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Re: Charter to STL from New England?

I've contacted a few charter places over the years.. figuring so many teams from NE head to the Champs that we could fill a plane! I never found anywhere that was cheaper per person than booking tickets on a major airline. It mostly had to do with how long the plane sits there for (Wed-Sat/Sun).

Consider going more local with your sponsorship? Have the kids go to local business (banks, law firms, restaurants, etc) and see if they will give $500-600 to sponsor a student to attend. When I was in HS, we used to do lots of major fundraising for travel this way.

Additionally, getting coverage in the local papers about the victory.. with an easy link or address in the article for people to make donations. One of our area FLL teams raised $15K in about a week after the qualified with this method. They got lots of $10-20 donations from people who read the article and liked the feel-good story, plus support from local businesses.

Honestly, we've never had to do this last minute fundraising as a legacy team, but if there is any help we can provide, let me know.
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