SPPA - Fundraising

Fundraising

Membership dues pay for only a portion of parents’ club activities. SPPA is an active club that has a full calendar of activities throughout the year. Dues pay for the meetings, speakers, parent handouts, and Midshipmen gifts. Every year we fund a share of the All Academies Ball expenses, to lower the ticket cost for our Midshipmen. We also maintain some gear and supplies that are used for both club picnics and tailgates. Our club has generously donated bowl game tickets and the Chaplain’s funds in support of the USNA brigade of Midshipmen. The SPPA budget is based on funding from membership dues as well as fundraising and donations.

Fundraising is used for two primary activities:

Tailgating –

The more funds we have for tailgating, the better we can feed our Midshipmen. Not all of our members can attend every football game and bring food for the tailgates, but SPPA is always there for the Midshipmen. Our goal is to fund the entrée for each of the tailgates and members bring the rest.

All Academies Ball –

To encourage attendance of area Midshipmen, SPPA helps keep ticket prices reasonable by supporting the All Academies Ball. The ball is one of the highlights of the holiday season for both SPPA members and Midshipmen.

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Parents’ Association (SPPA) is a non-profit organization. Our Federal ID Number is 23-2598110. Our organization’s is not required to file for tax exempt status as our revenues are less than $5000 and meets the requirements of Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Meeting 50/50’s –

At all four of our member meetings, we sell tickets for a 50/50 drawing. This is an easy and fun way to add more funds to the SPPA budget!

Custom-made SPPA name tags are ordered every June and July. We attempt to deliver as many of these ourselves using the manufacturer’s shipping and handling fee as an additional revenue source. If you have lost your tag, you may order another one by clicking on the form below and sending it to the SPPA Treasurer.

This program has been cancelled for this year. We plan to concentrate our resources on the Cookbook. Watch this space for next year!

Cookbook Fundraiser –

– Star Spangled Recipes –

Favorite recipes from members of the US Naval Academy’s SPPA -- Southeastern Pennsylvania Parents' Association, distinguished patriots, the fleet, family and friends are featured in this must-have 172 page hardback cookbook packed with 278 recipes.

The special section called Distinguished Patriots features tasty dishes from the Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy, well-known USNA graduates such as Roger Staubach, Oliver North and President Carter, politicians and noteworthy others.

Purchase your copy today; order enough for everyone on your holiday gift list. Remember proceeds benefit Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy.

ORDER – Click on the order form, print it out, complete it and mail it with your check today.

Order Form

We always appreciate donations to support the SPPA mission. We usually have a donation can available at our meetings, our tailgates, and our Treasurer is always checking his mailbox for incoming mail! If you send a check, you can identify it for a specific purpose, or if not, it will be used in the fund that needs it the most at the time.

Send your check , made payable to SPPA, to –

John Jankowski, SPPA Treasurer,

731 Marigold Avenue

Southampton, PA 18966

If you are sending support for the All Academies Ball and want a tax deductible receipt, just include ”All Academies Ball” in the reference line. (The All Academies Ball is large enough to require it to file and receive a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)3 certification.)