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Post by coachbdud on Dec 3, 2007 12:34:21 GMT -6
The kids i coach live in a pretty poverish area, ive tried doing some simple fundraisers in the past( car wahes, gold card sales) but never with much success, the kids families dont really have any money to donate and the parts of the community that do have the money dont really want to be involved with my HS.
Has anyone ever had success fundraising for a team in a poor area??
If so how? or how could i make the fundraisers i already do better?
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Post by CoachJohnsonMN on Dec 3, 2007 12:49:11 GMT -6
I know it does not involve the community, but the sports programs at my school have worked the concessions at pro and college sporting events in Minneapolis. ARAMARK operates the concessions at the Metrodome and welcomes school & community clubs/programs to work their concession stands. I am not sure what the exact monetary agreement was (never did it for football--helped the basketball program) but it is a simple fundraiser. You gather your kids, agree on a date, a couple of coaches or parents go down for training previous to the date you selected, and then you work for about 4-5 hours. I had looked into bringing the football team to the amusement park in Minnesota, the kids would work from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm (picking up trash, etc) and then get an unlimited pass from 6:00 to 10:00 pm that day. What a great fundraiser for a group of boys--get some sun, look at bikini's, and have 4 hours of free play. The reservation list for this fundraiser is enormous and after trying for 4 years, I just gave up. You may want to look into the local pro sports teams, amusement parks, etc and see if they welcome local groups to help out.
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Post by brophy on Dec 3, 2007 12:49:45 GMT -6
hit up the churches (or whatever else is supporting the community)
its not what they can GIVE you, its what you can GIVE the community (that they can invest in).
Donate your KIDS (volunteer work) to do odd jobs
(cut grass, clean stadiums, work summer concessions somewhere)......
we've done that before, and it SUCKS....but if the money doesn't come from anywhere else, you do what you gotta.
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Post by coachbw on Dec 3, 2007 13:01:39 GMT -6
We have sent out a letter requesting donations for specific items. We always choose something we know that people will want to get for kids (team banquet, character education workbooks, etc) We ask each athlete to send them to 10 family members or friends who live in another community. That was we aren't hitting up our community members for multiple donations during the year. We don't make a ton on this, but it is usually $30-$60 a kid.
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Post by brophy on Dec 3, 2007 13:29:51 GMT -6
just a thought, but has anyone ever thought about (to help build a booster club) setting up a Not-For-Profit organization for your program to manage the funds better and provide a tax shelter for donators?
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