allie
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Post by allie on Apr 29, 2009 8:28:36 GMT -6
I am looking for a list of things that a booster club can do to raise money. This list should be for the club members and not for the team. Any suggestions are appreciated.
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Post by realdawg on Apr 29, 2009 8:43:15 GMT -6
Golf Tournament works well-make sure you get alot of hole sponsors (tough to do in todays economy), and here in NC we make good money smoking bar-b-q shoulders, butts, and ribs on the Fridays before Thanksgiving and Easter.
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Post by redandwhite on Apr 29, 2009 8:48:33 GMT -6
It seems like we are constantly fundraising. The things that we do that have little or no work from the players are:
1) Golf tournament - most of the money raised doesn't come from the golf, but from raffle tickets for donated prizes and a silent auction for donated items/services.
2) We have several restaurants that allow groups to do "Team Days" or Team Nights" where 15% of the sales go to your organization - just publicize the event to everyone in your program to get them to show up.
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Post by tcm57 on Apr 29, 2009 9:10:55 GMT -6
In the past, we had what we called a "Kickoff Dinner". We secured a large facility, had the boosters decorate the place with a football flavor, and a local restaurant would donate pasta dinner for all. Had the players work it wearing their jerseys and we had a guest speaker along with a raffle with donated prizes.
We had this before the season started and sold tickets for $20-$25 and it worked out really well.
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Post by otowncoach on Apr 29, 2009 10:04:48 GMT -6
I third the golf tournament idea. You can also station people on different holes where the players can buy a 300 yard drive, for example. Or sell mulligans. Get creative with other ways to get money - most of the registration goes to the greens fees. To win our tournament, you usually have to shoot around 20 under!
Another idea I have had but never executed is a Wii Bowling tournament. Similar idea to Madden tournaments, but ANYONE can play Wii Bowling - kids, parents, grandparents. Very simple to play and the games are quick. You could set up four Wii stations in your gym and have a tournament. Very little overhead - you can find four Wii stations. Get lane sponsors. I have always thought it would be fun to do.
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