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Hi

Have you considered fundraising evenings at local Chinese/Indian restaurants?  Some host charity nights where you can raise funds for local causes - charge people, say, £5 on top of a fixed price menu/buffet and have that for the fund....plus a raffle.  If all the parents/friends/grandparents/neighbours and so on all take part you could raise quite a bit.  Or a quiz night?  I recently attended one for the charity I work for and a fun evening raised over £400, including a raffle where everyone donated a prize.

Just a thought?  Good luck!

I raised over £300 for my son's rugby team a few years ago. I took a profile photo of every child and a team photos and I offered parents these photos in the form of keyrings, fridge magnets, bags or just photos - all easily available in blank form on ebay. I found they were very popular with parents not only buying for themselves but also buying them for grandparents, etc.

Worth a try.

Why not get your local newspaper and radio to do an article on your team and their needs?

You may be suprised at what donations may be offered by local people and companies alike, also have you put out a plee for people to donate supermarket sports kit vouchers such as the ones for 'Active kids' that are given out to shoppers at the checkouts?

Julia