Did you know that “Catch the wave” means to seize an opportunity that is presented to you, especially an opportunity to do something new?

Don’t you think that is the perfect logo for the endeavor of building a new pool?

But wait. To the Wagner Pool Fundraising Committee, it is really about SO MUCH MORE than just building a new pool. It’s about seizing the opportunity to build Wagner – to make a place where others want to visit, work and live; to be an example for other communities for what a thriving community looks like; and to work together as a community with a common goal of creating a beautiful space where families and friends can gather for fun, recreation, health, and wellbeing.

So, along the way, Catch the Wave will be giving you updates on the progress.

Let’s start with brainstorming: Until this point, we have been great at brainstorming. It’s time to put those ideas into action. Below is a list of fundraisers we have thought about along the way. If you see one that is right up your ally, we want to invite all community members to be a part of the process, which means we would love for you to be a part of the fundraising process. You are officially a member of our team.

• Logo cups

• Home and garden show

• 30-day challenge (doubling donations starting with 1 cent for a month)

• High 5 Fridays

• Commemorative bricks

• Donkey basketball

• Alumni basketball tournament

• Capital campaign

• Retail round-up

• Matching grant and other grants

• Haunted house/maze/car wash

• Christmas tree auction

• Everyday Olympics

• Polar plunge

• Wagner Lake Regatta

• Pool Parties

• Game show nights

• Globe Trotters

• Ping-pong bullseye

• Hole in one competition

• Adult prom

• Progressive dinners

• Pennies for the Pool

• Biggest Loser

• Commercial advertising If you have other ideas, please feel free to reach out to us. Current steering committee members include Andrea Fischer, Darcy Kaberna, Stacy Knebel, Michele Juffer, Jamie Tjeerdsma and Ericka Kotab. If you’d love to be included on his list, please let us know. Visit our facebook page or give any one of us a call/email to connect with us.