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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
I know some of you guys have been through many years of minor hockey with your kids and you've probably seen all sorts of fundraising ideas over the years. What are some of the best fundraising opportunities?
This is only my third year in minor hockey so I haven't seen much. The first year I don't think we raised too much money and we did a couple of booze basket draws. Each family donated two bottles and we put together two baskets. It was pretty decent and relatively easy but the biggest hassle with that is the requirement to get the draw registered with AGLC and the record keeping of each ticket sold for audit purposes. Last year we sold Coop and Safeway gift cards and I thought it was a great fundraiser. It was really easy to set up and required pretty minimal effort. We raised $1050 which was a little lower than I expected because a couple families didn't really participate. I would do a gift card fundraiser again.
What are some other good fundraisers?
-Various raffles
-bottle drive (I hate the idea of this because it seems like a lot of work for little reward)
-various direct sales (chocolates, Spulumbos, etc. I don't really like these because it never seems to generate a lot of money and I hate trying to get friends and family to buy stuff)
-direct sponsorship (does anyone have a business that wants to donate some money to us?)
-Casino/bingo/50-50 draws
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Pm me and I can chat about another option for you that might work.