 Annually, over 500 alumni, parents, and other friends of the college help generate enthusiasm, as well as much-needed financial support for Wesleyan’s team sports and the outstanding young men and women who participate in them.
 Bobcat Pride Club members can draw tremendous satisfaction from knowing that their financial assistance is providing a significant supplement to usual athletic department resources. Pride Club contributions help sustain scholarships, improve equipment and facilities, and enhance athletic department programs and services for more than 400 student-athletes each year.
West Virginia Wesleyan College is proud of its student-athletes and the success they enjoy in the classroom and on the playing fields and game courts. They represent Wesleyan’s balanced and successful athletic tradition. The Bobcat Pride Club plays an essential role in sustaining and strengthening Wesleyan’s athletic tradition, and we invite your participation as a Club member.
For complete information and forms for joining the Bobcat Pride Club:
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Q: How do I support the Bobcat Pride Club?
 A: A gift to the Bobcat Pride Club secures your membership for the college year in which your gift is made. Gifts in the form of checks made payable to West Virginia Wesleyan College for the Bobcat Pride Club are the most common form of contribution, but appreciated stock or other securities also may be given. Appreciated securities frequently represent an advantageous form of gift for the donor. In some cases, gifts-in-kind (products or services applicable to the athletic program) also may be considered. Many companies will match gifts made by their employees. Contact your personnel office to determine eligibility.
Q: How are Bobcat Pride Club gifts used?
A: Undesignated gifts to the Bobcat Pride Club provide general support for the entire athletic program. Gifts are used to supplement funds provided through the normal college budgeting process. Expenditure decisions are made by the director of athletics in consultation with athletic department staff.
Q: May I designate my Bobcat Pride Club gift?
A: You may direct all or a portion of your gift to a specific sport or sports (see back panel). Designated gifts are used exclusively by the sport to which they are directed and are in addition to funds budgeted by the college. Expenditure decisions are made by the coaching staff and approved by the director of athletics.
 Q: May I give to scholarships for student-athletes?
A: Bobcat Pride Club gifts may be directed to the Cebe Ross Scholarship Fund. This is Wesleyan’s traditional athletic scholarship gift program. Gifts to the Cebe Ross Scholarship may be awarded to student-athletes in any sport. Scholarship gifts also may be designated for use in a specific sport. For more information on designated scholarship gifts or on establishing a designated athletic scholarship fund, please contact Wesleyan’s Advancement Office at 800-768-8264 or 304-473-8485.
Q: Will my gift for athletic facilities count toward Bobcat Pride Club membership?
A: Gifts that support any aspect of Wesleyan’s athletic program count toward Bobcat Pride Club membership in the year they are given. From time-to-time, the college may initiate fund-raising campaigns for special athletic facilities. Gifts and pledge payments made toward those campaign facility objectives also are recognized in the Bobcat Pride Club.
Q: How much is a Bobcat Pride Club membership?
A: There is no required gift level. All gifts are welcome, and all gifts are important to the success of the Bobcat Pride Club program. Obviously, though, the more funds we raise, the more effective we will be in meeting the needs of Wesleyan’s athletic program. All donors are recognized for their participation in the Bobcat Pride Club team. Special recognition is given to those who support the Bobcat Pride Club at one of the following levels:
- Bobcat Starters: $50 or more
- Bobcat Captains: $100 or more
- Bobcat All-Conference: $500 or more
- Bobcat All-Americans: $1,000 or more
For complete information and forms for joining the Bobcat Pride Club:
DOWNLOAD THE BROCHURE (in PDF format 604 kb)
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