Fundraising
Winged Feed & Seed
The Nordic team is partnering with Winged Feed & Seed >> to sell high-quality wild bird seed and suet — perfect for keeping our local birds happy and healthy all year round! Winged Feed & Seed, proudly owned by Eagan residents (and parents of students at both Dakota Hills and Eagan High School!), is thrilled to team up with us for this fundraiser.
Many of us have parents, grandparents, neighbors, or friends who enjoy feeding wild birds through every season. Help us reach our goal — and bring more wild birds to local backyards!
About the products
Frank’s Songbird Mix
This premium local blend is specially crafted for Minnesota’s songbirds and contains Golden Safflower, Black Oil Sunflower, Coarse Chip Sunflower, and Roasted Peanuts — with no filler seeds. That means less waste and more nutritious seed your birds will actually eat! Compared to big-box store mixes, Frank’s Songbird Mix >> offers higher quality, better value, and happier backyard birds.
This mix is sold in 10-pound, 25-pound, and 50-pound packages.
Pine Tree Farms Suet
A high-quality suet designed to attract and nourish local birds year-round being sold in a couple varieties:
- The Peanut Butter >> option is a favorite for many bird species.
- The Hot Pepper >> option is perfect for those who want to feed the birds — but not the squirrels!
Suet cakes are sold individually or in cases of 12.
Fundraising guidelines
1. Obtain fundraising packet on November 17, 2025
Frank Cossetta will pass out fundraising packets after practice on Monday, November 17, 2025. Look for him!
Extra order form: Winged Feed Seed Order Form >>
2. Collect payment at time of sale
Please collect payment from customers when they place their order. Accepted payment methods include:
- Cash
- Check (made payable to District 196 Nordic Ski Booster Club)
- Venmo (use the QR code provided in your order packet)
3. Turn in order sheets and payment by December 6, 2025
Frank Cossetta will be present at the Waxing Clinic on December 6th to collect your Summary Order Sheets and payment. If you want to arrange a separate time to provide these to Frank, please contact him via TeamSnap.
Extra Summary form: Summary Order Sheet >>
4. Seed pickup December 15 - 18, 2025
Orders will be ready for pickup between December 15 and 18, 2025 at 4895 Dodd Road, Eagan, MN 55123. Communication will be sent out via TeamSnap ahead of time.
5. You earn!
For every $100 sold, skiers will earn approximately $35 to $40 for themselves. Payment will be arranged via Venmo (or cash if needed) by December 31, 2025.
Grocery bagging at Cub
Individual fundraising opportunities allow skiers to earn money and offset the cost of the Nordic skiing season Booster Club dues.
There are several days scheduled at Cub grocery stores, where athletes may sign up to bag groceries. Shifts are two hours long, and four athletes are allowed to sign up for each shift. Each shift requires one parent volunteers.
Athletes should sign up for only one slot across the different days available, so that everyone who wants to has an opportunity to bag groceries. Should there be vacant spots remaining, the Booster Club will notify everyone of those opportunities.
Athletes will sign in upon starting and ending their shift. Athletes will introduce themselves on behalf of the ISD 196 Nordic Ski Team and offer to bag groceries for customers, and customers will make donations (we hope!). The day's donations will be added together, divided by the number of volunteering athletes, and distributed to the athletes by the Booster Club.
More information will be available to skiers that day.
Check the TeamSnap calendar to see the days and locations available! Varsity skiers: Be sure to schedule around your Saturday practices.
Dates for 2025/2026 season
Each day's schedule is from 10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Cub in Rosemount:
- Saturday, November 15th
- Saturday, December 6th
- Saturday, January 10th
- Cub in Eagan on Diffley:
- Saturday, January 24th
Restaurant nights
On restaurant nights, the restaurant supporting fundraising for the ISD 196 Nordic Ski Team will provide a percentage of the revenue that night to the team.
Scheduled restaurant nights are on the TeamSnap calendar. More information will be available as a restaurant night approaches, so that you may share the information with family and friends.
Dates for 2025/2026 season
- Chipotle in Eagan: Wednesday, November 12th
- Noodles & Co in Eagan: Tuesday, December 9th
ISD 196 Nordic Ski Booster Club | email: isd196nordicskiteam@gmail.com
Head Coach: Brian Abery | email: abery001@umn.edu