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CARMEL UNITED SOCCER CLUB
Most answers regarding our Recreational & Travel soccer programs can be found on this website.To avoid delays, please check thoroughly before contacting us.
Carmel United Soccer Club is located in Carmel, NEW YORK. We are not affiliated with any club in Indiana or elsewhere.
Where the Money Comes From and Where it Goes
Carmel United is now registered with www.smile.amazon.com which means that you can now help support the Club whenever you shop on Amazon without it costing you a penny! To help support the Club please do the following:
- Go to www.smile.amazon.com
- Log into your Amazon account
- On your first visit you will need to select a charitable organization before you begin shopping...Amazon will remember your selection
- Make sure to enter "Carmel United Soccer Club of New York" and click search, then select
When you log in going forward, you should see "supporting Carmel United Soccer Club of New York, Inc." underneath the search box. Each time you shop, Carmel United will earn 0.5% of all eligible purchases. While this may not seem like a lot, if all of our members select to support us this could add up and it is fundraising that does not cost anyone anything!
Important - each time you shop you need to do so from smile.amazon.com. You may want to bookmark the site so that you are sure to go to the right site.
Sponsorship Forms
Club Scholarships
Carmel United Soccer is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the sport of soccer. We are not part of any state, county, town, or school district program and we receive no taxpayer funding. All Board members are volunteers. Travel revenues come from player registration, tournament fees, and sponsors. Inhouse revenues come only from player registration. Recently there has been limited general fundraising. Most fundraising has been done by individual Travel teams that keep those revenues for themselves.
Much of the money goes to usage fees for indoor and outdoor grass and turf fields as well as gym and meeting room facilities fees. These expenses are paid to the towns of Carmel and Patterson, the Patterson Park district, the Carmel School District, and Carmel Sports Club. We must also pay separately to buy equipment and supplies and to maintain the fields at Matthew Patterson Elementary School, Patterson Memorial Park and Camarda Park. We must also pay East Hudson Youth Soccer League and NY Club Soccer players registration fees and referee fees.
Travel Team Cheesecake Fundraiser
Fundraising
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FUNDRAISING
Travel teams can raise funds during the winter for their teams. Contact Liala Sardo at lialasardo@verizon.net for more information. 43% of funds raised (cheesecakes sold) are retained by individual travel teams.
The Club's board of directors unanimously voted to take steps to raise money for our Club. While our annual registration fees cover most of the costs, the costs associated with running the Club have been increasing year over year. We have kept our registration fees relatively steady over recent years and we would like to continue this trend.
Beginning with the 2016/17 season, the Club has instituted a mandatory $20 club fundraising fee for each player, payable at the time of registration. In return, each player will receive $50 in raffle tickets at the start of the season. Players have the option to sell these tickets and keep the $50, thus lowering their overall cost.
The raffle drawing will be held on Inhouse Tournament & Trophy Day in June. Prizes for the raffle are as follows:
- 1st prize: New iPad
- 2nd prize: Registration fee for the following season ($150 cash for non-registrants)
- 3rd prize: Red Bulls memorabilia
Money raised this fall will directly benefit the children that participate in both the Inhouse and Travel programs by being directed towards managing the costs of the following aspects of our Club:
- EHYSL dues and fees (for both Inhouse and Travel players as well as coaches)
- Fees for the use of the fields (Carmel Central School District and town fields)
- Fees for the use of an indoor turf facility over the winter
- Supplies, including but not limited to balls, goals, field lining paint etc.
- Referee fees
On May 25, 2022, Carmel United Soccer Club awarded the Christopher Tompkins Scholarship to Carmel United alumnus and Carmel High School senior, Aife Ruane. Congratulations and best of luck!
The Club will continue raising money for these scholarships through various club fund raisers. We thank those sponsors for their contribution to the youth of the community. We will be awarding scholarships again in May/June 2023.
Criteria and instructions on how to apply