Kansas College Wrestling Fund Donations

Gold Donors – $2,000-$4,999
Vince and Linda Nowak
District 1 USA Wrestling Kansas
USA Wrestling Kansas

Silver Donors - $500 - $1,999
Kathy & Mike Juby
STA Kids Club and High School Team
Roberts GMC – Kansas City
Steve and Lisa Woody
Paola Wrestling Club
Blue Chip Athletic
Chanute Wrestling Club
Bonner Springs Wrestling Club
Olathe East Wrestling Club and High School Team
East Kansas Storm Wrestling Club
Saint James High School Team
Linn County Twister Wrestling Club
Olathe Northwest Booster Club
Promotional Hats & Water Bottles (several anonymous individuals)
Pittsburg Wrestling Club
Jr. Viking Wrestling Club
Western Classic Wrestling Classic (Ft. Hays)
Jill and Sean McCarthy
Smokey Valley – District III Tournament USA Wrestling Kansas

Bronze Donors - $1 - $499
Circle Junior Wrestling Club
Joyce Orendac
Kay and Bill Peterman
Nielson Family Dentistry
Nill Brothers Sporting Goods
Eric Johnson
Baldwin Wrestling Club
Dan Harris
James Renfro
Lawrence Elite Wrestling Club
Leavenworth High School Team
Leavenworth Kids Club
Mathew and Sarah Kuhn
Martinelli’s Little Italy – Salina
Lee and Debbie Girard
Gayle and Don Whitmore
Todd Ackerman
Charles Knox
James and Marjorie Brown
Daniel and Aileen Delforge
Matt and Linda DeJong
Richard and Linda Wagner
Connie Ackerman
Kim and Ted Huck
Mike Espinosa
Expertees LLC
Clearwater Youth Wrestling Club
Mark & Lisa Schafer
Neil Erisman



Dear Friends of Wrestling:

The time has arrived for the Kansas College Wrestling Fund (KCWF). We have partnered with USA Wrestling-KS, the Kansas Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association, the business community, and our Kansas Wrestling families. Respectfully, we ask your consideration for a donation to our “KCWF Forever Fund.”

Far too many college/university wrestling programs have been lost the last few decades. The recent announcement that perennial NCAA D II powerhouse U. of Nebraska-Omaha (UNO) discontinued its wrestling program shocked the entire wrestling community nationwide. Who would have thought that a university whose team had just won its third consecutive National Championship would be dropped? Given this happened to a stellar program recently, we all acknowledge any and all college wrestling programs are now vulnerable.

Every time a program is cut, our student athletes lose their chance at a college wrestling and educational experience/opportunity that will benefit them for the rest of their lives. How do we combat this erosion of college wrestling programs in our nation, and in particular, in our state of Kansas?

We believe that the wrestling community (wrestlers, parents, coaches, referees, fans and other interested parties) needs to step up and financially support our current in-state programs. Let’s build a fund that will give a noticeable and strong level of support to our existing Kansas college programs. By participating in the “KCWF Forever Fund” college wrestling opportunities will be alive and well in our state for decades to come!

The KCWF will be a “Forever Fund.” It will serve the wrestling community for decades to come. For this initiative to become successful we ALL need to support it with our financial contributions, talent, and time.
There are many ways to customize your contribution and any assistance provided will be tremendously appreciated. No donation is too small! If you personally cannot contribute, that is understandable. Perhaps you know of someone or a business that will be interested … feel free to pass this letter forward.

In closing, please consider the “KCWF Forever Fund.” And please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions. Thank you very much for your time and consideration for the Kansas College Wrestling Fund!

Sincerely,



Sean McCarthy, Chairman
KCWF Forever Fund
913.491.5837 (home) / smokeycabin@hotmail.com

The mission of the Kansas College Wrestling Fund is to provide financial support to active college wrestling programs at Kansas colleges and universities. This financial support will help provide wrestling, academic and eventual career opportunities for student athlete wrestlers in the State of Kansas.

Make checks payable: USA Wrestling – Kansas, Inc./KCWF, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) entity.
Mail to: Mike Juby, Kansas College Wrestling Fund, 7208 Magnolia Way, Hutchinson, KS 67502