| Hosting a mini golf tournament is a great
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| | creative that will bring them customers
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| fundraiser for school clubs, youth sports
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| | such as two-for-one coupon given to all
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| teams, church groups, and cheerleading
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| | players. Or, a business could offer a
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| squads. It's great fun and done right, a
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| | prize to everyone who beats a certain
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| mini golf fundraiser can raise
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| | score or gets a hole in one on the 18th
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| considerable funds.
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| | hole.
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| Getting started
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| | Besides sponsorships, you can also ask
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| You will need to arrange a place to play
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| | businesses to donate items or services to
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| and that's best done well in advance.
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| | use as prizes for lowest score, best bank
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| Seasonal factors will affect price and
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| | shot, etc.
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| availability, but most of the time you
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| | Fundraising activities
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| can arrange either a flat payment for
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| | There are lots of activities you can
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| exclusive facility use or a per game fee
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| | include at your mini golf tournament to
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| that's substantially lower than standard
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| | raise funds. Your group can sell raffle
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| rates.
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| | tickets for a donated prize or, lacking a
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| To maximize attendance, price your golf
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| | suitable prize, conduct a 50/50 cash
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| event tickets at reasonable prices. Offer
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| | raffle where the winning ticket gets half
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| attractive variations like a flat-rate
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| | the raffle sales amount.
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| family ticket or discounts for students
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| | Food and drink sales is another source of
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| or advance purchases.
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| | potential profits. With course owner
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| Publicity
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| | permission, you could even run your own
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| Once you have a date booked, you will
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| | concession stand offering grilled hot
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| need to publicize your event. To get the
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| | dogs, hamburgers, sodas, etc.
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| word out, put together a press release
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| | You can also offer silent auctions of
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| and get it the major media outlets in
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| | donated goods and services. Place the
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| your market. Keep the focus on the most
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| | items along with attractive descriptions
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| newsworthy aspect of your mini golf
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| | and bid sheets on tables near
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| tournament, such as why you are raising
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| | high-traffic spots. Be sure to tape down
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| funds and what the ultimate benefit of
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| | paper and pens to make it easy for
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| your golf fundraiser will be.
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| | players to get in a quick bid while still
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| For example, if you are raising funds to
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| | holding their putter.
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| help a specific person with medical
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| | And don't forget to ask for donations.
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| expenses, feature that person's story in
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| | You can oftentimes raise a considerable
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| the press release. If you are raising
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| | amount just by placing a jug labeled
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| funds for a cause, focus your story angle
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| | donations right next to where players pay
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| on the positive effect those dollars will
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| | for their rounds.
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| provide.
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| | Summary
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| And don't forget to use posters in store
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| | A mini golf fundraiser is fantastic fun
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| windows, community newsletters, email,
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| | and can be a very profitable event if
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| and other methods to stimulate interest
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| | done right. Maximize your turnout through
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| in you golf tournament.
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| | getting plenty of advance publicity.
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| Profit tips
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| | Employ multiple fundraising activities to
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| One way to raise funds is to get local
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| | generate additional funds. Conduct
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| businesses to sponsor a hole. Keep the
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| | raffles and silent auctions or run your
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| prices reasonable, such as $25 to $75 per
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| | own concession stand. Offer prizes for
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| hole. Sponsors would get signs
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| | low scores or conduct a hole-in-one
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| acknowledging their contribution beside
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| | contest.
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| each putting tee.
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| | Make your event as much fun as possible
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| Think like a business person and
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| | and you'll be surprised at how well you
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| encourage sponsors to offer something
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| | do with your mini golf fundraiser!
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