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LED Pom Poms — Team Order
Metallic streamers with LEDs built into the pom, a rechargeable pack, and one remote that changes the whole team’s color at once.
$120 USD per pair · 10-pair minimum
For cheer and dance coaches taking a pom order to the booster club: our LED pom poms switch the whole squad’s color together by remote, so one set covers school colors, lights-down moments and every cause night. Bring the board a written quote and the cost per season. Team pricing is $120 a pair on 10+ pairs.
What your booster club gets for $120 a pair
One set the squad performs with at every game:
- LEDs built into the pom itself, not a single light in the handle.
- Full metallic streamers that work as normal poms in daylight.
- One remote changes the whole squad’s color together: school colors all season, pink for a pink out, no second set to buy.
- Rechargeable packs, not boxes of batteries.
- $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs, with a written quote for the vote.
The Purdue Golduster Dance Team, the dance line of the Purdue “All-American” Marching Band, ordered 24 pairs from us in September 2026; see how the Goldusters used them.
Who approves a booster club purchase for a school team?
Rules vary by state and district, and by whether the squad has its own parent booster club or shares one athletic booster club with every team. The pattern is the same: the coach builds the request, an administrator approves it, the booster board votes and the treasurer or the school pays.
| Who | What they decide | What to bring them |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Builds the request; advises the boosters but does not vote | Roster, pair count, written quote |
| Athletic director or principal | Approves the request before the boosters see it | The quote and the nights you will use the set |
| Booster board | Votes under its bylaws and budget | The proposal and the cost per season |
| Treasurer | Pays from booster funds after the vote | Our invoice and the vote date |
| School business office | Buys through district purchasing when the money goes to the school | The quote and purchase order paperwork |
| Superintendent or school board | Larger gifts, in some districts | Ask your athletic director |
Texas’s University Interscholastic League (UIL) tells coaches to get their booster club wish list approved by their supervisor first, calls the coach’s role with the boosters advisory and without vote, and says coaches should not have signature authority over booster funds (source: UIL booster club guidelines). A Maryland athletics manager quoted by the NFHS says coaches go through her to ask the booster club for equipment (source: NFHS on booster clubs). Then check your booster club bylaws for how spending is voted: in the sample constitution in one Utah district’s booster handbook, the board decides by majority vote of the voting members present (source: Provo City School District booster handbook).
Three ways the money can move
Ask your athletic director which route your district uses; it decides who gets the invoice.
- The boosters pay us, then give the poms to the program. The treasurer pays our invoice. One Washington district’s gift procedure says any gift will become the property of the district, and booster contributions need principal approval (source: Pasco School District gifts procedure).
- The boosters give the money to the school, and the school buys. One Utah district routes these purchases through district purchasing, with its bidding and purchase order rules, and once the money is in the school account the boosters can no longer direct it (source: Provo City School District booster handbook). IRS training material on booster clubs notes the money is often turned over to the school, which decides how it is spent (source: IRS on athletic booster clubs).
- The school’s activity fund pays. One Texas district puts money handled by a teacher or sponsor through the school’s activity fund, and counts a parents-only fundraiser as booster money (source: Beaumont ISD activity funds).
How much do light-up pom poms cost per season?
Boards vote on numbers, so give them the cost per season, not only the total. Divide the order by the number of seasons your program plans to use the set; you know your program, so use your own number.
| Pairs | Order at $120 a pair | Per season over 2 seasons | Per season over 3 seasons | Per season over 4 seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,200 | $600 | $400 | $300 |
| 16 | $1,920 | $960 | $640 | $480 |
| 20 | $2,400 | $1,200 | $800 | $600 |
| 24 | $2,880 | $1,440 | $960 | $720 |
| 30 | $3,600 | $1,800 | $1,200 | $900 |
Per pair, that is $60 a season over two seasons, $40 over three and $30 over four, whatever the squad size. For a line of 20 dancers, 20 pairs is $2,400: $800 a season over three seasons, or $40 per dancer per season. Two spare pairs add $240.
A metallic pom is one color, so school colors and a pink out mean two orders; one light-up set covers both.
How do you ask the booster club for money?
- Start with your athletic director or principal. Send the quote and ask which money route your district uses.
- Get a written quote with the exact total. A board votes faster on a set number than on “about.”
- Get on the board’s agenda and find out the date of the vote.
- Send the proposal before the meeting so the treasurer can check it against the budget.
- Bring video. Ask us for footage of the poms performing at night and we will send it.
A booster club proposal you can paste
Copy this into an email to the booster president and treasurer, fill in the brackets and attach our quote.
Subject: Vote request: light-up pom poms for [squad], [total]
Dear [president] and the booster board,
I am asking the board to fund one program-owned set of light-up LED pom poms for [squad]: [number] pairs, including [number] spares, at $120 a pair, for [total]. [Athletic director] has approved bringing this request to the board.
