WESTERN WOMEN’S RUGBY ALUMNI START A NEW FUND
Fresh off an appearance in the 2024 OUA Women’s Rugby semi-final, the Western University Women’s Rugby team’s alumni and supporters have established a new fund with the Canadian Rugby Foundation.
The Western Women’s Rugby Alumni Fund is intended to provide funding to further the objectives of the Western University Women’s Rugby team and is consistent with the broad objects and purposes of Rugby Canada and the Canadian Rugby Foundation, to develop and grow rugby across Canada, while meeting all CRA requirements.
The Fund has been launched as an initiative of the current (2024) Women’s Rugby coaches and alumni/alumnae to provide a vehicle for soliciting tax receipt-eligible donations to financially support the Women’s Rugby program – including the Varsity team and development activities – all to enable the team to regain its competitiveness in the OUA and at U SPORTS Rugby Nationals in future.
The fund will address critical needs including but not limited to recruiting support, coach remuneration, player awards and financial support, and player and coach development, from earnings on its endowment, new donations, and the Foundation’s 25% matching contribution program which can add up to $20,000 in additional assets to the fund.
TO MAKE A DONATION TO THE WESTERN WOMEN’S RUGBY ALUMNI FUND, GO HERE:
