Every hockey season, someone on the executive calls a parent meeting to talk about fundraising. The same ideas come up. Chocolate bars. Raffle tickets. Car wash. Maybe a casino night if you're feeling ambitious. Everyone groans, someone volunteers, and by February the team has raised $400 and everyone resents each other.
Why Most Team Fundraisers Fail
The problem with traditional fundraisers isn't effort — it's product-market fit. You're asking hockey families to buy things they don't need, from people they feel obligated to support. Nobody wants another box of chocolates. Nobody needs another coupon book. The product is a burden, not a solution.
- Chocolate bars: $1–2 profit per bar, 50 bars per family = $50–100 max
- Car washes: unpredictable weather, high effort, $200–400 for a full team day
- Raffle tickets: legal complexity, prize costs eat margin, low participation
- Casino nights: high overhead, venue costs, liability considerations
What Makes a Fundraiser Actually Work
A good fundraiser has three things: a product people genuinely want, a profit margin worth the effort, and an easy sales process. The ZipNDry fundraiser is built specifically for hockey teams because every parent in your league already has the problem ZipNDry solves.
💡 The best fundraiser product is one that sells itself. When a parent smells their kid's hockey bag and you tell them there's a product that fixes it — you don't have to pitch. They ask where to buy.
The ZipNDry Fundraiser Numbers
Here's how the math works for a team of 16 families:
- Wholesale cost: $40 per unit
- Retail price: $70 per unit
- Profit per unit: $30
- 16 units: $480 profit for the team
- Minimum order: 16 units ($640 total, $480 back to your team)
Why It Sells
Every hockey parent in your league is dealing with wet gear. The bag comes home after every practice, the gear doesn't dry properly, the car smells, the basement smells, and replacing equipment costs hundreds of dollars every season. ZipNDry solves a real problem that every family complains about every single week. You're not asking people to buy something they don't need — you're solving a problem they already have.
How to Run It
The process is simple. Place a minimum order of 16 units at $40 each. Sell them to families for $70 each. Collect $30 per unit in profit. Most teams sell out in days — not months — because the pitch writes itself.
- Email your team group with a one-paragraph pitch and a link
- Bring a unit to the next team dinner or parent meeting for people to see
- Most parents say yes within 24 hours — they already know the problem
- Contact us via the fundraiser link to place your order