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Men's and Women's Basketball
Support from Alumni, Parents, and Friends

Alumni, parents, and other supporters provide vital support to Big Green teams through a variety of means as described below. Please note that all such involvement must comply with NCAA and Ivy League regulations. For further information or clarification on NCAA or Ivy League rules, call the Dartmouth Athletics compliance office at (603) 646-1496 or email Drew.Galbraith@Dartmouth.edu.

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	Identifying Prospects	AD's Discretionary Fund
	Providing Jobs & Internships	Dartmouth Athletics Endowment

Friends of Dartmouth Basketball

Annual donations from Friends of Dartmouth Basketball help cover the cost of team functions, video equipment, recruiting expenses, special international trips, and other vital needs that cannot be covered by the College’s budget but are essential to operating first-class varsity programs. Friends receive newsletters from the men’s coach and women’s coach Chris Wielgus; are entitled to attend the annual Homecoming tailgate; and are invited to participate in the annual Friends of Basketball Golf Outing at the Hanover Country Club with the coaching staff and former players.

Contributions of any amount are gratefully appreciated, but please note the following special giving categories:

All-American: $3,000-$10,000
1st Team All-Ivy: $1,000-$2,999
2nd Team All-Ivy: $300-$999
Honorable Mention: $100-$299

Your Friends donation is tax deductible, is included in the Campaign for the Dartmouth Experience, and will be credited to a joint Friends of Basketball fund exclusively for the support of Dartmouth’s men’s and women’s varsity basketball programs. As a restricted gift, it is not part of the Dartmouth College Fund, which is comprised of unrestricted gifts used across the College.

Identifying Outstanding Prospects

If you know of outstanding prospective student-athletes in your area, please send information such as newspaper clippings to the men’s coach or women’s coach Chris Wielgus, or email them at Mark.Graupe@Dartmouth.edu or Chris.Wielgus@Dartmouth.edu and let the coaches take it from there. Reminder -- You may not contact prospects directly, nor may you contact high school coaches or guidance counselors to get information on prospects, but there is no rule against attending their contests.

Providing Summer Jobs & Internships

If you know of positions in your business or community that might be filled by a current student-athlete, please email the men's program or women’s coach Chris Wielgus at Mark.Graupe@Dartmouth.edu or Chris.Wielgus@Dartmouth.edu. Reminder -- The pay for these jobs must be at the going rate for that position, to comply with NCAA regulations.

Dartmouth Athletic Sponsor Program

More than 1000 Dartmouth alumni, parents, and other supporters are currently members of the Athletic Sponsor Program, which provides vital recruiting resources for all of the Athletic Department's varsity sports. The Sponsor Program is the sole source of funds for bringing approximately 300 top athletic prospects to the campus each year for a first-hand view of the Dartmouth Experience. Additional Sponsor funds are allocated for recruiting brochures, rental cars, and coaches' recruiting trips. In the event income exceeds expenses, some funds may also be transferred into the program's endowment for long-term support of our coaches' recruiting efforts.

All Sponsors receive the award-winning monthly newsletter, Big Green Sports News, providing the latest news and features on all Dartmouth varsity teams. In addition, members are welcome to attend tent receptions prior to home football games, and local Sponsors are invited to an annual picnic to kick off the Big Green athletic season with Dartmouth coaches and student-athletes. The names of all current Sponsors are recognized in the game programs for home football games.

Contributions of any amount are gratefully appreciated, but please note the following membership levels and benefits:

$100-$299: Sent annual brochure of your favorite sport if desired
$300-$599: Assigned a specific recruit every 3-4 years; sent sport brochure if desired
$600-$1199: Assigned a specific recruit every 1-2 years; sent sport brochure if desired
$1200-$4999: Assigned recruit annually; sent sport brochure; special notation in football program
$5000-$10,000: Assigned recruit annually; VIP Reception; sent sport brochure; special recognition in program

* During the 2009-10 season, Dartmouth athletics will only be printing brochures/media guides for football, men's and women's basketball and men's and women's hockey. All other sports will have an electronic version available on DartmouthSports.com.

Your contribution is tax deductible and is included in the Campaign for the Dartmouth Experience. As a restricted gift, it is not part of the Dartmouth College Fund, which comprises unrestricted gifts used across the College. For more information, please email Athletic.Sponsor.Program@Dartmouth.edu or call (603) 646-2463.

Athletic Director's Discretionary Fund

Dedicated supporters of Dartmouth Athletics are often interested in providing financial support that may be utilized at the discretion of the Director of Athletics and Recreation for the Athletic Department's broad-based program of NCAA Division I varsity athletics, club sports, intramurals, physical education, fitness classes, and other recreational offerings. Your donation to this fund is tax deductible and is included in the Campaign for the Dartmouth Experience. As a restricted gift, it cannot be credited to the Dartmouth College Fund, which is comprised of unrestricted gifts used across the College. For more information, contact Bob Ceplikas '78, Deputy Director of Athletics at Cep@Dartmouth.edu or at (603) 646-2463.

Dartmouth Athletics Endowment

The Dartmouth Athletics Endowment (DAE) provides a permanent source of income to support the College's broad-based athletic and recreational programs. Annual income from gifts to the DAE helps secure the future of programs in which Dartmouth student-athletes can pursue excellence for generations to come. For more information regarding endowment opportunities, contact Bob Ceplikas ’78, Deputy Director of Athletics at Cep@Dartmouth.edu or at (603) 646-2463.