Sponsorships and donations to the F.I.G. Recreation Fund will help buy items like the tennis balls and rackets used in the Faison Recreation and Wellness Center’s tennis camp.(Faison Recreation and Wellness Center|Courtesy photo)
Football camp is one of many summer camps offered at Faison’s Recreation and Wellness Center. In addition to equipment, the center provides snacks for the kids at camp; funds from the F.I.G. Recreation Fund will be used to help with these types of expenses. (Faison Recreation and Wellness Center|Courtesy photo)
Some of the girls participating in the Faison Recreation and Wellness Center’s volleyball camp will go on to play on one of the Center’s volleyball teams in the fall. Businesses can sponsor teams at one of three different levels: (1) Team Sponsor, $150; (2) Silver Sponsor, $250; or (3) Gold Sponsor, $500. (Faison Recreation and Wellness Center|Courtesy photo)
In addition to volleyball camp, Faison Recreation and Wellness Center has two seasons of team volleyball. (Faison Recreation and Wellness Center|Courtesy photo)
Kids run basketball drills during the Faison Recreation and Wellness Center’s summer basketball camp. (Faison Recreation and Wellness Center|Courtesy photo)
Baseball camp at the Faison Recreation and Wellness Center gives young players a chance to hone their skills. (Faison Recreation and Wellness Center|Courtesy photo)
During cheerleading camp at the Faison Recreation and Wellness Center, girls are encouraged to be active and fit.(Faison Recreation and Wellness Center|Courtesy photo)
Many of the 600-plus kids served by the Faison Recreation and Wellness Center are soccer fans. Businesses can sponsor soccer teams through the F.I.G. Recreation Fund. (Faison Recreation and Wellness Center|Courtesy photo)
Softball camp at the Faison Recreation and Wellness Center draws girls not just from the Faison and Mount Olive areas, but from throughout Duplin County and part of Sampson. The F.I.G. Recreation Fund will help purchase balls and bats. (Faison Recreation and Wellness Center|Courtesy photo)
Soaring temps. don’t dampen the spirits of these softball camp participants at all. In addition to business sponsorships, individuals are also welcome to donate to the F.I.G. Recreation Fund to help cover the costs of this and many other camps at the Faison Recreation and Wellness Center. (Faison Recreation and Wellness Center|Courtesy photo)
Businesses looking for a meaningful way to connect with and support the community — while also doing a bit of advertising — now have an opportunity to do just that thanks to a new sponsorship program at Faison’s Recreation and Wellness Center.
According to recreation director Matthew Scott, the center easily serves 600 kids a year, maybe more, coming not just from the Faison and Mount Olive areas, but from throughout Duplin County and part of Sampson. In addition to team sports (soccer, volleyball, and basketball), numerous summer camps are offered, including softball, baseball, football, volleyball, basketball, soccer, tennis, cheerleading, art, kids’ Zumba, strength and wellness, and archery. Obviously, these offerings result in a lot of needs — sports equipment, art supplies, team shirts, and snacks for camp, just to name a few — and it’s difficult to meet all these needs on the limited funds the center receives from the town. Thus, the creation of the sponsorship program.
The program consists of three different levels of sponsorship: Team Sponsor, for $150, which entitles a business to have its name on one team’s shirts for one recreation season; Silver Sponsor, for $250, which entitles a business to have its name on one team’s shirts for one recreation season, plus its company logo will be on a 2’ x 3’ banner at the soccer field and its name will be on the sponsorship board in the gym; and Gold Sponsor, for $500, which entitles a business to have its name and logo on two teams during a recreation season, it will have the same recognition as listed for Silver Sponsor (banner on the soccer field and name on the gym sponsorship board) plus advertisement on the Recreation Center’s social media platforms, and three free entry passes to all recreation events for the year.
Businesses who wish to sign up for program now will be sponsoring teams for this fall and winter. “We’ve got fall volleyball, fall soccer, and in December we start basketball,” notes Scott.
Additionally, if individuals wish to make a donation (in any amount), they are welcome to do so. “Any donation, it doesn’t have to be a business, anyone that just wants to help put more into our community and more into our program, they can,” says Scott. Checks should be made payable to F.I.G. (Faison Improvement Group) Recreation Fund. This is a non-profit, so contributions are tax-deductible.
In addition to the needs previously listed, another important item the funds will be used for is scholarships for kids who want to participate in activities but are prevented from doing so because of cost. “I’ll be able to put those kids right in and they can play for free,” says Scott.
Anyone with questions about the sponsorship program or an individual donation is asked to contact Matthew Scott at 910-267-0115. Faison’s Recreation and Wellness Center is located at 187 Park Circle.
