Custom Resources Fundraising

TO: Cheer & Dance Leaders

FROM: Tara, Owner @ Custom Resources, former cheerleader and dancer wanna-be!

RE: Selecting a Fun & Profitable Fundraising Program Your Cheer or Dance Team

Date: Today!

I was a cheerleader and my favorite thing about it was cheering with my best friend, pep assemblies, homecoming, wearing the uniform, doing backflips ... trips home on the bus after a win ... looking back, I guess there isn't just one thing! 

There's always a cost to something that's so fun and fundraising can help make things happen for your cheerleaders! If you're planning to go to cheer camp or needing new uniforms your financial need is probably in the upper hundreds for each cheerleader. If your squad is a competitive squad, your budget most likely exceeds the thousand dollar mark. It will be helpful to know exactly how much your cheerleaders each need to fundraise. This will allow you to look at each fundraiser with the group's financial need in mind.

The good news is that cheerleaders are among the most motivated groups when it comes to fundraising. They are high energy and outgoing! They know people and aren't afraid to put their smile on and ask for support. So, to leverage their friendly energy, you need to select great fundraising options to generate profits and help each cheerleader's family with the costs involved!

Here are my top fundraising picks for your cheerleading group:

Food sells! Delicious Delights is a great fundraiser for motivated groups of cheer or dance teams. There's a minimum of 360 items but the product is great and so is the profit. If 10 cheerleaders commit to selling 36 items each, perfect. They'll work a little bit, but they'll make $200-300 each!

Sweet Perfection is a fundraising brochure offering a nice variety of cheesecakes, cookie dough, and lava cakes! If your group is smaller, this program might be the perfect fit because there is no minimum order. Profits range from 35-50% depending on the number of items your group sells.

Little Caesars Pizza Kits are a great opportunity to profit from a name brand product that is valued right and tastes great! The fact that many groups will do a Little Caesars sale two times per year doubles the value of the $5 profit per item. Customers will be repeat customers! An enterprising cheerleading group could actually do this fundraiser more than two times per year and have great sales each time!

Celebrating Home Candles & Import Designs Jewelry - Women are the leading check writers when it comes to buying fundraising items and since cheerleaders know a lot of women, it's advisable to offer something women love. Candles and jewelry fit the need, either for themselves or as gifts. There are no minimums with either of these programs so they work well for any size group.  

Flower Power is perfect for spring fundraising and at 50% profit, it's a hit for every group's fundraising needs! Right after try-out season, cheerleaders are ready to get going and this fundraiser will make a great start. There's no distribution with this program. The buyer buys, the company ships directly to the buyer! This gives your cheerleaders more time to do what they want to ... cheer!  

Browse our site, request pdfs of the brochure's you're interested in, and when you're ready...

Get started with a brochure sale today: Fill out the online form and you are on your way to a profitable fundraiser!

Fast cash idea: For fun during school and at sporting events - select one or more gourmet lollipops! Kick off the sports season with lolliballs and sell yummy lips at Valentine's! Buy for .25 each, sell at .50 each. Check out other options in the quick seller category for cheerleaders to sell at all type of events.