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Rally Towel Fundraiser Ideas for Schools and Booster Clubs

Custom rally towels are one of the easiest fundraisers a team can run. Fans want one anyway, they're cheap to ship and store, and every towel waving in the stands advertises the program.

Fans waving rally towels in a packed arena
A crowd full of towels looks great on camera, and every one sold helps the team.

Unlike candy bars or discount cards, a towel is something people use on game night and keep afterward. Here's how schools, booster clubs, and youth leagues make it work.

Five fundraiser ideas that work

  1. Sell at the gate. Set up a table at the entrance for big home games. Fans buy on the way in and wave them all night.
  2. Bundle with tickets. Offer a "towel + ticket" price for rivalry games, senior night, or playoffs.
  3. Sponsor-paid giveaway. A local business pays for the towels in exchange for its logo on the design. The team keeps the gate money and fans get a free towel.
  4. Pre-order through parents. Collect orders and payment ahead of time, then order exactly what you sold. No leftover stock.
  5. Playoff edition. Make a limited towel with the season record or "Playoffs 2026." Limited runs sell fast, and many fans buy two.

How to plan the money

Keep the math simple. Your profit per towel is your selling price minus your cost per towel, and bulk orders bring the cost per towel down.

Example to fill in: if 300 fans buy a towel and you make a few dollars on each, that's a meaningful check for uniforms, travel, or equipment. Ask us for a quote at your quantity and we'll help you set a price that works.

Tips for a towel that sells

What to send us

Your logo, team colors, the quantity you're thinking about, and the date of the game. We'll send a free mockup so you can see the towel before anything is printed.

See your design on a towel

Send us your logo and we'll make you a free mockup.

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