By
even modest estimates, there are currently over 4 million
children playing youth soccer in the United States. Chances
are either your children have played on an organized soccer
team, or you know children who have.
There is no denying the rising popularity
of soccer with our schools and families over the past twenty
years.
There are a variety of easy fundraisers that
your soccer team can do that will support. Top School Fundraisers
has collected several soccer theme fundraising ideas and
wants to share them with you. We would also be happy to
hear
your suggestions and learn from your experiences.
1. Soccer Team Spirit Items
Your team members and families can sell t-shirts, car stickers
and many other fun spirit products as a soccer fundraiser.
There are numerous companies that offer a variety of spirit
items that your team can sell to help raise funds. Everything
Elementary School Spirit Store
is an example of this kind of online store. Your team members
and families can sell T-shirts, car stickers and many other
fun spirit products.
2. Soccer Scratch Cards - up to 90% Profit
Scratchcards
make it easy to ask people to donate to your soccer team.
These small tri-fold booklets contains a card of 60 colored
"scratch-off" circles. Supporters are invited to "scratch"
off one or more of the circles on the card to reveal how
much they will donate, ranging from FREE to $2.50.
No matter what the amount revealed, every person who donates
gets a coupon with $75 in savings at national retailers,
fast food and other merchants. So everyone gets a valuable
thank you gift in return for their donation. It is easy
to ask someone to donate such a small amount and when all
your soccer team members participate this soccer fundraiser
really adds up.
Get
more information about this fundraiser
3. Healthy Fundraising Idea - Water
What's the first thing we parents are asked to bring to
soccer practice and games? Yep, that's right - water.
Keep the kids hydrated! And, although we definitely want
the kids to get enough fluids, everybody knows that disposable
water bottles are hard on the environment. And who wants
that? The #1 name in re-usable water bottles in Nalgene.
They have a program that will allow you to imprint the name
and logo of your organization on each bottle and sell them
to the players. Frame this as a fundraiser, and you can
increase your profit margin.
Discover more Healthy
Fundraising ideas on our blog
4. Soccer Competitions
If you would really like to jazz up your soccer picture
day, a tournament, or any other large gathering of soccer
families, consider adding a few fun events to the agenda
that could bring in some extra dollars for you.
For instance, think about setting up a shot cage where
players can kick a soccer ball into a goal, while having
a radar gun time the speed of the kick. Charge for each
attempt or for a series of attempts. If you really promote
this and create age-group competitions, and offer special
prizes for fastest kick, etc, you could really see the
profits pile up.
By doing a quick Internet search, you can find companies
that rent all the necessary equipment for less than $400
for a week. With enough people at your event and the proper
salesmanship technique, you could have great success.
5. Soccer Team Picture Day
Speaking
of team photos, did you know that you can actually raise
funds through your soccer team photos?
Picateers
offers a program for schools and sports teams where 50%
of all revenue goes back to your group. They offer portrait
packages that are affordable and comparable to other services.
You can also create other fun accessories with your child's
photo like mugs, memory books and T-shirts
