Sports Fundraising Ideas
Sports are a great way to get your child (and yourself, too) interested in healthy and fun ways to get the exercise (and the friends) they need. Whether your child participates in community leagues or in school teams, the need for funds always exists – particularly in this difficult economy. One of the first things to go when a budget is under review is often funding for sports programs and other programs that are considered “non-essential”.
Whether you or your child’s team needs to get to an out of town game and has no transportation, the balls and other equipment are so worn out they barely work anymore, or the uniforms for the team are threadbare (or you have none at all), sports fundraising is often critical to being able to accomplish the goals the team or program may have. But what’s the best way to have a sports fundraiser? Is there a way to raise money quickly and effectively?
Yes, there are plenty of ideas for sports fundraising that can help meet your current goal. Your sports team could hold a meet and greet with the team so the community really gets to know the members of the team and becomes invested in making sure they help that team any way they can. Offer a nice sit down supper or a wonderful barbeque or buffet and sell tickets to the event. It can be a black tie affair, a simple barbeque at the local park or anything in between. Be sure to wear your uniforms (if you have them) and let everyone know what you’re raising funds for.
A bake sale is also a great way to raise money with a sports fundraiser. Ask the families of your sports team members to donate delicious baked goods to be sold to help raise money for the team. Most people love sweets and the thought of fresh sweet breads, cakes, pies, and cookies will guarantee they flock to your bake sale. Try to set up your bake sale in a high traffic area – outside a grocery store, for example. Make sure to get permission and tell the store or organization what your sports fundraiser is for. That may make them more eager to help you by allowing you to set up your bake sale on their walkway or in the parking lot. Just be careful to pick an unobtrusive but visible area that is relatively safe from the store’s traffic.
Phoneraiser.com’s sports fundraising event is also a wonderful program. Phoneraiser.com recycles unused cell phones/PDAs and inkjet cartridges and pays cash for the qualifying items you collect. Your community will be able to recycle all those old phones and cartridges everyone seems to collect and all the dangerous elements that are present in those items are safely removed from ever being in contact with the environment.
Regardless of the sports fundraiser you choose, it’s very important to let the community know exactly who your team is and why they need money. You just may be surprised how much people are willing to help once they know you have a need. Sports fundraisers can be fun and very successful. What are you waiting for? Start your sports fundraiser today!
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