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Harlem Wizards Update

April 10, 2016 by admin Leave a Comment

Good morning:)

I wanted to give yall an update this morning on our First Top Picks from the PTO Expo – Harlem Wizards Fundraiser Show.

This last Thursday, I sat down with your AD and we talked about what it’d take for us to put this together. The last time we spoke, he said I should do it for the swim team because it’d be a great fundraiser (I was heart was dancin’ at this prospect!). Thursday, when we sat down to look it over and look at the specifics of what we needed it wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be for us.

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Making Money Selling Butter Braids

March 31, 2016 by admin Leave a Comment

One of our best fundraisers last year was with Butter Braid. I had actually never had their product before but our dance studio sold them in the past and they were very successful. One of the dance moms asked if anyone was selling them so I grabbed the chance and set one up for our swim team.

I have always wanted to keep swim as cheap as possible for our team. I wanted to give the kids a chance to help their parents so whatever each of our team members sold, the profit would go into their own account. They could put their portion towards their team suit or they could put it toward their summer swim camp tuition. The way Butter Braid works makes it very easy to see what each swimmer earned.

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Valentines Day Fundraising Ideas

March 28, 2016 by admin Leave a Comment

Valentines Fundraising Ideas

A new year just started and we are rapidly coming up to Valentines Day. This is the perfect time to raise a little money for your cause while at the same time, filling the need that this special day requires:)

There are many options for Valentine’s Day fundraising. You could do the big catalog fundraisers for chocolates, candies or gifts. Or you could go an easier, simpler route. For me, I am not keen on large catalog sales so I will, of course, go for the simpler option. I thought I’d share some of the ones that are tried and true with you:) Remember, before you plan any fundraiser you need to get approval by your school or organization administration. There will be rules that must be followed and you may have to bend or work your fundraiser around the rules and regulations that are written out by your school or organization.

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Concessions on the Fly

March 28, 2016 by admin Leave a Comment

Concessions on the Fly

Our middle son, Matthew, is our swimmer. He’s been swimming age group for many years. This year is his first year swimming for his high school team – and boy are things different! Unlike age group, we literally have no budget.

Recently, we were challenged with pulling concessions for our biggest meet, an invitational, together in under a week. We knew that the invitational was coming. I had already sent an email out to the team with a list of what we needed and hoped for donations. I also made plans to shop for concession necessities that were not to be donated on the day before; assuming that I would just turn the receipts in, as I always had for any event that required concessions (School, Age Group swim, etc). However, the Sunday night before the Saturday meet, the coach informed me that all concessions HAD to be donated. I also learned that not only were we to cover food donations but we were also responsible for napkins, plates, bowls, spoons, etc. Whatever we were going to need to serve the food. No reimbursements were to be given.

Wait… WHAT??

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Easter Fundraising

March 28, 2016 by admin Leave a Comment

Easter Fundraising

I love Easter. Everyone loves Easter. For me, it tells me that Spring is ALLLLMOST here and cold weather is about to be a thing of the past. For the littles though, it means the Easter Bunny is coming! Even though our 3 are growing up, hunting Easter eggs, baskets full of jelly beans, chocolate rabbits and surprises are what it’s all about for the them.

If you’re looking for some ideas for Easter fundraising, sure, you can do an Easter Egg Hunt or even pictures with the Easter Bunny but let me give you a few more ideas that you might not have thought of!

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