This post was supposed to go out the first week in January. But like many things in the lives of parents, it's a day (week) late and a few dollars short. Such is life, right? One of the most common questions that we get here at SIFG, is in regard to money. How to fund raise for their daughter, how to keep their daughter playing, how to afford the equipment that they need, how to pay for the expensive passion of softball. This is an expensive sport, and no matter how many working parents you have, or whether or not your well off, or making it week to week (which is likely the majority), a … [Read more...]
Fundraising for Softball – Part 1
It's that time again. The onset of a new season is upon us. This means two things. Teams and parents are looking for money to support their daughters passion AND parents are frantically clinging to their pocketbooks. Softball is an expensive sport, there is no doubt. With so many softball fundraising options, it can be hard to figure out where to start. In order to help, Softball is For Girls will post a series of posts over the next few weeks to help teams and parents achieve their fundraising goal. First and foremost, it is important that teams have a parent meeting to discuss costs … [Read more...]