I thought for sure that fewer kids would show up. I was wrong. Again! The same number attended as the year before. We had 180 students. It was a long night for our leaders, but by morning it was over. After deducting $300 worth of pizza, we walked away with $1,500 to further our ministry’s cause.
The Logical Conclusion
The math doesn’t actually add up here. We used 20 leaders for 12 hours. Our hourly rate was just north of $6, not too much more than the pitiful numbers I referenced earlier. So what’s the difference?
We generated $1,500 in fundraising from things we were going to do anyway.
Instead of building programs and fundraisers, what if one of your regular activities could be a fundraiser? Here’s another way to think about it. Would you rather ask your community to pay to enjoy an excellent event or pay for chocolate-covered pretzels from a catalog…again? Which do you think your community would prefer?
Leave a comment and tell me about one of your activities that might replace a youth ministry fundraiser. I know you have an idea that will help someone else. And that someone else probably has an idea that will help you. Then share this post with a friend so we can keep spreading the youth ministry love!
