Hello!
We are well underway in the fall season of our second year at Premier Complex. The meet schedule is now posted on the website calendar page so go check that out! Most of the gymnasts are sitting with completed routines on all areas. This makes the next month easy with just polishing up the skills and cleaning up the dance.
The beam room is void of the ceiling now and painting is going to begin this evening. The lights should be installed by then end of next week so after all that is done we will get to enjoy two sets of bars in the floor room and still have access to all of our seven beams. THANK GOD!
Thanks to everyone that helped out at the foodstand during Amery Fall Festival. The booster club is very appreciative of any help they can get. The parade was a success and very fun, the girls looked good despite having to tumble on TAR. (!!)
Still looking for fundraising ideas so if anyone out there has a good one, let's look into it! Have a great weekend and keep flipping.
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Okay, I'd suggest you go to Rewarding-Fundraising-Ideas.com, where you'll find loads of good ideas you could use. It's a website that has some excellent advice and tips on running those ideas profitably.
ReplyDeleteRemember to try pick the ones that will work the best for your organization and then run those as well as you can! You should also not try do too many fundraisers at once.
Here are a few ideas you should look into when you are at Rewarding Fundraising Ideas...
-The Online Magazine Fundraiser - This is always the first fundraiser I suggest. It is one of the best and hassle-free fundraisers you can do! Many people and groups are raising between $2000 - $5000 with this fundraiser while I've seen others raise over $20,000. If you only have time to do one fundraiser... This should be the one you do!
-The Credit Card Fundraiser - Another really hassle-free fundraiser that will work really well alongside a magazine fundraiser! Get people to apply for a credit card online and you'll earn $15 for every approved application.
--By promoting both of these fundraisers together you increase your likelyhood of getting a positive response... Someone may not want to apply for a credit card but they may be interested in the magazines, or vica versa, or maybe they'll want to do both!
-Lollipop fundraiser - This is one of the easiest and profitable fundraisers around. A lot of Schools and organizations are having great success with this simple fundraiser! (In fact, any food fundraiser, like Cookie Dough, Popcorn, or Candy Bars, will usually always work... People need and love food!)
-Discount Fundraiser Cards - Another winner! You raise money while saving money for your supporters through the discounts offered on the cards.Win-Win for both of you!
Raffles - A fundraiser that will always work really well. It is also the best fundraiser to add to any type of event. What you must make sure you have is some really great prizes that people actually want to win. That way they'll want to buy as many tickets as possible, to have as big a chance to win!
Events - Generally any sports event will work well as people love getting involved in sport even if it's not to raise money for a cause. Consider a Dodgeball compo or a mini soccer tournament! Obviously something to do with Gymnastics will probably work well too! You could also consider doing a sponsored challenge like a cross country walk or a sponsored cycle.
Whether you do a sponsored challenge or not, you should start a facebook page to promote your challenge, your cause and your other fundraisers!
Set up a method for people to donate online (Paypal offers a really good online donation/payment solution) and then link to it via your facebook page. Then invite all your friends, family and contacts to join the page and take part by sponsoring a small amount ($2 - $5; Compare it to something like a couple of cokes or a few beers. Something so small that they wouldn't even miss it if they didn't get it)! Write a emotive invitational letter that makes people feel like they are already involved. Also encourage them to forward the invitation on to all their contacts.
You should also advertise your other fundraisers, like your magazine fundraiser, on your Facebook pg! Try to also keep people interested in the page by updating it often and keeping people in the loop of how your fundraising is going etc.! Obviously you will be doing the same thing here on your blog. If you use twitterfeed.com you can get your RSS feed from your blog to post straight to your Facebook page. I use the same method for Rewarding Fundraising Ideas Facebook page.
Good luck with your fundraising. I hope that I have helped seed a few ideas! Sorry about the long script, I get carried away sometimes!
And remember "Tenacity is the the best recipe for success!" You can quote me on that if you want ;-)
Cheers,
Rob