal identification number is 54-2101025. |
Summary
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Time frame – Completion of project by fall of 2007.
Fund Raising Strategy
How much - $2,000,000 to $3,000,000.
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How much time – two (2) years
History of the Castro Valley Sports Foundation, Inc.
In the summer of 2002 a group
of concerned citizens got together to complain about the condition of the
High School Sports Stadium. It is, we all agreed, a disgrace, and the
community of Castro Valley deserves better. Rather then wring our hands in
despair, we decided to do something about it. Thus was born the Campaign
for a new Stadium at Castro Valley High School.
We called the school district to arrange a meeting and after much
rescheduling we managed to get an appointment on August 21st, 2002. Present
were Jim Fitzpatrick, Jim O’Conner, George Granger, Leslie Roswell, George
Pacheco, Julie Rosecran and myself. It was generally agreed upon that we
needed to rebuild the CV High Sports Facility. The district identified two
(2) road blocks to getting this done: 1.) The District has no money for
this sort of thing and floating another Bond Measure was unthinkable for at
least eight (8) years, and 2.) There is currently a $2 million dollar
campaign to raise money to complete the Performing Arts Center (PAC), a $7
million dollar project funded by of Measure C. We assured the District that
our goal was to raise the money to rebuild the stadium and that our goal is
compatible with the PAC goals of improving school facilities. Jim O’Conner
agreed to ask the School Board at its September meeting for a small amount
of money to pay for “request for proposals” from a selection of Architects,
which Jim did and was successful in obtaining.
We, the citizen committee, proceeded to do three (3) things: 1.) Lay low
until after the November 5th election – with its controversial
incorporation issue, 2.) Create a “Specification List” for the Architects,
and 3.) After a lengthy discussion, decided that our best option was to
“collaborate” with an existing non-profit and so we began our search for a
501©(3) Non-Profit through which to run our campaign. We needed non-profit
status so that, among a host of other reasons, donations could be make on a
tax-deductible basis.
After November 5th, we began to actively meet and plan. We completed the
“Specification List” and on October 15th we meet with Jim O’Conner. Jim
pledged to send our “Specification List” as a Request for Proposal for
Architectural Services to eight (8) mutually agreed upon Architectural
firms. These Requests were to be return to Jim by December 2nd and we
planned to meet shortly thereafter for review.
The most difficult decision to make was whether or not to create our own
501(c)(3) or hook up with an existing one (i.e. Rotary, Ed Foundation,
Boosters). We initially felt that joining with an established non-profit
would reduce our start-up time, save money, and provide a reputable
organization to market. We contacted the Rotary Clubs, the Ed Foundation,
and the CVHS Boosters and although we were warmly received, after
thoughtful considerable and time-consuming deliberation, we decided that
our best option was to become our own non-profit. To make a short story
longer, the final determination to go it "on our own" was made mid-January
2003. We were at the stage where we needed a formal entity, without one it
was impossible to establish a organizational structure, in other words we
couldn’t ask someone to be on a Board that didn’t exist. On January 21st
2003 Jim Phillips and I met with Jim Gulseth, a highly recommended
Corporate Attorney, to begin the process of creating our non-profit
corporation. We completed the prerequisite “mission statement” and held
another meeting with Jim Gulseth on February 25th to draft the Articles of
Incorporation. On March 6th we held of first Board meeting and approved our
Bylaws, nominated officers, approved the project and started the whole
process of raising fund for the new facility.