TECH Fund donations become your annual contribution to Georgia Tech athletics, replacing your annual giving requirements to the Alexander-Tharpe Fund.

• The TECH Fund takes effect in 2007.
   
• The TECH Fund can result in approximately $2.5 million in new unrestricted donations on an annual basis.
   
• Priority points will continue to be the basis for new seat requests and parking assignments. Ticket assignments based on the point system include away games and bowl games, as well as ACC and NCAA Championship events.
   
• Only one-third of the seats in Bobby Dodd Stadium and approximately half of those in Alexander Memorial Coliseum are subject to TECH Fund contributions.
   
• Your support will help uphold the role intercollegiate athletics plays in the mission of higher education, enhance the sense of community and strengthen the identity of Georgia Tech.

BENEFITS OF THE TECH FUND

FAST FACTS:

$7 million the amount Georgia Tech athletics will pay the Institute this year for tuition, room, board, and fees for scholarship student-athletes $2.2 million the amount spent on team travel in 2005-06, up 20 percent from the previous year $49 million Georgia Tech athletics' forecasted expenses for FY 2006-07 $46 million Georgia Tech athletics' forecasted revenues for FY 2006-07

• TECH Fund contributions replace your annual giving requirements to the Alexander-Tharpe Fund.
   
• TECH Fund contributions will count toward your A-T priority points.
   
• TECH Fund contributions are 80-percent tax deductible.
   
• The TECH Fund allows you to keep your seats as long as the annual donation is made and the seats are purchased.
   
• The TECH Fund provides you a one-time opportunity to transfer your current football season-tickets to other individuals. You can maintain seating groups and friendships without the financial and administrative burden often associated with group seating.
   
• You have flexibility to choose contribution levels, including NO contribution if you prefer.
   
• The TECH Fund offers two payment plans. You can pay all at once or spread your payments across several months.