best way to set up lift-a-thon?

That is a great idea for a lift-a-thon...makes me think of the combine lifting (how many reps of 225)

thanks for the advice, that sounds like a great idea. what does your pledge form look like?

I HOPE YOU CAN DECIPHER THIS.

THIS IS WHAT I GIVE PLAYERS


Football Liftathon

To run a successful football program requires a considerable amount of money. As district funding decreases each year, the football players and boosters have to make up the difference in funded needed. The money we raise goes to buy safety equipment (special shoulder pads etc. ), tape, weightlifting equipment, gamenight supplies, team shirts, and a variety of other needs. To raise money for the football program, we will be having a Lift-a-thon on August 10th. Each player will bring in a list of 10 names. Try to come in with the names of relatives or friends that are not the same people you usually look to for sponsors. We will send a letter of explanation of why we are trying to raise money and a self addressed stamped envelope to each person. At the liftathon, everyone will total 1000 pounds lifting in several lifts. We will ask the letter recipients to sponsor you for a certain amount a pound. If they sponsor you for a penny a pound, that would be 10 dollars. The total will always be 1000 pounds, no more and no less. You will add a personal note to each letter. The return letters will have your name on them.
Whoever has the most money sent in in his name in 2 weeks will win a prize.
- DO NOT GET OTHER STUDENTS AS ADDRESSES.
- DO NOT LIST YOUNGER BROTHERS OR SISTER, GET ADULTS.
- DO NOTLIST YOUSELF
MAILING LIST PLAYER NAME_________________________

1. Name ____________________________ADDRESS________________________________ City___________________________State_________________ ZIP CODE ____________
Phone Number:_______________________________
2. Name____________________________ADDRESS________________________________City___________________________State_________________ZIP CODE ____________
Phone Number:_________________________
3. Name____________________________ADDRESS________________________________City___________________________State_________________ZIP CODE ____________
Phone Number:______________________________
4. Name____________________________ADDRESS________________________________
City___________________________State_________________ZIP CODE ____________
Phone Number:_______________________________
5. Name ____________________________ADDRESS________________________________ City___________________________State_________________ ZIP CODE ____________
Phone Number:______________________________
6. Name____________________________ADDRESS________________________________City___________________________State_________________ZIP CODE ____________
Phone Number:______________________________
7. Name____________________________ADDRESS________________________________City___________________________State_________________ZIP CODE ____________
Phone Number:______________________________
8. Name____________________________ADDRESS________________________________
City___________________________State_________________ZIP CODE ____________
Phone Number:______________________________
9. Name____________________________ADDRESS________________________________City___________________________State_________________ZIP CODE __________
Phone Number:______________________________
10. Name____________________________ADDRESS________________________________
City___________________________State_________________ZIP CODE ____________ Phone Number:______________________________


THIS IS THE LETTER THAT GOES TO DONORS


Football Liftathon


To run a successful football program requires a considerable amount of money. As school district funding decreases each year, the football players and boosters have to make up the difference in funds needed. The money we raise goes to buy safety equipment, tape, team t-shirts, weightlifting equipment, game-night supplies, and a variety of other needs. To raise money for the football program, we will be having a Lift-a-thon today, August 19th. At the lift-a-thon, everyone will total 1000 pounds lifting in weightlifting. Everyone totals 1000 pounds so no one needs to wait and get results. We ask letter recipients to sponsor your player for a certain amount a pound. If you sponsor them for a penny a pound, that would be 10 dollars. The total will always be 1000 pounds, no more and no less. We greatly appreciate your support.

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I wish to sponsor (player name) _____________________ for ( amount ) _________ a pound.

Please enclose a check or the money in the self addressed stamped envelope and the
bottom section of this page saying who you are sponsoring. Make the check payable to “ Jackson Eagles Football”. We greatly appreciate your sponsorship.

"Address here"

to respond to an earlier reply: why can't you do it with a max out. We max out at various other points during the off-season. Just because you had a guy injured doesn't mean you never max out, in my opinion. Just curious to hear from other people, because most people I know do max during their lift a thons.