Thursday, August 21, 2008

Add Football Tunnels to Your List of Fundraising Ideas!

Add Football Tunnels to Your List of Fundraising Ideas!

Here's a Unique Fundraising Idea!

Are you tired of doing the same old fundraising ideas every year. Let's see.... pizzas, wrapping paper and candy. The list goes on and on and they have one thing in common...Tiresome!

You're probably wondering what inflatable sports tunnels, football tunnels and inflatable mascots have to do with with simple fundraising ideas. But the truth is, you're about to find out about a great way to raise funds AND raise team spirit by doing something everyone will enjoy.

Have you ever seen big league players charging onto the field or court through an inflatable sports tunnel? There's the anticipation of watching and waiting...in many cases you will first see a few minutes of fog coming out of the front and then as anticipation grows, here comes your favorite team charging out of the tunnel!

These football tunnels come in all shapes and sizes and they are custom designed to match your team colors and graphics. But...can you really make money?

It's simple. All the tunnels are designed to hold advertising banners. Before you even buy your tunnel, post a letter to local businesses providing a chance to advertise their business at the start of each game. Before you know it, you'll have plenty money to purchase your sports tunnel...and you'll make an income year after year without having to do anything at all.

Organizations sell ads in yearbooks & school papers and most companies run an ad knowing they're just supporting the school. They really don't expect much business off of it. But an inflatable Mascot Tunnel, Inflatable football or even a basic entrance tunnel is SO different. It's like having a huge billboard right out there in front of a captive audience.

Customized tunnels generally begin at around $3000.00 and run up to $7500.00 or so for an Inflatable Mascot or Football Helmet tunnel. If your fundraising budget isn't that high, speak to a couple of local businesses and see if they'll make the buy for you, in exchange for special advertising. You might offer to do a few announcements at each of the games, "Our brand new entrance tunnel is made possible by our Area Business leaders". Basically they will be prepaying their advertising and you just collect before instead of later.

When you're thinking of a sports entrance tunnel, don't just think games. You can use your tunnel to generate publicity for your team and advertisers in all kinds of ways. Fairs, Festivals, Large corporate Events, Community Days and trade shows are just a few of the sites that you can place your tunnel. And people will love it. Let the kids move through the tunnel just like the players or just set up a table at the entrance and talk to customers about your school or product.

Whichever you do, make sure to add football tunnels to your list of fundraising ideas this year! For more information on sports tunnels & football tunnels, visit www.sportscentralcreations.com



by Cheryl Pierce - Aug 20, 2008

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