bdm
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Post by bdm on Feb 29, 2016 9:20:38 GMT -6
We are in a low income at best area. Fundraising is not our strong point. We have tried a couple different things the two years we have been here, Discount Card Sales, Lift-a-thon but in both cases the kids really basically refused to go out and drum up business. What fundraisers do you guys do? Open to just about any and all suggestions. How do you guys get your players motivated to help raise money? Or do you just have the guys buy or pay for what your asking them to get?
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Post by John Knight on Feb 29, 2016 11:09:01 GMT -6
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Post by hsrose on Feb 29, 2016 12:27:39 GMT -6
Go to thekesterfamily.com/Football/Links.htmlAnd then look for 420 Fundraisers.docx Lots of ideas I've collected from this board and others. I checked out the Hudl blog page and I'll be incorporating those into that document as well, good ideas there.
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Post by coachirish on Feb 29, 2016 17:01:27 GMT -6
If you are within 50 miles of a Krispy Kreme I highly recommend that fundraiser.
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Post by 19delta on Feb 29, 2016 18:03:11 GMT -6
Applebee's Pancake breakfast. We are a youth football team. Made $2000 last year. 2 hours work.
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Post by 19delta on Feb 29, 2016 18:05:06 GMT -6
Best fundraiser I have ever done is to simply write a letter to every business in the district asking for a $100 donation. The businesses that donate get a nice write-up in the local paper (which is donated by the local paper).
Doesn't require any participation from the kids and the only cost to me is postage.
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bdm
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Post by bdm on Feb 29, 2016 20:05:09 GMT -6
If you are within 50 miles of a Krispy Kreme I highly recommend that fundraiser. Got one right down the road but our county has passed the guidelines that basically restrict the selling of any kind of food during the school hours that doesn't come from the cafeteria. The vending machines done even come on until 4:00. People have lost s lot of money because all of the clubs and smaller sports used to do it.
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bdm
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Post by bdm on Feb 29, 2016 20:05:58 GMT -6
By the way thanks for the info I will be looking at the links y'all posted
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Post by airraider on Feb 29, 2016 20:19:27 GMT -6
Best fundraiser I have ever done is to simply write a letter to every business in the district asking for a $100 donation. The businesses that donate get a nice write-up in the local paper (which is donated by the local paper). Doesn't require any participation from the kids and the only cost to me is postage. This... I am the HC in a very poor community.. but.. our Parish (county) has some very good commerce... I plan on sending out 400 letters to businesses throughout the Parish... I am actually trying to sell field signs.. but will have other options that range from sponsoring our t-shirts for $25... to being on our t-shirt and sponsorship sign at the front gate for $50. I figure if I can get at least a 10% return... we should make some money. We also put together a parking spot/season ticket package. T-shirts are good if you can get the admin on board with allowing the kids to wear them on certain days.
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Post by John Knight on Mar 3, 2016 10:54:14 GMT -6
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Post by CoachHess on Mar 4, 2016 13:04:08 GMT -6
Trash bags. Everyone needs trash bags. Good quality stuff. We make 3-5 grand a year on trash bags. Put the kids into small teams, buy the winning team pizza one night. Or give a $100 to the individual winner. Easy stuff
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Post by natenator on Mar 4, 2016 15:47:26 GMT -6
Trash bags. Everyone needs trash bags. Good quality stuff. We make 3-5 grand a year on trash bags. Put the kids into small teams, buy the winning team pizza one night. Or give a $100 to the individual winner. Easy stuff Explain this trash bag idea please? Do they come prefilled with money?
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Post by CoachHess on Mar 4, 2016 19:17:34 GMT -6
Boys sell trash bags. They cost $x and the company you get them from charges you $y. The difference, minus shipping from factory to you, is profit.
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Post by Chris Clement on Mar 4, 2016 22:44:42 GMT -6
That's really stupid, but kind of brilliant.
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Post by airraider on Mar 4, 2016 23:25:03 GMT -6
I have heard about the trash bag thing before... but why trash bags? Why not laundry detergent.. etc??
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Post by John Knight on Mar 5, 2016 6:29:33 GMT -6
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Post by Chris Clement on Mar 5, 2016 18:45:24 GMT -6
Because people have a brand affiliation with laundry detergent. If you're selling trash bags it's perfect. nobody cares about the brand, everybody buys them, and if your cost is competitive it doesn't matter if they buy them now or next weekend at the store, you're going to use them either way.
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Post by CoachHess on Mar 6, 2016 7:15:53 GMT -6
Nothing stupid about it coacher. Same as any other product people sell. Gotta find something that is a need, not a want. People need to throw their garbage in a trash bag, or their leaves, or bodies. What er the case is, you need trash bags. Easy way to make some bread.
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Post by rystaylo on Mar 8, 2016 8:33:38 GMT -6
Coaches,
are the trash bags easier to sell then cookie dough? Did you think the margins were better? Suggested selling strategies?
thanks
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Post by CoachHess on Mar 8, 2016 10:39:49 GMT -6
I don't need cookie dough, I guarantee I'll use trash bags.
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Post by airraider on Mar 8, 2016 10:43:18 GMT -6
How do the trash bag prices compare to those at Walmart.. etc?
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Post by John Knight on Mar 8, 2016 10:43:34 GMT -6
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Post by Chris Clement on Mar 8, 2016 21:46:15 GMT -6
No garbage badges are perfect. Not everyone likes cookies or maybe THOSE cookies (some of those cookie dough operations are nasty). Some people are VERY particular about their toilet paper (don't get me started on how coddled the modern anus is). But everyone needs garbage bags and nobody is particular about brand. Even if you just bought some you know you'll get around to using them eventually. As long as the price is competitive and the product isn't crap people will buy it because it doesn't affect them either way and this way they support a cause.
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Post by John Knight on Mar 9, 2016 8:16:35 GMT -6
I agree CC we were getting them free when my son played travel ball, one of the players dad worked for a company that made awesome trash bags and they donated all we could sell and then some! I am still using the big red ones 7 years later. www.pittplastics.com/
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Post by bigmoot on Mar 9, 2016 8:21:35 GMT -6
golf tournament
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Post by 60zgo on Mar 9, 2016 8:24:07 GMT -6
Yes. The biggest bang for for your buck.
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Post by John Knight on Mar 9, 2016 8:28:04 GMT -6
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Post by bigmoot on Mar 9, 2016 10:35:39 GMT -6
biggest issue we had with golf tournament was beer. Previouos admin was in favor and even helped go load the truck up at the local store. Had beer carts and sold it during tourney. New admin doesnt like the idea of the school being connected with alcohol. oh well...we would make around 5-6k each year.
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Post by 60zgo on Mar 9, 2016 10:44:21 GMT -6
biggest issue we had with golf tournament was beer. Previouos admin was in favor and even helped go load the truck up at the local store. Had beer carts and sold it during tourney. New admin doesnt like the idea of the school being connected with alcohol. oh well...we would make around 5-6k each year. If you work the corporate angle you can push it to 25K+ pretty easily.
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Post by bigmoot on Mar 9, 2016 13:46:10 GMT -6
I wish we could make 25k. We are a small rural school. 230 kids. Entire football budget is less than 15k. But i understand what you are saying. Seems to me the amount you make off of a golf tournament is really just based on how much leg work you're willing to do.
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