Sol Bliss 2015 Fundraising

2015 Highlights: We had four lacrosse camps in summer 2015!

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  Training Camp (June)
  308 campers and 48 coaches attending.
  


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  Day Camp (July)
  68 campers and 17 coaches which involved lacrosse fundamentals and daily fellowship involving Bible studies focused on the “Undefeated” camp theme.
  


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  Backyard Lacrosse Camp
  30 campers and 3 coaches attended a weekly opportunity for kids to improve their basic lacrosse skills;
  


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  3-Day Positional Camp (August)
  88 campers and 12 coaches broken down into position-specific skills training and mid-day fellowship.
  

2016 Goals: FCA’s Lacrosse base is strong in Upstate New York. We want to continue to strengthen what we are doing there with the community-based and camps ministries, and expand the model into other cities to the east and west. We also want to ramp up our coaches’ ministry by ministering to the coaches more so we can minister through them more effectively. This included expanding into new sports and communities.

Many times we are asked how our ministry operates financially. We are always excited to share our story and how God has used our ministry and our personal stories to impact the lacrosse community. Unlike other club teams, sports organizations, or for-profit lacrosse programs, FCA operates on financial support raised by the staff and leadership board.

As the Regional Community/Camp Coordinator, this is Solomon’s full time job. He is responsible for raising his own personal income by inviting friends, family, and members of our community to partner with FCA and financially support his role in this ministry.  His job focus is expanding and supporting FCA’s Camp and Teams programs in all sports throughout New York and New England.

Joining FCA staff has required Solomon to take a leap of faith in his spiritual life as he has followed God’s calling to be in ministry and invest in impacting the lacrosse community for Jesus Christ. While the year is non-stop tournaments, camps, clinics, and trips, Solomon spends all of his “down time” planning events, organizing logistics, raising financial support for the ministry, investing in coaches athletes, and much more.

We work hard to keep player fees and registration costs as low as possible. Our coaches and huddle leaders volunteer their time for the reward of impacting the lives of lacrosse players for Christ. All player fees include tournament registration costs, FCA Lacrosse gear, FCA Bible, group ministry events, and help defray travel costs for our volunteer coaches and huddle leaders. Only a portion (40%) of Solomon’s budget is supported through the programs we coordinate. 

Throughout the Bible, God calls us to give our first fruits/our tithe or treasure, in His name, so that we can further depend on him. When we do this, it is amazing to see how God provides for us. We ask that you prayerfully consider joining our ministry by joining Solomon’s “Home Team” and providing financial support to Solomon. If you feel led to return the blessings God has given you, our prayer is that you will experience the depth of God’s love as you faithfully give to this ministry.