1. Manage a Team Fundraiser
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2. Manage a Team Fundraiser
Performance Objective: Given a VEX Robotics Challenge, manage a team fundraiser to raise money to purchase necessary parts for the team.
Enabling Objectives:
explain the purpose of a team fundraiser
list the step necessary to manage a fundraiser
identify fundraiser possibilities

3. Fundraisers It is necessary to raise funds for your team
These funds can be used for travel, registration fees, and purchasing parts
Without adequate funding, a team may not be able to purchase all of the necessary equipment

4. Steps to Fundraising Determine fundraiser
Find out details for fundraiser
Cost of items (purchase and sell)
Profit margin
Amount of time available to sell
Get permission from instructor
Select start/end date of fundraiser

5. Steps to Fundraising
Notify team of what they will be selling and when they will be selling the items
Purchase the items to be sold
Begin selling items
Be sure to keep track of how many items you buy and how many each team member sells
This way you keep track of how many items the team has checkout

6. Fundraising Ideas Can you think of any fundraising ideas?
You can ask parents, friends, and teachers if they have any fundraising ideas

7. HEX Bugs One idea for a fundraiser is to sell HEX Bugs
HEX Bugs can be purchased for $5.50/bug

8. HEX Bugs You can sell the HEX Bugs for $10/bug
That is a profit of $4.50/bug
HEX Bugs can be sold year round

9. Plan Your Fundraiser!
Using Activity Sheet 6.4, Manage a Team Fundraiser, outline a possible fundraiser that can be completed for your team