| Like many youth sports groups, dance teams need to | | | | Probably the easiest way to raise funds for your |
| raise funds for travel and competition expenses. Here | | | | dance team. Set up sales tables (get permission first!) |
| are eight ideas for dance team fundraisers that do a | | | | outside grocery stores, drug stores, Wal-Mart, etc. Use |
| great job of raising funds fast! | | | | big signs telling why you're raising funds and spelling out |
| Event ideas | | | | that customers get twenty free pizzas for $10. You'll |
| Car wash | | | | be amazed at how fast they sell out! |
| Every dance team has done a car wash fundraiser | | | | Silicone bracelets |
| before, but here's how to double your results. Boost | | | | High-profit and easy to sell, fundraiser wristbands are |
| sales volume by washing cars in two lanes so there's | | | | extremely popular with kids. Be sure to sell other |
| minimal waiting. Sell pizza discount cards for $10 to | | | | popular styles as well as the ones specific to your |
| your customers. They provide two-for-one deals from | | | | dance team. Suppliers have those in stock, so just pick |
| Pizza Hut or Papa Johns and your dance team earns | | | | the popular ones. Bracelets cost $0.60 and sell for $2 |
| $8 on each one sold. | | | | each. |
| Bowling challenge | | | | Magazine sales |
| A bowling event is easy to put together because it | | | | Magazines sell well because they offer real value to |
| offers a fun way for people to support your group. | | | | your customers. Double sales by selling to the general |
| Work a deal with a bowling alley for a percentage of | | | | public as well as your friends and neighbors. How? |
| the revenue attributed to your group. Sell raffle tickets | | | | Same method as the discount cards. Work high-traffic |
| for a prize drawing or do silent auctions on donated | | | | locations, use big signs explaining why you're raising |
| goods and services. | | | | funds and provide a business card to each customer |
| Mini-golf tournament | | | | for follow-up questions. |
| Miniature golf is another fun event that will draw a big | | | | Cookie dough |
| crowd. It works the same way as the bowling | | | | Families love the big tubs of cookie dough, so these |
| challenge, but you can also sell hole sponsorships to | | | | produce average sales of $25 per customer. That |
| businesses and attract lots of families. Promote heavily | | | | kind of revenue makes the profits add up quick. Be |
| and this event can easily raise $2,500 in a single day. | | | | sure to pick the cookie mix variety and not the frozen |
| Mega yard sale | | | | stuff, otherwise delivery can be a hassle. |
| Another quick fundraiser that you can put together in a | | | | Dance Team Fundraiser Summary |
| few days is a huge yard sale. Get donations from | | | | These four events and four fundraising products will |
| family, friends, and neighbors by explaining its for a | | | | each make a great fundraiser for your dance team. |
| dance team fundraiser. Place a classified ad and use | | | | Always remember in approaching others to ask for |
| roadside signs to capture the Saturday morning | | | | their help and explain why you are raising funds, i.e. for |
| bargain shoppers. Setup in a school or church parking | | | | a specific purpose. That way, you are much more |
| lot and group items by price ranges to simplify the | | | | likely to gain their support. |
| wheeling and dealing. For extra profits, sell the really | | | | Offering fun events or products with great value to |
| nice items on eBay. | | | | customers always produces good results. Consult the |
| Product sales | | | | other related articles for additional profit tips. |
| Fundraising cards | | | | |