DONATIONS
Pay Pal donations, as listed below, may be made to any or all four (4) of our funds. Any account may be designated to receive all of your donated funds, or the donation may be divided equally or into two or more accounts (as specified). Donors of $25 or more will receive a receipt which may be used if necessary for IRS tax purposes.
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You may also make donations by checks payable to USARWF and mail them to either of the following persons.
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The Elaine P. Ward Youth Development Fund assets are used for assisting youth race walkers not yet enrolled in college. These awards were originally established in 1992 and were renamed in honor of Elaine Ward in 2009.
The Al Heppner Memorial Scholarship Fund, established in 2004, is dedicated to assisting soph/jr/senior university or college students who have demonstrated significant promise as elite walkers who clearly have the potential to make the Olympic Trials and quite possibly the Olympics. Over a dozen collegiate athletes have been funded annually at $2,500 each since 2004.
The National Junior Elite Racewalk Endowment Fund (NJEREF) will hopefully reach the one million dollars or greater endowment level. This endowment will be used to assist junior age, 14-19, elite race walkers as they progress toward international prominence. The endowment funds are gifts that keep on giving since the principal is never touched and only the interest may be used to fund deserving athletes.
The Olympic Games Training Fund was created in 2012. USARWF is now offering one additional donation option, specifically to assist athletes currently in training for the 2020 Olympic race walk competitions in 20k and/or 50k. Donations earmarked for the new Olympic Games Training Fund will be used solely to assist our best prospects. As such, applicants must have demonstrated times that approach the IAAF standards for their event. The fund will be supported by donations. Providing assistance for travel to international meets, high altitude training sites, or assistance needed for a long-range training program will be a priority for funding when monies are available.