In
this article, we'll consider three types of cheer fundraisers. Each
involves doing something a little different, each of them are easy to
do, and each fundraiser packs a profit punch.
Cheerleading fundraisers are the ultimate in small group fundraising.
Cheerleaders possess boundless energy, determination, and loads of
contacts (for potential supporters).
Harnessing all this energy and enthusiasm can be a challenge,but having
the right cheerleading fundraiser is a great start. You want to
leverage their skills by giving them an exciting fundraising product to
sell.
So, what cheerleading fundraising ideas will generate excitement?
In this article, we'll consider three types of cheer fundraisers. Each
involves doing something a little different, each of them are easy to
do, and each fundraiser packs a profit punch.
Cheer Fundraiser #1
One unique approach for a cheerleading fundraiser is offering custom
posters of school sports teams or of the cheerleaders themselves.
For instance, feature the team photo of the football team, or use a
series of action photos. Each can be turned into a wall-sized poster or
a fundraising calendar.
Add some allure to these cheerleading fundraisers by including your
game schedule or team slogan printed on it in a contrasting color.
You could also design one to celebrate your championship teams,
commemorate your previous titles, intensify a cross-town rivalry,
recognize all of your school's sports teams on a spirit poster, or
feature the cheerleading squad in action.
Any of these items is sure to be popular with a wide range of students.
Local businesses will often buy one to put in their front window.
Players will want a souvenir copy suitable for end-of-season
autographs. Proud parents and grandparents will want their own keepsake
copy.
The posters can be sold easily at pep rallies, sporting events, through
the school store, and by the cheerleaders themselves via a merchant
table at a high-traffic location on a weekend.
Think of creative ways to design and market your own unique set of
cheerleading posters. Consider adding merchant sponsor logos to reduce
the cost. You could also cross-promote with another school on a rivalry
poster and double the overall market.
Cheer Fundraiser #2
Another idea for cheerleading fundraising is selling customized Holiday
Greetings CD's. This is a brochure or order-taker sale of a
personalized selection of holiday music favorites.
One of the nice things about this product is that a purchaser selects
their ten favorite holiday songs by checking off boxes on a list of
thirty classics.
Included in the choices are favorites such as Let It Snow, White
Christmas, Jingle Bells, and Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.
These are licensed copies of the original recordings by the original
artists, assembled on a personalized CD that costs your group a mere $4
each.
A retail price of $10 coupled with the ability for the customer to
order a personalized message on each copy, make these a great
cheerleading fundraiser.
The CD's are available in six basic designs - Singing Snow Men,
Rudolph, Christmas Tree, Peace On Earth, Kwanzaa, and Happy Hanukkah.
There is room for a holiday greeting of up to thirty characters on each
design. For example, the Christmas Tree version has the phrase "Merry
Christmas" in green and red, with space below it for a "From the XYZ
Family" greeting.
Shipments are sorted by salesperson and customer, making your delivery a very simple task indeed.
Cheer Fundraiser #3
A third type of cheerleading fundraiser that creates an air of excitement is selling flowering "airplants."
Airplants, or more properly, Tillandsias, are unique, soil-free plants
that absorb nutrients and water through their leaves. All they need is
air, water, and light.
Tillandsias are attractive and fascinating members of the pineapple
family (Bromeliaceae). Their native habitat is the southern United
States, Mexico, and Central and South America.
Bromeliads - Tillandsias - can be placed in anything: rocks, shells,
pottery, driftwood, around water fountains, fish tanks, etc. They like
bright, indirect lighting, and a heavy spraying or soaking two or three
times a week.
They have a growth cycle starting with one plant growing to maturity,
then blooming. One to two months after the blooming has finished, new
plants form around the base of the "mother" plant. Each will continue
growing and reproducing if given the proper care.
A cheerleading fundraiser Airplant package consists of a beautiful
example of the Bromeliad family, comfortably ensconced in a natural
seashell holder.
Your group pays $3 per Airplant, including the seashell holder,
shipping and handling. Each Tillandsia retails for $6, so your
cheerleading fundraiser is ensured a good profit margin.
You can organize your sale as a special event or as an add-on to a
regular gathering. Set up a table with your sales display and place a
colorful Tillandsia poster on the wall behind to let your prospective
customers see how beautiful these Airplants are in full bloom.
You can also conduct your cheerleading fundraiser as an order- taker
from a sales brochure. Each brochure contains colorful pictures of
these exotic, but easy to care for, plants.
Simple text explanations are included describing the simple steps involved in nourishing these fabulous specimens.
Summary
All three of these fundraising products will add some excitement to your next cheerleading fundraiser.
When all the participants are enthusiastic about offering something new and unique, it packs a powerful profit punch.
Heres to making your next cheer fundraiser a resounding success.
Cheers!
