Bottoms up: club uses beer pong to raise funds
Misty Gant
Issue date: 2/28/07 Section: News
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Seasoned beer pong players put their skills to the test and participated in good old-fashioned fundraising Saturday night in downtown Orlando.
UCF's Women's Volleyball Club put together a beer pong tournament at The Liquid Cellar to raise money to send the members to nationals in Kentucky.
"We tried to figure out what would best fit UCF students and beer pong is the most popular," said Kimmy Westmoreland, 20, a business major and member of the club.
The Volleyball Club has not been approved as a club by the Sports Club Council. That means the club can not get funding or support through the council, so the club has started doing independent fundraisers.
"We're doing our best. We're making our phone calls," said club president Ashley Walker. "We have our fingers crossed."
Walker, a 20-year-old forensic science major, called The Liquid Cellar and asked for their input on fundraising events. Beer pong was an option, and the fundraiser was born.
Aaron Dawkins, 23, has been bartending for about three months at The Liquid Cellar. He said that fundraising events held at the bar are popular because they help both the bar and the organizations bring in profits.
"The fundraisers are good, because on nights we're not necessarily guaranteed to have a busy night or on our normal nights when we would have a set crowd, they can bring in somebody who would normally not come in here," Dawkins said.
The club members spent the last couple weeks promoting the event by calling all their friends and creating a Facebook group about the tournament.
"I personally am the one who organized this, and I have never played beer pong in my life, so this was very interesting to me," Walker said. "The Liquid Cellar has been very accommodating to us."
The Liquid Cellar waived the cover fee for anyone who said they were there to support the club. Teams of two were able to sign up on the roster for $5, and all of the proceeds went directly to the Women's Volleyball Club.
As an incentive, The Liquid Cellar also gave away a $100 bar tab to the winners of the tournament.
"We're gearing it towards the college crowd that is right across the street," said Mike Williams, 21, a civil engineering major and former member of the Men's Volleyball Club. "These girls are putting themselves out here and getting the money themselves, and we're trying to get our school to support them."
By the end of the night, the club collected about $140. To get to nationals, the club must raise around $3,100, which includes the entry fee, room and board, and travel expenses.
The club plans on having a carwash and a volleyball tournament to raise more money.
UCF's Women's Volleyball Club put together a beer pong tournament at The Liquid Cellar to raise money to send the members to nationals in Kentucky.
"We tried to figure out what would best fit UCF students and beer pong is the most popular," said Kimmy Westmoreland, 20, a business major and member of the club.
The Volleyball Club has not been approved as a club by the Sports Club Council. That means the club can not get funding or support through the council, so the club has started doing independent fundraisers.
"We're doing our best. We're making our phone calls," said club president Ashley Walker. "We have our fingers crossed."
Walker, a 20-year-old forensic science major, called The Liquid Cellar and asked for their input on fundraising events. Beer pong was an option, and the fundraiser was born.
Aaron Dawkins, 23, has been bartending for about three months at The Liquid Cellar. He said that fundraising events held at the bar are popular because they help both the bar and the organizations bring in profits.
"The fundraisers are good, because on nights we're not necessarily guaranteed to have a busy night or on our normal nights when we would have a set crowd, they can bring in somebody who would normally not come in here," Dawkins said.
The club members spent the last couple weeks promoting the event by calling all their friends and creating a Facebook group about the tournament.
"I personally am the one who organized this, and I have never played beer pong in my life, so this was very interesting to me," Walker said. "The Liquid Cellar has been very accommodating to us."
The Liquid Cellar waived the cover fee for anyone who said they were there to support the club. Teams of two were able to sign up on the roster for $5, and all of the proceeds went directly to the Women's Volleyball Club.
As an incentive, The Liquid Cellar also gave away a $100 bar tab to the winners of the tournament.
"We're gearing it towards the college crowd that is right across the street," said Mike Williams, 21, a civil engineering major and former member of the Men's Volleyball Club. "These girls are putting themselves out here and getting the money themselves, and we're trying to get our school to support them."
By the end of the night, the club collected about $140. To get to nationals, the club must raise around $3,100, which includes the entry fee, room and board, and travel expenses.
The club plans on having a carwash and a volleyball tournament to raise more money.