Rural Teams - Sustainability

[sandeelynne3]

Team 316 totally gets where you all are coming from. We are located in a rural part of southern NJ. All of our students are given an amount which they are responsible to raise to support the team's budget.

We have been able to get major sponsorships from some larger corporations within an hour of us, but the majority of our budget is funded by community sponsors (local banks and businesses, family, friends, etc). We send out a lot of letters asking for support and offering businesses advertising options based on their level of giving.

We also have an affinity credit card. When someone opens an account we get a donation and then we get a percentage from all the dollars spent on the card.

We run fundraisers all year including: Bottles for Benefits through CocaCola, the Flapjack Fundraiser that runs through a local Applebee's restaurant, coin drops, Yankee Candle sales, etc. Another good fundraiser to do is with stadium cushions. PM me for details. I do this for a living and don't want to promote myself in the forum but I can help you with that fundraiser.

Ask everyone everywhere for support. It all adds up.

I hope this helps. We want us all to succeed!