Dang. Sorry I didn't catch the typo. It was $5,500 last 2 springs. The first year it was $2,300 but this last year it was $3,200. I was able to get the coolers donated so no cost made it straight profit.
Still a great ROI!
Dang. Sorry I didn't catch the typo. It was $5,500 last 2 springs. The first year it was $2,300 but this last year it was $3,200. I was able to get the coolers donated so no cost made it straight profit.
There are a lot of poker players in our area and paying $50 to play in a tournament where they could win $500 is a fun evening for them...plus the $50 is considered a donation to our booster club.[/QUOT
When you live in NV there's a chance to play poker every night so it's a little tougher sell.
I will gladly pay $2 for a $.50 candy bar, a ticket to a barbecue or some other product/event along that line, but I will not just give money for the asking.
I do not like the "panhandling" aspect of fund raising but I do understand that there are some times when it is the only option available to some teams on a short notice type event... Those are normally relegated to the rec all-star team that won the State tournament and are headed to the world series - basically two weeks later... I can understand resorting to panhandling for those type of events for two reasons: Not really a big enough window to put together enough of a fund raiser AND most of the rec kids/parents are not used to the expenses of traveling (at least that is the case in my area)...
That said, if the kid is out there standing in front of Wal-Mart or on the street corner in their uniform trying to raise money, I rarely pass them by without donating... The way I see it, I am blessed and I can write that check but through my years of coaching I have seen plenty of kids with plenty of talent that belonged to families that could not afford to write the check and I always hated to see that kid get left out because of finances...
However, if it is a travel team, I do think there are other avenues, like what have been mentioned that should be utilized to raise money... Raffles, sponsorship signs/banners, bake sales / BBQ, car washes, etc, etc always work...
I know teams have to fundraise, but not a big fan of panhandling...run a carwash or something that take a little effort. If you want to just solicit donations do a raffle.
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We have been doing a drawing for a soft Yeti cooler for the past 2 years. Tickets sell very well and the parents of the kids on the team usually buy several as well because it is really nice to use yourself on tournament days. That's pretty much all the fund raising we have had to do and total cost by the parents was reasonable. Made around $5,500 last spring. My wife actually won the last one! She was very excited. And no I'm not a coach nor did we have any part of the draw down. Ha
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