Support BUDL!

foo It is because of individuals like you that the Baltimore Urban Debate League is able to provide young people with opportunities to succeed. There are many ways for to help: contributing financially, volunteering to judge, helping at our tournaments, volunteering at a school, helping with office activities (like mailing postcards), donating resources, spreading the word about the BUDL, and helping to advocate for the league.

What your donation to the Baltimore Urban Debate League will do:

If you donate... It will pay for...
$250 One student to attend Countdown to College Summer Camp
SAT prep, Admissions Counseling, College Selection etc.
$500 Four students to travel to out of state tournament
Registration Fees, Food, Transportation and lodging
$1,000 One Summer debate Scholarship to the University of Vermont's world Debate Institute or the cost of running one Baltimore Urban Debate League tournament
Tuition, transportation and spending money and materials
$2,000 One students travel and scholarship to the International Debate Institute and Competition to be held in Slovenia in July 2003
Tuition and transportation
$5,000 Two students scholarships to Northwestern, Emory, or Michigan's summer debate institutes
Tuition, transportation and spending money and materials
$10,000 Start a new high school debate team
Summer Institute training for students and two teachers, supplies, for team
$15,000 The Baltimore Urban Debate League's end of year banquet
Food, trophies, space rental, entertainment
$50,000 A year of Baltimore Urban Debate League Tournaments
Space rental, supplies
$100,000 Coaches Stipends and Transportation to League events for one year
Stipends for 36 coaches and local bus transportation to tournaments

In-kind Donation Wish List

  1. Up to Date Computers for two new BUDL Staff members
  2. Computers and Printers for Debate Classrooms
  3. Banquet Hall Space for End of Year Banquet
  4. Trophy Donations
  5. Debate Handbooks
  6. Travel Vouchers for student travel to national competition and camps
  7. PR and Marketing Materials and Services
  8. Business Card/Letterhead/Invitation Design and Printing
  9. Office Supplies, Colored and White Copy Paper, Pens, Legal Pads
  10. Expanding folders for debate evidence
  11. Books about college admissions/Careers for college resource library
  12. Donation of Food For tournaments
  13. Donations of Food For Debate and College Camp
  14. Paper for BUDL office and coaches
  15. Pens
  16. Office Furniture
  17. Production of BUDL T-shirts
  18. Software for Donor Database

To make a cash or in-kind donation, please download this PDF file (105KB). Cash donations are tax deductible. If you have questions, please don't hesitate to email us or call us at (410) 704-5816.

You can also donate online easily:

here
Please check any that apply:
I would like to be contacted about making a financial contribution
I would like to judge (For more information on judging, please click here)
I would like to help coaches with debate at a school
I would like to work with students interested in attending college
I would like be contacted about volunteer opportunities
I would like to be contacted about making an in-kind contribution