Baseball team fundraiser ideas

[aprilgail]

Boy Scouts on the other hand costs us a huge amount. We pay for all the camping and trips the boys take. Plus equipment, uniforms, registration fees.... That seems to be a never ending drain on our finances. We have 2 boys to pay for and usually my husband goes too so we pay for 3. We didn't even bother with popcorn sales this year. It just bugs me to sell popcorn for a ridiculous price. I like service fund raisers so much better. Let them work for donations. We do soup suppers. That seems to bring in some money. We rent out party tents. The boys deliver and set them up for events. Unfortunately Boy Scouts has some silly fundraising rules so we have to be really careful what we do.

girl scouts cost a fortune when we did that. And we had 2 kids in the troop that couldn't afford it so a part of the cookie sales and nut sales profits had to go pay for those two kids activity fees.
boy scouts were selling popcorn at the local supermarket and I said sure, I don't remember what it was but like chocolate covered popcorn or something and the kid says ok that 20.00 I said- yea forget that, just take 5.00 as a donation and keep the popcorn!!

 

[Lilacs4Me]

Nope- no money. but neither do sports and they are not permitted to do pay for play- it costs the school for uniforms, insurance, busing etc and they can't charge for games because no one even goes to see high school baseball or football for free! They need supplies for science Olympiads for competitions and since its a "club" they have to provide their own.

Wow. That is pretty much the opposite of just about every American High School I've ever known. Has the SO ever thought about hosting a competition at the school to draw a crowd and bring in some money to cover expenses? Sounds like your kids's school is very academic-oriented.

 

[Lilacs4Me]

girl scouts cost a fortune when we did that. And we had 2 kids in the troop that couldn't afford it so a part of the cookie sales and nut sales profits had to go pay for those two kids activity fees.
boy scouts were selling popcorn at the local supermarket and I said sure, I don't remember what it was but like chocolate covered popcorn or something and the kid says ok that 20.00 I said- yea forget that, just take 5.00 as a donation and keep the popcorn!!

Our troop dues for DD was $20.00/year. Occassionally, we were asked to pay for a field trip - usually $5.00 or less, and that was often just to pay for the patch/badge since most field trips the GS's took had free admittance for scouts. Most of the time parents car-pooled the girls, or we were responsible for getting our own kid there and back. I think I paid less than $150.00 out the door the whole 4 years DD was in GS. Including the Brownie and Junior $12.00 sashes. I think the Daisy vest was about $18.00.

I have no idea if there were girls in her troop that could not pay. The leaders did not disclose that type of private information, nor would I have ever asked or contemplated wanting to know.

We decided against Boy Scouts on virtue of not wanting to get involved with popcorn sales. Our local leaders were kind of dictator-ish about the whole thing and there was no way I was paying $300 up front for a bunch of popcorn that I would be stuck with.

 

[Mickeypooh99]

Our troop dues for DD was $20.00/year. Occassionally, we were asked to pay for a field trip - usually $5.00 or less, and that was often just to pay for the patch/badge since most field trips the GS's took had free admittance for scouts. Most of the time parents car-pooled the girls, or we were responsible for getting our own kid there and back. I think I paid less than $150.00 out the door the whole 4 years DD was in GS. Including the Brownie and Junior $12.00 sashes. I think the Daisy vest was about $18.00.

I have no idea if there were girls in her troop that could not pay. The leaders did not disclose that type of private information, nor would I have ever asked or contemplated wanting to know.

We decided against Boy Scouts on virtue of not wanting to get involved with popcorn sales. Our local leaders were kind of dictator-ish about the whole thing and there was no way I was paying $300 up front for a bunch of popcorn that I would be stuck with.

Yikes! They can't make you pay $300 up front! They aren't even allowed to make you sell a set amount. Although most units do set a goal for each child. We never make the goal as I have 2 boys and we only sell to family. .This year we didn't sell at all. Sounds like your local leaders either didn't know the popcorn rules or were choosing not to follow them. As far as I know the only thing they can make you pay for is registration. I think that's $25. Everything else is optional.

 

[bethy]

We decided against Boy Scouts on virtue of not wanting to get involved with popcorn sales. Our local leaders were kind of dictator-ish about the whole thing and there was no way I was paying $300 up front for a bunch of popcorn that I would be stuck with.

