Fundraising ideas? So what are the secrets to raising money?

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Posted by Michael at 04/15/2001 8:49 AM EST


College Student on team #271, Mechanical Marauders, from Bay Shore High School and Verizon.


In Reply to: BE THANKFUL
Posted by Gui Cavalcanti on 04/14/2001 6:11 PM EST:



Verizon, our team sponsor gave us $17,000 with the stipulation that NONE of it be used for travel expenses. We had to run every purchase that used their money past them before we would get reimbursed.

Our students paid for everything themselves, basically. We did some fund-raising, but a lot of it came out of pocket as well. My expenses were separate from the team, but if I recall, they needed to have a deposit of $200! Personally, the trip to Nationals was over $1000 in expenses. I'd love to have to be able to worry about fundraising another $200 apiece. Instead, I'm saving for next year, so we can stay in a nicer hotel.

~ Michael


: We had to shell out 300 dollars for our transportation and hotel costs on our own. Plus, we had to shell out additional money for eating while we were there... just be thankful that your sponsors paid for all that. Those were 400+ dollars that I could've used

: -Gui Cavalcanti