$5.14 Million has been Raised for Local High Schools Since the Program's Inception in 1993.
Simply put, The Century Club's Support Our Schools program (SOS) has been the most profitable fundraiser for San Diego area high schools, a great honor for the program and for local high schools.
Support Our Schools (SOS), formerly known as the highly successful Save Our Sports campaign set another record mark this past year raising $535,070 for local schools.
Support Our Schools was broadened in
2005 to include all extracurricular activities
at high schools. In past years, the program
targeted specifically only the sports teams on
campus. In addition, the Support Our Schools
program this year will also encompass local
middle school programs. "U.S. Bank is
committed to supporting San Diego and all
of the communities throughout the country
where we operate," noted John Zygowicz,
market president for U.S. Bank in
San Diego. "Schools are a vital part of any
community and we are proud to continue our
affiliation with this most unique fundraising
program for the third consecutive year. With
schools seeing significant budget cuts around
the state, we are proud to do our part in
helping San Diego High Schools fund essential
extra curricular activities for the kids."
The idea behind the SOS program is simple. Local high schools sell specially discounted any day tickets for $15.00 to the annual Buick Invitational through their booster clubs, athletic departments and on-campus clubs, and they keep 100% of their sales.
This year's Buick Invitational, featuring the best PGA TOUR players in the world, is set for January 22-28 at Torrey Pines, home of the 2008 U.S. Open.
Over the past 13 years, the SOS program has raised $5.14 million. The 2006 campaign alone engaged 92 San Diego area schools.
The leading schools in generating funds were Cathedral Catholic High School, Poway High School, Mt. Carmel High School, Rancho Bernardo High School and Westview High School.
"The SOS program has been a wonderful program for our local schools and it just continues to set fundraising records each year," said Jeff Byroads, a member of The Century Club. "By expanding the program beyond the sports teams we've been able to help other equally deserving programs. The SOS ticket campaign is a project that people look forward to each and every year. It brings tremendous exposure to our event and the schools are a great partner in promoting our golf tournament.
If you would like to sign up your school for next year's SOS program, please call the Century Club at (619) 281-4653.