In this situation, if it's an activity that is otherwise a great fit for our kid we just do a tax deductible donation and skip the popcorn all together. Yes, sometimes we've been given the stink eye as a result but the funny thing is that the organization ends up with more money that way - with not having to pay for the product.

 

[bethy]

Also, we are 3 kids and 15 years into parenting and have never once sold fundraising products or collected any donations from family.

 

[aprilgail]

Wow. That is pretty much the opposite of just about every American High School I've ever known. Has the SO ever thought about hosting a competition at the school to draw a crowd and bring in some money to cover expenses? Sounds like your kids's school is very academic-oriented.

noooo it is SO not academic oriented, way more sports, the school board gives so much to sports and could care less about anything else, one school board member was heard to say they would cut kindergarten to half a day before cutting any sports! Our swim teams biggest accomplishment is that no one has drowned LOL. Its fine for kids that play sports but I just think equal money should be given to the arts and academic clubs as they give to sports.

Our troop dues for DD was $20.00/year. Occassionally, we were asked to pay for a field trip - usually $5.00 or less, and that was often just to pay for the patch/badge since most field trips the GS's took had free admittance for scouts. Most of the time parents car-pooled the girls, or we were responsible for getting our own kid there and back. I think I paid less than $150.00 out the door the whole 4 years DD was in GS. Including the Brownie and Junior $12.00 sashes. I think the Daisy vest was about $18.00.

I have no idea if there were girls in her troop that could not pay. The leaders did not disclose that type of private information, nor would I have ever asked or contemplated wanting to know.

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I was one of the leaders that is the only way I knew about the kids that had to be subsidized, the rest of the troop did not know. We usually had parents pay 56 first half and 56 next half and then weekly dues of a couple dollars. All the trips are what raised it up- great wolf lodge a couple hundred, camping trips. day trips, over night trips, horseback riding, all added up quick.

 

[tvguy]

Who cares if it's a "zombie" thread? It's a highly relevant topic to many people. My daughter has been an athlete for 8 years and cannot get enough of sports. I don't see her burning out any time soon.

It is a highly relevant topic but some here are sensitive to Zombie threads. I've seen way too many kids burned out, usually about age 13, or injured due to too many sports.

 

[bethy]

It is a highly relevant topic but some here are sensitive to Zombie threads. I've seen way too many kids burned out, usually about age 13, or injured due to too many sports.

Sports are the best thing that every happened to my daughter - she'd tell you that herself. It's rare to see criticism these days for children being very physically active, let alone learning how to be a productive part of a team, etc.

 

[tvguy]

Sports are the best thing that every happened to my daughter - she'd tell you that herself. It's rare to see criticism these days for children being very physically active, let alone learning how to be a productive part of a team, etc.

Absolutely nothing wrong with being active. My concern is being too active. Too many parents force their kids to play the same sport in two different programs at the same time. Kids bodies need time to recover, and sometimes they just need time to veg. I coached both my kids, and saw far far too may kids just plain fried because mom or dad pushed them too hard.

 

[mnrose]

I know it's a zombie thread, but wanted to mention the BEST fundraising idea ever. We raised a lot of money for our choir trip by soliciting gift cards/coupons from local businesses. Most are more than willing to help, even if it's only $10 or $20. Then, create a "punch" game (we used solo cups, with tissue paper on top). We put a card (or cards) in each cup. 100% chance of winning! And, we set it up with two price levels, $10 and $20. The $10 section had a couple of cards that were worth $25 and the $20 section had a couple of cards worth $50, but every single card was worth AT LEAST what we asked you to pay. You were essentially guaranteed to receive an item at least equal to the value you put in. We sold them all in minutes, and except for a couple of bucks for the cups and tissue paper, it is 100% pure profit. Easy too. Kids were encouraged to solicit cards, or if they didn't want to do it themselves, they could donate a few bucks, which we then used to buy cards.

No selling trinkets no one wanted at inflated prices. We had cards from local stores, fast food chain places, local restaurants, gas stations, book stores, etc.

 

[AppleDumpling]

You could sell bottled water at a local sporting event, street fair, festival, or any outdoor community event that draws a lot of people, especially on a hot day. Depending on the event, you might need to get permission first from the organization running it. You can buy a case of 24 bottles for under $5.00, sometimes as low as $3.00, and sell them for $1.00 a bottle.