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Re: Sponsorship
I suspect every team goes through this... dig around here on CD, there are probably a ton of good ideas.
Off the top of my head:
- get the students and the mentors involved. Make sure they all have a copy of your sponsorship package that parents can take to their workplaces or give to friends.
- remind everyone that you're not just looking for big names and big tech companies. That pizza joint your family goes to every Saturday? The hair stylist that knows you by name? The chiropractor with pictures of sports teams he's supported all over his office wall? Give them all a package. (And I don't mean just YOU, tell all your STUDENTS this too).
- grab a bunch of students, go to your local mall, and go door-to-door. You'll probably get a lot of no's, but hopefully also get some yes's or "here's how to contact head office".
- ask your students for ideas about fundraisers. We do bottle drives in our community and each one nets about $800-1000 CAD. We're planning to do other types of fundraisers soon but the bottle drive is an easy one to do.
- sell team clothing. Everyone on 2706 gets a free T-shirt but if they want a matching hoodie or extra shirts we sell them a few dollars above cost.
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