PEVA Fundraising Opportunities! 

1. LOTTERY CALENDAR FUNDRAISER (November-January)

Annual calendars have a unique number and a payout amount assigned to each day.  If your calendar number matches the lottery pick, you’ll receive a check for the amount shown on that day. All Pittsburgh Elite travel team members are asked to sell four calendars.  Additional calendars can be sold for an account credit per calendar sold.  The calendar fundraiser supports the hardship fund. Each family will receive their calendars at the Kickoff Parent Meeting in October/November. Lottery calendar stubs are DUE by January 31st! 

For more information contact: rege@pittsburghelitevb.org

 

2. PEVA SPIRIT GEAR (Open all year)

It's time to show off your PEVA Pride! Check out the spirit items on the ORDER FORM and stock up on your favorite Pittsburgh Elite gear. This fundraiser is open all year! Items can be picked up from the facility. The PEVA Spirit Gear fundraiser supports the general fund. Payment can be made when you pick up your items from the facility. Make checks out to Pittsburgh Elite Volleyball (PEVA)
Any questions, contact Ashley Green, ashleygreen@pittsburghelitevb.org.

 

3. PITTSBURGH PIEROGIES TRUCK (January/March)

The Pittsburgh Pierogi truck and Pittsburgh Elite Volleyball are partnering for a delicious fundraiser!

 

FLYER HERE & ORDER FORM HERE

Orders are due by March 12th. Pick up pierogies at the PEVA facility on March 29th. (Time TBD)

 

Athletes make a $2 profit on each dozen of pierogies sold. The pierogies cost $10 a dozen, but you are only required to turn in $8 per dozen. Keep $2 per dozen to put towards your athlete's tuition. 

 

Please mail your order form with check (made payable to Pittsburgh Elite) to:

Maureen Ricci

ATTN: Pittsburgh Elite

6412 Ash Drive

Pittsburgh, PA 15209

 

3. SERVE-A-THON (February)

We are hosting The 6th Annual Pgh Elite Serve-A-Thon in conjunction with practice for all players. We are asking that all players on all teams participate! This is meant to be a fun event for the players to help raise funds to apply towards their own club tuition OR to donate to the club's Scholarship Fund. There is no pressure to achieve a certain amount of money... or serves! We just feel it's important for the players to have an opportunity to help fundraise for themselves. Sponsorships can be attained over the phone and there is no need to go door to door but please encourage your athlete to approach sponsors themselves :)

2025 SERVE A THON SCHEDULE:

*The Serve A Thon will take place during normal practice times

PEVA BOYS TRAVEL TEAMS:

All PEVA Boys teams (17E, 17P, 16E, 15E, 14E) Serve-A-Thon- Saturday, February 1st

PEVA GIRLS TRAVEL TEAMS:

A Block (18E, 18P, 17E, 17P, 16E) Serve A Thon- Sunday, February 9th *18E and 18P- Tuesday, February 11th 

C Block (16P, 15E, 15P, 14E, 14P) Serve A Thon- Sunday, February 9th

B Block (17B, 16B, 16G, 15B, 15G, 15S) Serve A Thon- Saturday, February 8th

D Block (13E, 13P, 14B, 14G, 14S) Serve A Thon- Saturday, February 8th

E Block (13B, 12B, 12G, 11B, 11G) Serve A Thon- Sunday, February 9th

Attached HERE is the form to have the players fill out as they get sponsors. You can print it, or there will be hard copies available at the facility. Each 11U-13U athlete will serve 25 volleyballs. Each 14U-18U athlete will serve 50 volleyballs. Athletes will record how many they successfully serve over the net and in.  The sponsor can choose to donate per serve made or they may choose to make a predetermined donation regardless of how many serves are served in our out of bounds. Once the event is over, we ask that any monies collected that might be donated to our Scholarship Fund be turned in by the end of February in an envelope to the Facility office. Any monies collected for your own tuition may just be kept by you to apply to your next payment due, or turned into the facility office and we will apply it to your Active account. 

 

4. NIGHT AT THE RACES (February 22, 2025)

We are excited to welcome back one of our largest (and most fun!) fundraisers, the annual Night at the Races. 

Venue Address: 

West View Firemen's Banquet Hall

398 Perry HIghway, PGH, PA 15237

 

A $30 admission ticket gets you dinner, dessert, and refreshments.  You’re welcome to BYOB, as well as bring your own snacks and appetizers for your table. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. and the horse races begin at 7:30 p.m.  In addition to the chance to win on the individual horse races, you can also try your luck at small games and in a Chinese auction. In order for this event to be a true success, we need the help of our club families.  

 

∙ TICKETS: Each athlete will receive 2 admission tickets (blue tickets) and be responsible for selling them. If you do not sell the tickets, your Active account will be charged $60. Please send the ticket stub(s) to the address at the bottom of the letter.  You can use these tickets yourself, or give or sell them to someone.  

