O/T Fundraising

mama02girlz
Fri, 29 Apr 2005 12:55:34 +0000

I have some fund-raising ideas that have helped me purchase new uniforms for 2 teams $8,000 and equipment $6,000. I also raised over $20,000 to help pay for a summer camp. (All this in the past 3 years.)
These ideas generally take a few people to help you, but since it is hard to get good help, they are things that require little help.
The first and most consistently successful is a hoagie sale with lunch-time delivery. A local deli makes the sandwiches the morning of the sale. They put them together around 6 in the morning, and deliver them to us by 9am. We have a few parents ready to deliver to the businesses. I compile all the orders ahead of time and make delivery routes depending on the number of drivers. We have been able to get school faculty to order, and they now know which days are “hoagie days” and all look forward to ordering. The company we use wraps all wet ingredients (lettuce, tomato, package of either salad dressing or mayonaise depending on the sandwich) separately and it comes in a small baggie inside the bag containing the sandwich. Because of this, many people order sandwiches for supper, because they don’t get soggy. We have delivered over 100 sandwiches to one business in the past, and those profits really add up. The subs are large, we charge $5 each and they cost different amounts but we make around $2.50 each.
I have friends in other states who do this and set up tables at school, but our school doesn’t allow this because of our lunch program. They split the sandwiches in half and sell halves or wholes and do very well.
A new experience for me since moving to WV has been the steak-fry. I have attended ones that have made over $5,000 but ours made only $3,500.00. For those who don’t know, you order steaks, potatoes, and salad from your local steak house or grocery store, provide huge grills and hold it at a fire house or large, inexpensive hall. (Elks, etc.) The steak house prepares the potatoes and they arrive wrapped individually in foil. Each family in the group tring to raise the money supply one dessert which is cut and put on individual plates .As you arrive, you put your place settings on the table and go up and get your steak and grill it on the hot grills outside. (Usually the men grill while the ladies get everything else and sit and talk till the steaks are done.) Everyone brings their own place-settings (people around here actually have baskets that they have just for steak-frys). The tables are decorated and kegs of beer and some kind of entertainment is provided. (It’s an over 21 night out.) Tickets are presold for $15 or $20 which includes the meal and entertainment. There are raffles and auctions (additional cost) usually of donated items, all night. It’s such a fun time.
We have also done Longaberger Basket Bingo parties which have raised over $3000, carwashes at the local Auto Parts store (not terribly profitable-usually $500-$700 on a really hot day, but it’s something the kids can participate in and if you do it for several Saturdays it really starts to add up), garage sales where people donate things and frozen pizza sales.
Feel free to send me a personal message if you think any of these things might work for you and you want details. Good Luck!