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Fundraising Ideas for Sports Teams – Getting Money for the Equipment You Need

Are you looking for fundraising ideas for sports teams?  Sports teams are always looking for Ways To Raise Money, and there are many different ideas that could work for your soccer, football, baseball, or basketball team.   Fundraising for a sports team is really not that much different from fundraising for a non-profit organization, church, youth group, school, or any other organization.  Sports team Fundraisers are usually pretty small because you are only dealing with a few people. 

When you are coming up with fundraising ideas for sports teams, you need to think about the type of youth that will be promoting this fundraiser.  High school students may have access to a car and have a lot more friends, but they are also much busier than 10 year olds.  Girls may be more excited about certain Fundraising Programs, and boys might get excited about other programs.  

There are some great fundraiser ideas that would work great with boys and girls.

Fundraising Programs Selling Coupons

When you are working with fundraising programs, it works great if you can promote products that people already use.  There are several programs where you promote discounts for major retailers.  Most people shop at popular retailers like Target, Walmart, KFC, and PetSmart.  If you can get a discount at these retailers through a Fundraising Program, most people will sign up for the fundraiser if they get a big discount to use the coupons or fundraising card. 

The best aspect of these programs is that they work for any sports team or organization.  Men and women get excited about promoting discount cards for Target and Wal-Mart.  One of the keys to a great fundraising program is to promote products where the youth are excited about selling the product.  If the youth are excited and want to promote the products, you can raise more money for your sports team.  This is among the best fundraising ideas for sports teams. 

Candy Fundraising Programs

Everyone loves candy!  Candy and Chocolate Fundraising programs have been around for many years.  The best time to promote candy and food fundraisers is in the fall.  The worst time to promote these programs is right after the first of the year when everyone is trying to lose weight.  These programs would work for most sports teams, and people are always looking for gifts to give during the holidays. 

Car Wash Fundraisers

Car wash fundraisers work great if you pick a busy location.  The best place to have a car wash on a Saturday morning is near a major intersection of two major roads.  Try to have the car wash at a fast food restaurant that serves breakfast.  If you can have the fundraiser there, you will get customers from the restaurant to get their car washed.  When it comes to fundraising ideas for sport teams, car washes usually work great. 

If you need to raise money for equipment for your sports team, there are hundreds of ideas that would work great.  Don’t listen to all of the negative press about the economy.  People are still donating money to charitable causes.  There are many fundraising ideas for sports teams that still work today!

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Nostalgia Electrics PCM-805 Hard & Sugar-Free Candy Cotton Candy Maker


Nostalgia Electrics PCM-805 Hard & Sugar-Free Candy Cotton Candy Maker


$49.99


The Hard Candy/Sugar Free Cotton Candy Maker transforms your favorite hard candies into fluffy, melt-in-your-mouth cotton candy. For a low-calorie or low-sugar treat, sugar free candies can be used – great for kids or those with dietary restrictions. Simply plug in, turn on, pour yummy candies into the center receptacle, and start spinning colorful and tasty treats. This fanciful product is fun fo…

RM Awareness Ribbon Cookie Cutter for Pink or Purple Cancer Bake Sale Fundraisers / Yellow Support our Troops Cookies


RM Awareness Ribbon Cookie Cutter for Pink or Purple Cancer Bake Sale Fundraisers / Yellow Support our Troops Cookies


$1.09


Make holiday or everyday cookies extra special when cut into shapes. Or, use to cut out shapes from brownies, bar cookies, or sandwiches. Great when baking cookies for a fundraising program: decorate the cookies with appropriately coloured sugars, royal icing, colour flow, or fondant. Common awareness ribbon colours are red (HIV/AIDS), pink (breast cancer), white (violence against women), and yell…

Nostalgia CFK-595 Cotton-Candy Maker Refill Kit


Nostalgia CFK-595 Cotton-Candy Maker Refill Kit


$12.99


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The Blues Brothers  (Widescreen 25th Anniversary Edition)


The Blues Brothers (Widescreen 25th Anniversary Edition)


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BLUES BROTHERS 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITI – DVD Movie…

The Blues Brothers  (Full Screen 25th Anniversary Edition)


The Blues Brothers (Full Screen 25th Anniversary Edition)


$8.31


After building up the duo’s popularity through popular recordings and several performances on Saturday Night Live, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd–as “legendary” Chicago blues brothers Jake and Elwood Blues–took their act to the big screen in this action-packed hit from 1980. As Jake and Elwood struggle to reunite their old band and save the Chicago orphanage where they were raised, they wreak enou…

Private School


Private School


$6.19


Take Animal House, throw in a dose of television’s Bosom Buddies and you get the Phoebe Cates/Matthew Modine sex farce Private School. The 1983 film was shot one year after Cates won fame in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (thanks primarily to her little red bikini), and two years before Modine won rave reviews for his work in Vision Quest. While neither star gives a stellar performance in Private Sc…

Lollipop Tree


Lollipop Tree


$24.99


This lollipop tree has a cardboard frame with holes for approximately 400 suckers. Order suckers separately. Size 17 x 35″. U.S. Toy Exclusive!”…

Snickers-Original Chocolate Candy Bar, 48ct


Snickers-Original Chocolate Candy Bar, 48ct


$29.35


New King Size 2 Piece. Peanuts, caramel, nougat and smooth milk chocolate = nothing to laugh about. Snickers is serious candy!Snickers Bar SpecificationsBars per Shipment: 24 Total Shipment Weight: Approximately 5 pounds

From the famous candy bars, typical wrapper, colors, recognized crowd-pleasing favorite, taste, look, feel and success of the snickers original fundraising candy bars for examp…


Pennsylvania Dutch Candies Peanut Butter Pillows, 10-Ounces Tins (Pack of 4)


Pennsylvania Dutch Candies Peanut Butter Pillows, 10-Ounces Tins (Pack of 4)


$19.00



Charms Sweet And Sour Pops - 48 Lollipops/Box


Charms Sweet And Sour Pops – 48 Lollipops/Box


$5.67


Charms Sweet And Sour Pops are delicious sweet and sour lollipops.Each split-personality pop has a sweet half and a sour half.Box contains 48 Charms Sweet & Sour Pops in assorted fruity flavors.Great for school parties or anytime….


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