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Re: Fundraising Ideas

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Student on team #237, Sie-H2O-Bots, from Watertown High School and Eastern Awning Systems & The Siemon Company.

Posted on 11/18/2000 7:09 AM MST


In Reply to: Fundraising Ideas posted by Patrick Dingle on 11/17/2000 12:38 PM MST:



Hello, Patrick!
Ooh, Cornell. Great start with them as a sponsor. Trust me, the name will get you noticed.

Anyway, fundraising (especially on a rookie team) is horribly tough. We'ew in our third year, and we're still fundraising year-round to reach our $50K goal.
Last year we had to raise $48K...and we ended up recieving all but $18K from random corporate sponsorship...the rest, we raised ourselves.

How do we do this year in-year out? We've created a couple of funding traditions these past few years, starting before the school year starts here with our annual bulb sale. I dont know how we make a profit each year, since bulbs do come back up, but they still sell. Look for a company that will give you the most profit, if you want I can refer you to the one we use, though its kinda late in the year to sell.

We also utilise the events going on in our town to their fullest extent. These things are double blessings: you make money & get your name out. Our first event like this is the annual Oktoberfest. Here we set up a booth, do demonstrations (we had a pack of kids constantly around the robot), and sell various things, such as baked goods, leftover bulbs, and make-your-own-buttons (people love this. Charge $1 a button). We also do raffles: a normal raffle and out 'thingamabob' raffle, in which you pay $1 to guess the number of parts in last year's robot (yes, you have to count...we have three count & average them)...the winner recieves 50% of the money.

Though we have many traditions, we also aren't afraid to try something new. ALWAYS do this. People get bored with the normal fundraisers year after year, and who knows, maybe that strange fundraiser will make more money than you expected. Our rookie year we had a 'smash for cash', in which we took a beat-up car and paid $3 a whack. This didnt work too well due to the fact it was at the High School bonfire and the football players decided to flip the car. Last year, we sponsored a minor league wrestling event. This gave us our first piece of negative feedback from the town (too violent), so we're never doing that again. This year, we're holding a 'Battle of the Bands', where we have a local band with a lot of following headlining, and other local bands competing against eachother after the headlining set. This should be our most profitable yet, due to the fact that the headliner already has a faithful crowd that will pay to see them, wherever they may be.

Oh, goodness, I've written a lot. If you want more info, dont be afraid to email me.

-Jessica B, #237



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