[KathieK]

There are lots of fundraising ideas in the Fundraising forum here on CD. You should decide who is going to travel to Atlanta (all teams should make this decision early in the year in case they qualify to attend Championships). Will it be your drive team and a few adults? Your seniors? Your entire team? Who will chaperone? Find out what will need to be done to get permission to travel out of state with your team re: school board regulations and what they will allow for transportation (ie, do you need to use a school bus, or can you travel by commercial bus; if flying are there regulations about which airlines you can use, etc.). Airfares have been expensive this season - is there another team nearby which is traveling by bus that has a few extra seats available? If you're only sending a small crew down you might be able to purchase seats on the other team's bus. Look for hotel info - Atlanta has a great mass transit system - MARTA - and you may not be able to afford to stay downtown (and many of the hotels may already be booked anyway).
While attending Championships is a great experience, it also requires a lot of planning, time off from work and school, and is expensive... Lots of things to consider!