Banquets & Award Dinners for Youth Sports & Booster Clubs

For youth sports and booster club banquets, a short list of well chosen travel packages works better than a long auction table. That matches how youth sports and booster club banquets actually run. Golf trips, college football tickets, and regional experiences fit a smaller room and the people there. A recommended starting bid of 15 to 20 percent above club cost means the club makes money from the first bid. You only pay for an experience if it sells, keep 100% over the cost, and can sell experiences multiple times if the bidding gets hot. You are not too late: items can be added the same day as your event.

Youth sports and booster clubs are different because the banquet is parent led and all volunteer. The room is usually smaller, the budget tighter, and the same parents get asked to give all season. The season calendar drives the date, so planning has to fit around games, practices, and other fundraiser nights. That is why a small number of well chosen packages beats a long list, and why the club owing nothing on an unsold package matters to a volunteer treasurer.

You can reserve travel and experience packages for free and pay only for the ones that sell. There is no upfront fee for a package that does not move. The recommended starting bid is 15 to 20 percent above club cost, so the club keeps that spread from the first bid. How many packages to offer depends on audience size and room. A shorter list usually fits a volunteer-run event better than a long one.

You browse the catalog of travel and experience packages and reserve the ones that fit your banquet. You can add packages last minute, even the day of the event. You receive a one page PDF display for each experience plus a marketing email with helpful hints. On event night you run the auction and collect winning bids. After the event, you send the winners’ details to Giveback XP and pay only for the sold packages. The Travel Team books travel for the winners. If something does not sell, you owe nothing.

Your banquet has a few auction packages that fit the room and the people there. The volunteer treasurer knows unsold items cost nothing. Unsold packages do not cost the club a dollar. Winners book travel through the Travel Team, not through club volunteers. The night adds to fundraising without adding more work for the same parents.

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