Custom team shirts - advice, needed please

Hellbent_Heidi

I'm the captain of a stair climb event team, and 2014 will be my third time participating in the same event. My team has grown from just 3 to 8, to 19 members as of today (and still counting). I really would like to to have a special team t-shirt for the next one, but am unsure how to proceed with getting them done and paid for.

I really don't want to ask the team members (who have already paid a registration and are required to raise at least $100 for the charity) to put out more of their own money for a t-shirt they may never wear again, and we're a "friends & family team" (meaning we have no corporate sponsors), so, I was thinking of trying to sell advertisement to the businesses of people we know. Like asking them to put in $100, and we’ll put their logo on the back of the shirt, then any money over and above the costs of shirts & printing, would go to the charity, but I'm just not sure if that's a good way to present it.

Has anyone done team shirts for any type of event like that, and if so, how did you handle the costs?

crobl

I've done it in the past with different athletics teams I've been a part of. Here are some suggestions

-Have different pricing options. Remember that places that give BIG money expect their logos to be seen by many. Maybe you do $100 for a 5*5 logo $50 for 2*2 of $25 just to have their name listed. I'm not saying those are the numbers you need to go with - but it's an option. You can also offer places on the arms of the shirts as opposed to the back. Just another option

This way you open yourself up for places that would like to sponsor your group, but don't want to/can't afford such a large donation.

Hellbent_Heidi

Thanks..I like that idea!