evancap1 wrote:Hey all, I was wondering what are some of the effective ways of fundraising for 12u teams. I did a search online and you seem to get your typical fundraiser ideas. I'm looking for something more "out of the box" in addition to the regular suspects. All ideas welcome. Thank in advance.
Bake sales. When my daughter was in the 6th grade, her entire class went to sleep-over Science Camp for 5 nights. I think it was like $450 for each kid. They held a bake sale at our annual church picnic and raised almost $1,200. And you can't just bring a bag of store bought brownies or cookies from Safeway. You have to bake deserts that are unique and look appealing. My wife made a key lime pie that went for $35. I wish I had a picture of it to show you, it looked every bit worth the price. Anyway, after all of the fundraising, each family had to pay about $100 out-of-pocket for their kid to attend the camp. Good luck!