Tuition Fundraising
The Seattle Cascades are so excited to have you as a member!
The tuition costs of performing with the Cascades can seem overwhelming. Membership tuition covers many costs: Touring travel, fuel, housing, costuming, food, instruction, instruments, insurance and operations.
A typical camp for soccer, dance, football, tech, can cost up to $500 for ONE day, but the Cascades 63-Day summer tour costs approximately $79 A DAY thanks to the industrious work and sponsorship of so many contributors and performance fees.
Take the time, put in great energy and these opportunities will pay off.
Many past members have paid for their tuition by using these funding options.
Contracted Cascades students have the following available to them!
Anytime
Start a GoFundMe Campaign - Receive Donations Online
Build your GoFundMe account and messaging.
Successful messaging should include photos of you performing and a genuine story about why you are worthy of donations and your enthusiam about the experience of drum corps/traveling/performing/friends/growing as a person/etc. Put honest effort into this and people will donate.
You will need to share your bank account info. This is a completely trusted site, but if you are concerned about extreme digital privacy, then this might not be the fundraiser for you.
Share your GoFundMe link with family, friends, peers, neighbors, alumni and the entire world.
Suggest to your family that instead of holiday gifts, if they could donate to your tuition.
Receive donations deposited into your bank account. Use this money to pay for Cascades tuition.
HOW? Go to GoFundMe and get started.
Digital Program Sales
Soon
Sell Digital Event Program Advertisements - Receive $16 to $240 Per Ad
The NYMA hosts approximately 5 events each year. Viewed by 10,000+
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The Northwest Youth Fall Games Hillsboro
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The Northwest Youth Fall Games Championships
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WGI Seattle Regional
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Seattle Northwest Youth Music Games
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Portland Northwest Youth Music Games
Ads for these event programs are sold once and are displayed once for a SINGLE event, or ALL Events for one full year.
These various levels range from $40 - $600.
Choose an Ad level: Single or All (event selection @ checkout)
Sponsor pays online, then receives an email from NYMA, Sponsor can then send artwork/link to that email.
HOW? Go out and sell Ads to businesses, family & friends using the link below.
Cash Calendar
Anytime
Friends/Family "pick a day" on the calendar and donate that amount.
You must have a Venmo/Paypal account or something similar.
People like to see things get complete, so reposting a new graphic once in a while showing dates blocked out, adds a feeling of accomplishment and legitimacy to your fundraiser.
If you want, you could add a drawing to the game. Get a prize of some sort, whether something you make or get donated, then announce that everyone who donates will be entered into the drawing. Announce the drawing winner on New Years day!
HOW? Copy/paste Cash Calendar graphic to IG and have friends/family venmo/paypal you.
Caption Example Content
Support My Journey with the Seattle Cascades!
The Cash Calendar Fundraiser is an easy way to support me just a little bit at a time.
➡️ Send your donation to @MyVenmo and include “Cash Calendar” in the note!
Thank you for believing in me!
DCI Championships Raffle
January-June
Sell 10 Raffle Tickets - Receive $100 Tuition Break
(min. of 10 must be sold)
1st Prize: 2026 DCI World Championships Experience in Indianapolis, IN
Round Trip Airfare for 2 Provided by Alaska Airlines (Total Estimated value - $5,000)
2 Tickets to DCI Prelims on Thursday
2 Tickets to DCI Semi-Finals on Friday
2 Tickets to DCI World Championship Finals Saturday
4 Nights stay at a Indy Area Hotel
Or 2 Round Trip Tickets anywhere Alaska flies & $1,000 cash ($3,500 value)
2nd Prize: $2,500 Cash
3rd Prize: $1,000 Cash
4th Prize: $500 Cash
Ticket price $25 each. The person buying the ticket(s) should complete the information on every ticket stub they purchase, which includes name, address, and phone number.
Give the ticket to the buyer and keep the stub.
Sell digitally by collecting money through Venmo/Paypal, fill out the ticket for them, and send them a photo of the ticket. (Cannot use mail)
Money and ticket stubs should be returned at each camp. You may get more tickets at each camp.
All money, ticket stubs, and unsold tickets must be returned on the 1st day of all days in June.
Drawing for winners take place on July 2nd, 2026.
HOW? Get tickets at January camp and start selling them.
DCI Scholarships
January-March15th
22 Different Drum Corps Scholarships - Various Award Amounts
There is generally around $85,000 or more available in multiple Scholarships.
Members who are working toward a contract (i.e. still in the audition process) can apply for many of these options.
They each have their own unique application processes. Take the time, put in the effort early.
HOW? Go to the link, pick which Scholarships (or all!) and start applying.
Recruit/Souvie Booth
February-March
Work a Shift at Recruit/Souvie Booth - Receive $50 to $100 Tuition Break
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Feb 21st Tigard HS
Feb 28th Kamiak HS
Mar 7th Cascade HS
Mar 14th Scappoose HS
Mar 14th Glencoe HS
Mar 21st N. Thurston HS
Mar 28th Liberty HS
Apr 4th Sherwood HS
1 Shift (4 hours) = $50
2 Shifts (All Day) = $100
Set up and tear down booth, technology, and souvenirs. Communicate with potential new members about Cascadia and Seattle Cascades. Help sell souvenirs. First to contact, gets these opportunities.
HOW? Use the form below
Cascades Scholarships
Spring
Awarded to Good-Standing Members - Various Award Amounts
Scholarships are only awarded in the Spring.
Awarded to dedicated members that have demonstrated specific needs and/or financial limitations.
HOW? Communicate with leadership and your caption-head about your financial concerns.
Success is Not an Accident. It Takes Work!
Sponsorship opportunities await, but you must reach out and put in the effort to attract these funds to you. These partnerships aren't just funds; they're an opportunity to propel you to new heights.
We know you can do it!