| Another fun way to raise funds is by hosting | | | | You can offer comical, hand-made trophies or |
| a bowling fundraiser. The event is simple to | | | | the more traditional mantle-ready versions. |
| put together. Simply arrange with a bowling | | | | Just make sure that the focus remains on |
| alley to rent a group of lanes, or the entire | | | | having fun. |
| building, and start soliciting teams. | | | | |
| | | | Costumes |
| One way to raise a lot of funds is to charge | | | | |
| a large entry fee for each foursome, for | | | | Some groups make their bowling fundraiser a |
| example, $60 each. Obviously, if you're going | | | | costume event and award prizes for different |
| to charge that much to play, you'd better | | | | costume categories like funniest, worst, most |
| make it a lot of fun. | | | | original, best team costume, etc. |
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| Another way to fundraise is to do a bowling | | | | Give your event a theme that inspires the |
| marathon and get as many participants as | | | | participants to wear outrageous costumes such |
| possible to come in and bowl, in exchange for | | | | as 'Hollywood Bowl' (movie stars) or 'Space |
| a reasonable donation, of course. | | | | Bowl' (Star Wars and Star Trek characters). |
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| To help cover expenses, you can also charge a | | | | Profit Boosters |
| small admission fee for spectators. Encourage | | | | |
| families to attend by offering free tokens | | | | Add extra fundraising capabilities to your |
| for the game room. | | | | bowling event such as silent auctions, raffle |
| | | | tickets for donated prizes, selling food |
| Publicity | | | | items, running a cash bar, offering discount |
| | | | bowling passes, etc. |
| Invite lots of people and seek out plenty of | | | | |
| publicity. Contact local radio and television | | | | With raffle tickets and silent auctions, be |
| stations well ahead of your event. Make sure | | | | sure to publicize these well ahead of time. |
| non-bowlers know that there will be plenty of | | | | Offer raffle tickets for sale ahead of time |
| fun things to do besides bowl. | | | | to people who can't make it. You can also |
| | | | start your silent auctions ahead of time to |
| Maintain a contact list of potential | | | | increase bids. |
| participants and put a calling tree to work | | | | |
| to raise the the number of participants to | | | | At the end of the night, run a live auction |
| the maximum level. | | | | for the best donated items and announce the |
| | | | winners of all the various prizes, raffles, |
| Prizes | | | | costume awards and bowling trophies. |
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| Bowlers can also compete for prizes such as | | | | Emphasize that it's all about having fun for |
| most strikes, most gutter balls, highest | | | | a good cause and your bowling fundraiser will |
| game, lowest score, best team, etc. | | | | be a big success! |
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