Sports Fundraising Ideas

By Elizabeth De Alwis
Posted: 11/14/2009 09:22:28 AM PST

Ticket sales for the Paradise High School House of Sports fundraising raffle have risen to an all-time high in the past week with the announcement of planned open house tours starting Thanksgiving Weekend.
According to Project Coordinator Jack Danielson, 150 tickets were sold in the past week, which is more than any previous week throughout the process. It brought the total sales to approximately 850 tickets, which sold for $100 each. That means the project has raised $85,000 of the targeted goal – $500,000 with the intent of keeping high school sports programs intact. Now 4,150 tickets remain.

And the three-bedroom house, located at 1856 Conifer Drive, is nearly completed due to the site management of Trilogy Construction, donations from local businesses and numerous volunteers. Once the open house tours begin Nov. 28 and 29, project coordinators hope to see sales soar. The open house events will also feature raffle drawings for $2.50 tickets. Visitors can win many prizes contributed by local businesses, and the grand prize is a raffle ticket for the house drawing.

“We are going to hold the event of the year hoping the ticket sales will skyrocket once the house is seen by the public,” said Joan Swingle, House of Sports Designer and Decorator. Even as the project is coming to completion, the house is still drawing donations. Swingle said it seems “Christmas is coming early to Paradise” and to the high school sports program, with donations from companies and

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She said an exciting thing happened just the other day when Lincoln Hardware, a company located in North Carolina, offered to donate the custom cabinet hardware free of charge. The company had initially offered a discount for the House of Sports, but the west coast sales manager called earlier this week to relay the news that Lincoln decided to donate the hardware. Swingle said it appears Paradise and this project, in particular, is being “touched by the nation,” with generosity of spirit and heart coming from outside the community.

In addition, local business owners Mike and Robin Bitker -Booster Vice President and Secretary, have stepped up to support the program by donating $500 towards the raffle prizes.

“They have set the bar high in graciousness and responding to the needs of the young men and women knowing all too well the criticality of the success of the House Of Sports Fundraiser,” Swingle said. “There will not be any school budgeted sports programs next year if this fundraiser is not a success.”

For information regarding the house, ticket sales, or to donate prizes for upcoming raffle events, please call Joan Swingle at Joan Swingle’s Decorator’s Delight (530) 228-9522 or go online and view the webpage www.keepoursports.com. Tickets can also be purchased through the mail by sending a check payable to PHS Boosters to Decorator’s Delight at 5790 Clark Road Paradise, Calif., 95969. Please be sure to include a driver’s license number, address and phone number.