Kent State's current crowdfunding campaign, which has raised over $120,000, comes to an end this week. The new initiative started by The Golden Flashes Club, began on Oct. 10, 2017, and includes 16 team campaigns.
Fans and supporters of the Golden Flashes have until Thursday, May 10, at 11:59 p.m., to make final contributions to the campaign. The university is pleased to accept donations of any amount to support a multitude of diverse projects.
Over 800 gifts were received in amounts that ranged between $5 and $4,000.
Kent State coaches requested funding for various projects that were needs within their program and over 670 donors have contributed to a KSU team's campaign, which include:
- Baseball: New rubber flooring for the home dugout and clubhouse enhancements
- Softball: New exterior windscreen at The Diamond at Dix Stadium
- Track & Field/Cross Country: Updated uniforms
- Golf: Donations support summer school aid, fifth-year aid, cost of attendance, travel, nutritional needs, and facility upgrades
- Gymnastics: New competition landing mats
- Football: Coach's start-up campaign for head coach Sean Lewis to fund needs of the program
- Lacrosse: Start-up campaign to fund needs of the new program
- Soccer: Two HD video cameras and video analytic software
- Volleyball: Locker room improvements
- Wrestling: After-work out protein replacement shakes and a new locker room couch
- Women's Basketball: Updated Players' lounge
- Men's Basketball: Team iPads
- Field Hockey: A third film review software licensure to allow the entire coaching staff to analyze film
- Student-Athlete Wellness: A skierg machine and therapeutic modality
- Cheer: Trip to compete at the cheerleading nationals tournament in Daytona, Florida
- Dance: Trip to compete at the dance nationals tournament in Daytona, Florida
For more information on each project or to donate before the campaign ends, click here.