Hi there-
I re-posted this over on
our Facebook page
and here are the responses:
From Cathie Herwehe -Johnson: We've done this for Cub Scouts, on a smaller scale of course, but we treated them like ad books. You'll need to determine the amount that you will be seeking from your sponsors by deciding if they will be paying the entire bill or simply sponsoring in an effort to reduce the cost to student? Divide the outlay and offer 'fixed' sponsor amounts/ad sizes. Then sell accordingly.
From Sue May: I would think that different sized logos for levels of sponsorship would be appropriate. Depends on how much money you need to raise and what companies are willing to give. It's a great idea. Really no different that businesses sponsoring little league teams.
From Caron Powers Rowe: I had that Idea for our school but was told that our school district wouldn't allow it. Something to do with endorsements? You may want to check into that.
From Natalina Tulik: We sold shirts at cost and for any family that had a financial hardship the PTO purchased shirts for them... The shirts cost $4.95 and we sold them at $5 so we wouldn't have to deal with the change. We actually made $400 profit on selling them. Just a thought
From Cheryl Kennedy: One of our local schools did this for their Fun Run. Businesses were offered two sizes. The sponsorship amounts were minimal and did not bring in enough to pay for the shirts. Each child that donated a minimum of $15 to the run received the tee, offsetting the cost of making the tees. After paying out $4k for the tees (and other incentive items) the school still made almost $5k.
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