high school fundraiser

We did a poster sized schedule with ads on the border, 100-150 an add, school did the graphics as a project, printer donated print services. The 100 posters went up in all sorts of public areas. Pure profit, kids found the businesses. Had to be careful not to use businesses that sold booze. Just used the business cards as ad content.

It's still a work in process, but we're selling seat plaques. For a $100 a player can be "memorialized." The cost of the plaques is minimal. We're in the processing of identifying High School Alumni from the past 50 years that might be interested.

We do a baseball clinic put on by our coach for kids 5-14. This is our 4th year and we average $6,000 per year after expenses.

Play every game as if it were your last

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We do a baseball clinic put on by our coach for kids 5-14. This is our 4th year and we average $6,000 per year after expenses.

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That money supplements coaches income around here. Football, baseball, basketball, spotted kickball. All these coaches (boys & girls teams) have summer camps and revenue is split between coaching staff.

Your coach is generous with his time.

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Originally posted by mhs26_dad:
Your coach is generous with his time.

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I agree, on the other hand, if he wants us to raise money for the program, he shouldn't be putting the money in his pocket.

At least until we get the facilities to where he wants them to be.

I and the other booster club memebers spend as much time organizing and running the clinic as the coaches do.

Play every game as if it were your last

we have a summer camp for the young guys, as well as, the high school guys. we get a local college coach to help with the older guys. we also sell signs on the outfield fence.

If you are fortunate enough to have had a fairly recent graduate of your program make the Pro's, the coach/AD could retire his jersey during a ceremony and ask for donations upon admission.

The Baseball Coaches main fundraiser is a fruit sale(oranges & grapefruit) players take the orders and collect the money, coach orders the product,players pickup & deliver on one specified day. No hassle for the coach & prizes like a steak dinner, game hats, t-shirts for top sellers regardless of age. Quick and no hassle for the coach & staff.
Footballs main seller is a "coupon card", area bussinesses donate (pizza-buy 1 get 1, 10 % off, free burrito with purchase type thing) and the card is good for one year. What's really nice is that you can use it over & over at each place, we use the pizza deal at least once a month(I love pizza) It's a $10.00 card and I believe it's a 50% profit. We usually buy 2 or 3 to make sure we've got one in each vehicle' just in case.

A big fundraiser at our HS is car washes. The kids (read: parents) pre-sell tickets but also get a lot of drive-by business, meaning that we're not dipping entirely from the usual well.

And this year--don't laugh, a buck is a buck--we're having a benefit fashion show. One of the moms is a designer and is putting on the show, managing it all herself, getting the models, etc. Ticket sales proceeds go to the baseball program. Again, it's targeting a group that doesn't usually get hit up for baseball donations.

"I am thankful for my mom, my dad, my brother, my sister, my dog, my house, and most of the furniture."

100 inning marathon game, sun up to sun down with a picnic at the end of the day. Get sponsors to pledge so much an inning. Dad's play in part of the game. There are rules in place to keep the game moving along.

In reference to the marathon game a pitching machine is used.

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Originally posted by Catfish:
If you are fortunate enough to have had a fairly recent graduate of your program make the Pro's, the coach/AD could retire his jersey during a ceremony and ask for donations upon admission.

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In our state we cannot do this. The high school athletic association has a rule against it. If it was bought by the school. If bought by the boosters it may be different. Not sure. But, I'd be sure to ask your SHSAA first. The AD should know already.