NAXC This Week (Week 6)

Monday - Fall Mum Fundraiser ends TOMORROW: Orders for the Harvest Mum Buddies Sale are open until September 15. Click here for all the details. 

September 16 - Home meet: The meet begins at 3:30 pm at our North Park course.

September 16 - Picture make-up day. Did your runner miss having his or her picture taken back in August? Pavely Photography will be on hand during the meet to snap make-up photos.

September 16 – Chipotle Night (Wexford): After the meet, from 4-8 pm, grab Chipotle in Wexford for dinner! 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

September 20 - PIAA Foundation Invitational: This meet is by invitation only; Coach Neff will let the participating runners know about race times and transportation to Hershey, PA.

Upcoming Fundraisers

NAXC Car Magnets - we 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!

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

Fall Mum Fundraiser: Orders may be placed for the Harvest Mum Buddies Sale through Monday, September 15. Click here for all the details. Pick up your mums on October 7 at the Peigh family's home in Wexford.

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.

Snap! Raise Fundraiser: Congratulations! In two weeks, families participating in our Snap! Raise fundraiser secured over $14,000 for NAXC Boosters! Haven't created a Snap! Raise account yet? It's not too late to make a lasting financial impact for our NAXC athletes. With minimal effort, submitting just 20 email addresses of family, friends, neighbors, or co-workers to your account, you are doing so much for our program. We only have one more week to go. Please confirm the emails entered are accurate, up-to-date, and free of spelling errors. Many thanks to everyone who has participated thus far.

Save These Dates 

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.

UBO Scholarship/Award Opportunities for Senior Runners: Due March 2026. Click here to learn about awards offered to this year's seniors by North Allegheny's UBO.

Pasta Parties - Thank you!

We had a great run of pasta parties this year, thanks to your generous (and tasty) food donations and support. Special thanks to Jodie Anderson for overseeing all of this year's parties!  There were a few utensils left at the final party - see the photo at the bottom of this message if you're missing some servingware.

Upload Your Pics from Meets

Do you have some great images from 2025 XC meets? Upload them to our team account at Shutterfly. This is an account for everyone, so feel free to share and download pictures! If you order pictures, please be sure to order them from your personal Shutterfly account and not from the team/group account.

Username: NAXCBoosters@gmail.com

Password: NAXCBoosters2025! (case sensitive)

Volunteer with Us

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

Senior Recognition Night Volunteers: There are many opportunities to help our athletes celebrate the season at Recognition Night – contact Jill Goetz goetzjpr@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 website www.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.

Thanks for reading all the way to the bottom! Did you hear about the cross country runner who ran for three hours but only moved two feet? He only had two feet.