NAXC This Week (Week 3)

NAXC Team Photos:

Pavely Photography has most of our team photos ready! Use the gallery link NA2025 to see your athlete's photos. More information is available in the flyer below.

August 27 - Mingo Scrimmage: The Mingo Scrimmage begins at 5 pm. Team buses leave Beattie at 12:45 pm; leave NAI at 1pm, and leave the Baierl Center at 1:15 pm.

LAST DAY - Set Up Your Runner's Fundraiser with Snap! Raise

Today is the last day to complete your athlete's Snap! Raise account. Each runner is asked to participate by adding 20 email and 20 phone number contacts into the Snap! Raise fundraising platform. Snap! Raise is designed to help programs like NAXC raise more money while keeping fundraising efforts simple and safe. Our campaign will raise money for the team by telling our story via email, text, and social media. Submitting just 20 emails and 20 phone numbers really benefits our team! All 20 emails/phone numbers must be entered into the app by August 24 and official fundraising begins August 25. Please get your runner set up by scanning the QR code below or visiting https://join.snap.app - then use this join code: 173764264. Check out the informational flyer here. 

Important Dates 

Team Merch:

The store is open until midnight tonight! Order your team shirts, hoodies, shorts, pants, jackets, and beanies at our online store.

Team Pasta Parties: 

Friday, September 5 from 6 – 8 pm at the Pavilion at Devlin Park, McCandless Town Hall. Donate food here!

Friday, September 12 from 6 - 8 pm at Overlook Pavilion at Knob Hill Park

NAXC Parent/Athlete Fun Run: Friday, October 17 at 4 pm at North Park NAXC team course.

NAXC Senior Recognition Night: Friday, October 17 from 5 - 8 pm at McKnight Elementary.

Upcoming Fundraisers

NAXC Car Magnets - we will have this year's car magnets available for $20 each. If you'd like to order one, email us at naxcboosters@gmail.com and we'll be in touch!

September 16 – Chipotle in Wexford: From 4-8 pm, mention the fundraiser when you order in-store with a flyer (see bottom of this email) or online with Promo Code AV2EHCG and a portion of the proceeds benefit NAXCBA. 

Soergel Orchards Build Your Own Essentials - All season long, simplify family meal planning while supporting NAXC! Soergel Orchards will donate $20 from each purchase of a Soergel Essentials meal package to NAXC. Just enter the code “20FORNAXC” at checkout. Place your order at www.soergels.com.

Fall Mum Fundraiser: Orders for the Harvest Mum Buddies Sale open up on September 2. Click here for all the details. Pick up your mums on October 7 at the Peigh family's home in Wexford.

Snap! Raise Fundraiser: In addition to Booster Association Dues, this year the team is partnering with Snap! Raise to raise the necessary resources to create an exceptional experience for our runners. It's the nation's leading fundraising platform for teams and has helped more than 150,000 groups to raise money. It's safe, secure, and eliminates the need for door-to-door sales for fundraising.

Volunteer with Us

Interested in helping out the Boosters? Check out these volunteer opportunities:

Pasta Parties: Help to set up and take down these parties that fuel our athletes with delicious carbs! Our next pasta party is September 5 - sign up here to donate food.  Contact Jodie Anderson for more information:jodieapril@hotmail.com. A few items were left at the last Pasta Party. If these belong to you, let us know:

Senior Recognition Night Volunteers: There are many opportunities to help our athletes celebrate the season at Recognition Night – contact Jill Goetzgoetzjpr@hotmail.com if you are interested!

Future Board Members: Let us know if you are interested in joining the board.  We’d love to have you follow along this year to learn the ropes. 

Don't forget - we are still collecting shoes for the Soles4Souls Shoe Drive! Please donate any new or used shoes in any condition to the drive! Shoes can be dropped off at practice. Any questions can be directed to Andrew Peigh or Tess Pagnotto. Thanks for all of the support!

Promote Your Business as an NAXC Sponsor

If you have a business and are interested in sponsoring our Cross Country Team for the 2025 season please follow our sponsorship link on our websitewww.nacrosscountry.com or send us an email to naxcboosters@gmail.com 

We have multiple sponsorship opportunities and as a thank you for your support, any business who sponsors us and has a child on the program will have their first child’s Booster fees waived for the season.

Our team appreciates our community's support and would love the opportunity to promote your business or service. Thank you to this year's sponsors:

Thanks for reading all the way to the bottom! At my office, they asked if I wanted to sign up for their 401K. I told them thanks but I'd never be able to run that far.  

We’re looking forward to another great NAXC season. Please feel free to reply to this email with questions.

Your NAXC Booster Association Board:

Tony Pizon (President)

Stephanie Lucas (Vice President)

Josh Peigh & Pilar Peigh (Co-Treasurers)

Rachel Handel (Secretary)

About the NAXC Boosters Association

The North Allegheny Cross Country Booster Association (NAXCBA) is a 501(c)3 registered non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the North Allegheny Cross Country runners and coaches.  We are a group of parents who provide support for our runners by organizing pasta dinners, food tables for invitational meets, and weekly yoga classes. We supplement the Athletics Department by providing equipment and team t-shirts/hoodies for our athletes.  We celebrate our runners by hosting a Recognition Night and other team related activities.  To provide these services, the NAXCBA assesses dues and holds fundraisers to support team initiatives.

NAXCBA will communicate with you weekly during the season to relay important information regarding meet dates and directions, dates for fundraisers, volunteer opportunities, and events to support our athletes.