<p>D is on a skating team that is intercollegiate but not supported financially by the schools…so being an expensive sport they are looking for fundraising ideas. I’ve done fundraising events but there are more restrictions here - like not having space to store 300 pointsetta plants, or 500 tubs of cookie dough…beyond the obvious bake sale stuff, anyone have any ideas? Thanks…</p>
<p>Car washes can raise a lot of money. Also- what about an ice skating clinic for little kids? My cheerleading team does a cheer clinic for little kids every year- kids ages 3-12 pay $20; they’re taught 2 cheers and a dance, and they also get a tshirt. They could do a similar thing for skating- skaters could teach some basic moves and a simple routine; at the end, they perform for the parents.</p>
<p>Check with a local restuarant–Pat & Oscar’s works well here, and do a friends and family fundraiser. For everyone who takes a flyer into the restaurant on the pre arranged evening, the restaurant donates a % of the sales (Pat & Oscar’s is 20%). The only cost is the flyers, and Pat & Oscars will design them and email a master for you to use. Plan to distribute a LOT of flyers…</p>
<p>Friendlys and Unos do the same kind of fundraising. At DD’s school a local diner let them work as waitresses (late nights) a couple times a semester. Scanitly clad worked here…</p>
<p>Our organization held a restaurant night w/presale tickets. For $10 (half to rest. and half to the team) there was a choice between 2 meals on two separate dates (4 hrs each day). Walk-ins we also welcome. The only effort was in selling tickets and greeting at the door.</p>
<p>My D’s team is also mailing out a “sponsor letter” to out of town friends and relatives. They can choose how much to donate but at a higher level of $150 or more, they will receive a school shirt.</p>
<p>Son’s school teams will bake birthday cakes or cookies for delivery. Also, just the other day a mom had had buttons made that said, “I am a proud *** (school name) parent.” Probably less than a dollar to make, sold them for three. Lots of parents were buying them because it wasn’t sport specific. She was racking it in. They could sell them during parents weekend if it’s out a week or more.</p>
<p>Just got a mailing from a sports team at son’s college: you can subscribe to goodie bags that they will deliver to your student. Some are seasonal (Halloween, Valentine’s Day).</p>
<p>What about offering a package of beginner skating lessons for children. Parents would love to sign up for these and the skating team kids could make money using their skating skills.</p>
<p>Does your D’s school have a football team (or basketball for later in the year)?</p>
<p>At S1’s big state u., his ROTC unit sold school T-shirts (provided by the school) to raise money for ROTC.
The school would have had to pay a vendor if a univ. group was not interested in doing it. They have those spirit wear stands scattered by the concession stands and gates so people walking by can’t help but stop and look (and spend $$)
They sold t-shirts at every home ballgame and made a lot of money bythe end of the season.</p>
<p>Thanks! Some very good ideas. I am passing them on to her…</p>
<p>My son’s school athletic department also does the same as Consolations in the fall - They have different sizes of bags/pails ranging from, if I remember $20 - $40 depending on size and you can order them for for mid-terms and finals. In the pails are granola bars, microwave popcorn, packets of hot cocoa, hot spiced cider, bags of peanuts, seasonal fruit. I think they do quite well with parents of freshman. They mail a letter and envelope to the parents address, there is a card for the parents to fill out and the parents send the card and the check back to the school athletic department. The pail arrives with the handwritten card or can be picked up at the mail boxes.</p>
<p>Son’s baseball team which is partially supported does a number of different things - not sure how well they will translate to skating but… </p>
<p>Clinics - invite the local little league teams for 1/2 day lessons
Signs on the outfield wall
Security at the football games
Snack Bar duty at the football games
Programs with advertising for the games - feature articles from the newspaper class make them fresh every week</p>
<p>We did SpringHill Plant/bulb sales.
They provide the catalogs and order forms. You distribute them and then collect and mail in the check and order forms.
The bulbs/plants are sent directly to the buyer at planting time in their area so there is no distribution for you!!!
Very easy.
Google the site.</p>
<p>mysportsdreams.com</p>
<p>We do it every 2 years for lacrosse to raise money for our trip for florida. we usually make a fair amount of money from it.</p>
<p>Local HS cheerleaders do a parents night out where they babysit kids for a fee. They use the local HS gym and have activity tables, bball, board games, dancing etc. </p>
<p>My d’s school has a comedy night, and dinner/auction. S’s boy scout troop has a golf tournament. </p>
<p>Candy bars are an easy sell. Yard sales, etc. good luck</p>
<p>What about reserving some ice time for the weekend after Thanksgiving and offering a “night out” for parents to shop for holiday gifts. Or , if ice time is prohibitively expensive, doing a similar program at some other venue? Charge a suitable fee and offer some activities for the kids…maybe baking cookies or making gifts for their parents?</p>