 

∙ For every additional admission ticket you sell (yellow tickets), you will earn a $5 credit toward your tuition account for the 2022 season.  There is no limit to the number of tickets you can sell. If you would like additional tickets, please email Ashley Green or Maureen Ricci. 

 

∙ HORSES can be purchased/sold for $10.  This is not a requirement, but it’s a fun way to win extra money, because if your horse crosses the finish line first, you win $50 automatically.  Buy horses for yourself; sell them to your friends! Have fun naming your horse (within reason)!  For horse purchases, please use the form HERE and remit $10 for each named horse. Horses do sell out quickly so purchase as soon as you can. 

 

∙ SILENT AUCTION BASKETS: a few teams from each practice block are paired up to collaborate on putting together a themed basket for the Silent Auction.  This information has been sent to the TCs. You can either donate an item for the basket, or donate money towards the basket's items. Please participate.

 

∙Payment (cash or check payable to Pitt Elite) can be dropped off at the facility or mailed to: Maureen Ricci- 6412 Ash Drive- Pittsburgh PA 15209.   Remember to include your athlete’s name and team on the yellow ticket stubs so you get credit for those ticket sales on your account. 

 

Tickets and horse forms need to be turned in by the end of JANUARY.

 

For questions or to request additional tickets, contact Ashley Green or Maureen Ricci. 

We look forward to another successful Night at the Races. Thank you in advance for your help!

 

5. PITTSBURGH ELITE HOME EVENTS 

Help us out at the gym

During certain Pittsburgh Elite events, individuals helping with setup/tear down, concessions, merchandise, etc. will receive tuition credit for their help.  If you are interested, please contact Ashley Green at ashleygreen@pittsburghelitevb.org. 

 

6. RAISE RIGHT 

Offset tuition by shopping where you usually do

The Raise Right program allows you to pay for everyday purchases using gift cards in place of cash, checks, or credit cards.  You’ll purchase gift cards at face value, receive the full value loaded onto the card, and a rebate for the amount indicated at the purchase.  If you are interested, please contact peva.scrips@gmail.com.

Website: https://www.raiseright.com/enroll

The shop code is: D1EE363L43996

 

7. AMAZON SMILE

Support Pittsburgh Elite by signing up for AmazonSmile.  Pittsburgh Elite will receive 0.5% of the price of all eligible smile.amazon.com purchases, regardless of whether you use your unique AmazonSmile link to return to the site.

Sign up HERE

 

8. ARAMARK

Aramark fundraising allows you to fundraise to offset tuition costs by volunteering your time and staffing our concession stand at Acrisure Stadium, PPG Paints Arena and PNC Park.  All workers must have the required training and meet the required minimum age.  If you are interested, please contact ASHLEY GREEN. 

• ACRISURE STADIUM REQUIREMENTS: 

1. RAMP (Alcohol) Training:

SCHEDULE:

Acrisure Stadium Upcoming Events HERE

 

• PNC PARK REQUIREMENTS: 

1. RAMP (Alcohol) Training:

 

IMPORTANT NOTES:

 

ACRISURE STADIUM

1. Volunteers must be 18+ to work at Acrisure Stadium events.
2. Payouts will now be commission based with a minimum guarantee flat rate. MINIMUM GUARANTEE OR NET SALES COMMISSION. Groups will get either a percent of the sales or the minimum guarantee for a location, whichever of the two is a higher amount. Your group’s total payout for an event will be calculated based on a percentage of food, alcohol, and non-alcoholic beverage sales. This means your group has the opportunity to make MORE than the previous years’ payout rates!
3. The minimum guarantee will be calculated by multiplying the per person rate x however many volunteers are assigned to a particular stand. For Steelers games: $165 x X amount of volunteers. For Pitt games: $130 x X amount of volunteers.
4. The commission rate will be based on net sales of the following. Food and N/A beverages: 9%, Alcohol: 5.5%, Beer portables: 1.5%

PARKING:

• We wanted to share game day parking information and some changes from last season.  All ALCO Parking Garages will now be cashless.  This is important to note and is the reason for some of the changes being made.
  • Game Day Team Members can park at a discounted rate at the Gold 1 Garage located at 792 West General Robinson Street.
  • Team Members will pay a $10 rate, which is a discounted rate from the full $15 rate for Pirates games.
  • Parking MUST be purchased in advance to receive the discounted rate.
  • Your parking tickets will be sent directly to your MLB Ballpark App.
  • You will be charged the full $15 rate if you attempt to purchase parking at the garage when you arrive.
• Below is the Team Member Parking link to prepurchase parking:
  • Link a Team Member Parking. You will be asked to ‘Enter Offer Code’.  The offer code is TEAMMEMBER.  You can then select any game this season to purchase parking. Please make sure that the MLB account you use to purchase parking is the same account you use on your MLB Ballpark App.

UNIFORMS:

• Please make sure your volunteers are in proper uniform. This includes the blue polo, hat, black pants, and black shoes.

CHECK-IN:

• Remember NPO check-in has moved! You will be signing in at 24-Hour Security. We will be providing wristbands for each game. Please bring a photo ID with you.