The LEDs are built into each pom, the full metallic streamers work as normal poms in daylight, and one remote changes every pair’s color together. We can perform in school colors at [home games] and switch colors for [pink out, senior night] without buying a second set.
Over [number] seasons, that is [total divided by seasons] a season, or [amount] per dancer per season. For example, 20 pairs is $2,400: $800 a season over three seasons, or $40 per dancer per season.
The set belongs to the program. I will keep the remote, label and count every pair, name one person to charge them on game days and store the set over the summer for next year’s squad.
Neon Cowboys will invoice the treasurer [or the school business office]. I would like a vote at the [date] meeting; the quote is attached.
Thank you,
[your name], [title]
The questions the board will ask, with straight answers
| The board asks | Your answer |
|---|---|
| How many pairs? | One per performer, plus two spares for squads under 20 and three for larger squads, in the same order so they match |
| How long does a charge last? | 3 to 4 hours. White and rainbow modes drain the battery faster, so a long game night goes further in team colors |
| Who charges them? | One named person, the captain or a parent volunteer, the night before every game |
| Are they heavy? | 7 oz per pom |
| Who holds the remote? | The coach, so the whole squad stays one color |
| Where are they stored? | With the program, labeled by pair and counted after every game |
| Who keeps them over the summer? | The program, not the athletes, so the set passes to next year’s squad |
| How long will they last? | We don’t put a number of years on it; it depends on how your squad uses, charges and stores them. Send us the board’s questions and we will answer in writing |
What makes the set worth passing down: LEDs built into the pom, full metallic streamers, rechargeable packs and one remote for the whole squad. See pom poms built to last season to season.
Add to your team order
Light-Up LED Pom Poms
Metallic streamers with LEDs built into the pom, a rechargeable pack, and one remote that changes the whole team’s color at once.
$145 USD per pair
Cheer and dance team fundraising ideas sized to the order
The best booster club fundraising ideas name one goal: one matched set. For 20 pairs, that is $2,400. Get approval first; one Texas district needs the principal’s prior approval for any fundraiser run in the school’s name (source: Beaumont ISD activity funds). Four cheer fundraising ideas that fit a pom order:
| Idea | How it works | The math for $2,400 |
|---|---|---|
| A business sponsor | A local business funds the set and is thanked at a home game | One sponsor, or four at $600 |
| Sponsor a pair | Families, alumni and businesses each fund one pair of the program’s set | 20 sponsors at $120 |
| Concession shifts | The squad and parents work the booster stand, with their shifts put toward the set | Track each game against the goal |
| Spirit wear | The booster club sells squad shirts at home games | 240 shirts at $10 profit each |
A Minnesota activities director told the NFHS that concession stands are “easily our best revenue sources” (source: NFHS on fundraising). Raise the money for the squad’s set, not into each dancer’s account: the IRS has told its agents that crediting what a participant raises toward that participant’s dues or trip costs is a private benefit that could put a club’s 501(c)(3) status at risk (source: IRS booster club directive).
For the nights the set will cover, see pink out game ideas and student section themes for night games.
How payment works with us
Email us for an invoice. Once the board votes, send the final pair count, the colors and who is paying, and we will send the invoice to the treasurer or the school business office.
- The booster club pays: the treasurer pays the invoice from booster funds.
- The school pays: tell us when you email, and send any purchase order paperwork, so the invoice matches what your business office needs.
Email or DM us with your pair count, colors, the date of the board meeting and the first game you need the set for. We make our light-up products ourselves and will tell you plainly what fits your date. See team orders for how a group order works.
Frequently asked questions
How do you write a booster club proposal for pom poms?
Give the exact total from a written quote, the cost per season, the nights you will use the set, who owns it and the vote date you want. Get your athletic director’s approval first.
How do you ask a booster club for money?
Go through your athletic director or principal, then ask for a spot on the booster board’s agenda with a written quote and a short proposal.
Who approves spending for a school cheer or dance team?
An administrator usually approves the request first. Booster money is then voted by the booster board and paid by the treasurer; money given to the school is spent through district purchasing.
Should the athletic director’s budget or the booster club pay for poms?
Either can. If the school pays, expect district purchasing rules and a purchase order; if the boosters pay, the treasurer pays our invoice after the vote.
How much do light-up pom poms cost per season?
Divide the order by the seasons your program plans to use them. At $120 a pair, 20 pairs is $2,400: $800 a season over three seasons, or $40 per dancer per season.
Who keeps booster-funded poms over the summer?
The program. The coach keeps the set and the remote, counts every pair and passes the set to next year’s squad.
See also: the Purdue Goldusters case study, bulk cheer pom poms, from pair count to sign-off and a light-up season plan for high school squads.
Sources: UIL booster club guidelines, NFHS on booster clubs, NFHS on fundraising, IRS on athletic booster clubs, IRS booster club directive, Provo City School District booster handbook, Pasco School District gifts procedure, Beaumont ISD activity funds. Rules vary by state and district; check your own district’s booster policy.
Questions: info@neoncowboys.com.
