June 27, 2006

Donation Requests

The University of Akron Department of Athletics Donation Policy.

• Donation Request Form

The following guidelines govern all donation requests for tickets, apparel and/or memorabilia and autographed items. A qualified organization is defined as a non-profit entity with particular emphasis on serving youth located within a 30 mile radius of The University of Akron. We cannot accept requests from any high school affiliated organization.

 

All inquiries must be made on the requesting organization's letterhead and sent to the Athletic Marketing Department at least three weeks prior to the designated event. No requests will be accepted over the phone or by a third party. The letter must include the target group, the purpose of the event and detail on how the donated item will be distributed.

 

Please mail or fax the request along with the donation request form to:

 

Marketing Department

Donation Request

JAR, Suite 83

Akron, OH 44325-5201

 

Or fax to 330-374-8844 (Attn: Donation Request)

 

Apparel/Memorabilia

We can not accept request for athletic apparel items such as sweatshirts, baseball caps and jerseys. All memorabilia and autographed items including those for non-profit/charitable purposes should be procured by contacting the Akron Marketing Department at (330)972-7468. Student-athlete autographed items are prohibited, per Akron Athletics Compliance. A limited number of items autographed by coaches will be available on a first come first serve basis. Turn around time on these items is two weeks. Items available for sale are:

 

Authentic Football Helmet autographed by Coach Rob Ianello - $150

Rob Ianello Autographed Football - $60

Keith Dambrot Autographed Basketball - $60