Miami Gets Creative With Canes Carnival

In a first-time event this Saturday, the Miami Hurricane Club is hosting a creative and interactive event with their donors and student-athletes. Donors, who usually love any time spent with the beneficiaries of their gifts, will get the chance to meet, play with, and in some cases compete with the Hurricane Athletes of their choice. The inaugural Canes Carnival is both a method for stewarding current members and attracting new members to the Hurricane Club.

The Canes Carnival will allow donors to try and strike-out the baseball team, compete in an obstacle course against the cross country teams, test their skills in a mini-combine with the football team, and putt against members of the Hurricane golf team.  In fact, nearly every Hurricane athletic team will be involved in some way in the event.  Of course, members will love the personal attention they get with the athletes, but the Hurricane Club will benefit from increased membership as they will allow a “one-time, special offer for membership of just $10.”

Increased annual fund membership and happy/involved donors is a recipe for success for the Hurricane Club.  New membership from the event will likely someday lead to a good annual fund donor base, and current members will remember the day for many years to come.

Rob Norris