Waterloo Optimist Club Tag Days
The Waterloo Optimist Club Tag Days is the most important fundraising event of the year. Without your team’s support of Tag Days the cost for a player to participate in Optimist Baseball could potentially cost each player $100.00 to $125.00 as is the case in other cities in Iowa. The current cost for a player in the major league program is $55.00. We would like to ask each team to strive to collect at least $300.00 minimum at your assigned sight. Remember, all the money raised by the Waterloo Optimist Club is used to finance programs for young people in our community throughout the year.
You will be given cans and Tag Day tags. Make sure the Tags are given to people making donations. We ask that each team have an adult present to supervise and organize the team and insure the safety of the players at your assigned work sight. Depending on your work sight, we suggest that you have team members at your assigned sight for a period of eight hours a day. You may adjust the times if you think you can’t cover the sight during the time suggested.
Some sights are a little more sensitive about having the players there than others. Please be sure all your parent supervisors and players to be extremely courteous at the sights.
You will receive six collection cans to distribute to the players. The smaller cans should be emptied into a larger container periodically. An adult should handle the larger container and the emptying procedure. The larger container and the six cans must be turned in at Young Ice Arena at the end of the day.
Things To Do:
Show up and be on time
Have neat and clean uniform
Advertise; make a sign showing who you are. Show some pictures if you have some. Know your team’s history.
Be willing to talk to people.
Ask for donations in a polite and positive manner
Stay in the area you are assigned
Always have adult supervision
Things Not To Do:
Chase after people asking for a donation. If they walk by – let them go
Chase after cars. Stay away from all vehicles
Stay out of stores. If you need something, ask an adult to get it
Try to open/open cans
Play loud music or wear earphones with music
Bring video games
Don’t forget! You represent the Optimist Club and we expect your best!
