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: [email protected]

 

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, [email protected].

 

3. PITTSBURGH PIEROGIES TRUCK (JANUARY-MARCH)

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

 

Orders are due by TBD. Pick up pierogies at the PEVA facility on TBD.

 

Families make a $3.50 profit on each dozen of pierogies sold. The pierogies cost $11 a dozen, but you are only required to turn in $7.50 per dozen. Keep $3.50 per dozen to put towards your athlete's tuition. 

 

FUNDRAISER FLYER/LETTER HERE

FUNDRAISER ORDER SHEET HERE

FUNDRAISER PRICE LIST HERE

MASTER ORDER SHEET HERE

 

You can turn in your order form and payment (checks- Pittsburgh Elite Volleyball) at the facility or mail it to:

Maureen Ricci

ATTN: Pittsburgh Elite

6412 Ash Drive

Pittsburgh, PA 15209

 

3. SERVE-A-THON (February)

We are hosting The 7th 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 :)

 

*2027 SERVE A THON SCHEDULE TBD*

2026 SERVE A THON SCHEDULE:

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

PEVA BOYS TRAVEL TEAMS:

Friday, February 13th

All PEVA Boys teams (18E, 17E, 16E, 16N, 14E) Serve-A-Thon

PEVA GIRLS TRAVEL TEAMS:

Saturday, February 21st

B Block (17B, 16B, 16G, 15B, 15G, 15S) Serve A Thon

D Block (13P, 13B, 14B, 14G, 14S) Serve A Thon

Sunday, February 22nd

A Block (17E, 17P, 16E, 16P) Serve A Thon *18E and 18P- Tuesday, February 24th* 

C Block (15E, 15P, 14E, 14P, 13E) Serve A Thon

E Block (12B, 12G, 11B, 11G) Serve A Thon

Tuesday, February 24th

18E and 18P (due to a tournament over the weekend)

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 27,2027) - LETTER HERE

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

 

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 (white 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 (green tickets), you will earn a $5 credit toward your tuition account for the 2027 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 will be 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 [email protected]. 

 

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 [email protected].

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: 

In order to volunteer, all volunteers must be:

• 18+
• RAMP certified (this is an alcohol training that can be done online)
• Background Checked (electronically done by Aramark – emailed via Docusign to the volunteer)
• NFL Credentials (emailed to the volunteers via the Steelers)

RAMP(alcohol training):

• Send volunteers this link. https://rserving.com/web/pscc_state.php?siteid=251&flag=bartender%20license&statecode=PA
• They will have to pay the $9 for the training. We cannot pay for or reimburse the cost of this. RAMP is valid for two years.
• Once they pass the exam, please email me a copy of their RAMP certificate.
• Acrisure Stadium LID Number is 97210
• Once I have their RAMP and background check, their name gets added to the SIGN IN SHEET.

BACKGROUND CHECKS:

• The first document is for the Background Check Disclosure HERE the other is for the Sex Offender Registry HERE

How to sign up for games:

• Please see the attached schedule NPO_2026_Schedule__(1).pdf of all Pitt and Steeler games with due dates of when to turn in lists.

Parking:

• Additionally, please include the number of parking passes you need for the game with your sign up lists.
• Parking passes are $10 deducted from group’s total payout.
• Parking passes are limited and we may not always have enough to go around so we will be distributing them as equally as possible.

Payout:

• Aramark pays a donation to the organization after completing your volunteer event.
• We pay one of two ways. Either commission of sales or a flat rate guarantee, whichever of the two is HIGHER.
• Flat rate guarantee for Pitt games $130 and for Steelers games, concerts, other events $165.
• If it is commission, it is calculated at 9% for food, 5.5% for NA bev, and 1.5% for alcohol bevs
• In order to pay out the group, you must be registered in our Aramark Vendor Portal. If you have not yet done this, I can help you with it.

Before the game:

• I will send an email with directions where to park, enter, what to wear, etc. You already have the report time. It is on the attached PDF. But I will remind you of the report time on my reminders email.

Check-in:

• Check-in is at Gate B unless otherwise communicated.
• Volunteers will need to bring an ID to verify their identification.
• At our check-in table, they will be given a clipboard with their organization name on it and provide a signature next to their name.
• This is how they will get credit (payout) for being here.
• If a volunteer does not sign in on the sign in sheet, they will NOT be paid. There will be ZERO exceptions for this.
• Remind the volunteers – CLEAR BAGS ONLY, BLACK PANTS, BLACK SHOES.

PNC PARK REQUIREMENTS: 

1. RAMP (Alcohol) Training: