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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
For booster clubs raising money for team gear: size the fundraiser to one order, keep the money in the team fund, and buy something the whole squad uses. Our light-up pom poms are $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs, so 20 pairs is a $2,400 goal.
Start with the number: sizing a booster club fundraiser to the gear
A fundraiser with a vague goal, “for the cheer program,” raises less than one with a number and a picture. Light-up poms give a booster club both: a fixed team rate, a photo of the squad holding them in the dark, and a date the parents can circle.
The goals are simple multiples of $120: 10 pairs is $1,200, 20 pairs is $2,400 and 30 pairs is $3,600. The diodes are built into the pom itself, and one remote switches the whole squad together, so donors see exactly what their money did at the next home game. See light-up pom poms for every kind of team for how programs at every level use them.
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Booster club fundraising ideas, sized to the order
| Idea | Who runs it | What it raises | Covers about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sponsor-a-pair from local businesses | Two board members with a sponsor letter | $120 per sponsor | One pair per sponsor |
| Restaurant spirit night | One parent and one phone call | A share of the night’s sales | Part of an order; pair it with another idea |
| Concession stand shifts | The volunteer coordinator | Whatever your school’s agreement pays | Several pairs over a season |
| Lights-down showcase night | Coach and the board | 120 tickets at $10 is $1,200 | A full 10-pair set |
| Program and banner ads | The ad chair | Ad packages sold before the season | The whole order, in a good year |
| Kids’ clinic | Coach and the squad | Registration fees | Often a full set |
Sponsor-a-pair is the cleanest of the six: a business pays $120, its name goes on the thank-you banner, and the squad gets one pair. Ten sponsors is a full team-rate order. For the clinic version, see our cheer and dance team fundraising ideas.
Should fundraising money be credited to each family?
Ask your treasurer before you promise families any credit. Booster clubs that run as tax-exempt charities have run into trouble crediting fundraising to the family that raised it. In Capital Gymnastics Booster Club v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo 2013-193), the Tax Court upheld the IRS’s revocation of a booster club’s exemption. Families earned points from their own fundraising that reduced their own fees, and only 7% of the money raised went to the organization as a whole (source: Nonprofit Issues, on Capital Gymnastics Booster Club v. Commissioner).
A program-owned set of poms is the opposite of that problem. The money goes into the team fund, the poms belong to the program, and every athlete on the roster uses them, this year and next. Your treasurer or accountant should confirm how your club handles it.
How does the board approve a gear purchase?
- The coach brings the request: count, colors, the first date and the quote.
- A board member makes the motion, the board votes, and the secretary records the amount in the minutes.
- The treasurer confirms the money is in the team fund and pays from the club account.
- One person, usually the coach, places the order, so there is never a second order for the same squad.
If the school will own the set, the athletic director should see the request too. For the full pitch, getting light-up pom poms approved by your booster club has a proposal you can paste.
Thanking sponsors on game night
The best sponsor thank-you costs nothing. During a timeout, the announcer reads the sponsor names while the squad switches every pom to school colors on one remote press. Take one photo of the squad with the poms lit, post it with every sponsor tagged, and print it for the sponsor letter next season. A business that sees its name in that photo tends to say yes again.
Hang the sponsor banner where the squad stands for that photo, and the banner ends up in every parent’s picture too. At the end of the season, send each sponsor a short note with the photo, the number of games the poms were used and next year’s ask.
What else can the same fundraiser cover?
Buy in this order: the poms for every athlete, then spares, then matching pieces. Spares come first because a squad that adds two members in October needs matching pairs, and how many pom poms a team needs shows the count by squad size. Light-up cheer bows that match the poms are the next step for many squads. When parents ask how the poms work, send them the setup videos.
If the club is building a full season budget, where light-up poms fit in a cheer team budget separates one-time lines from yearly ones.
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LED Light-Up Cheer Bows
White bows with built-in LEDs that glow any color at the click of a button, one bow per athlete.
$66 USD per bow · 10-bow minimum
Apply with your fundraising goal
See the light-up LED pom poms with your board, then apply. Youth league boards can read youth cheer fundraiser ideas for parent-run versions of these ideas.
Apply with your team, the date of your first lights-down night, your colors and how many athletes the fundraiser is for. We make the poms ourselves and will tell you plainly what fits your date. Team pricing is $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs.
Frequently asked questions
What is your team pricing?
$120 a pair on 10 or more pairs. A pair is two poms, one per athlete.
How much should our booster club raise for light-up poms?
One pair per athlete plus about one spare per 10, times $120. A 20-athlete squad with two spares is 22 pairs, $2,640.
Can we get them in our team colors?
Yes. Tell us your colors when you apply. The light color changes by remote, and each pair can be split so one pom carries each team color.
Can we get them in time for our event?
Send us the date when you apply. We make the poms ourselves and will tell you plainly what fits.
Can a local business sponsor a pair?
Yes. A booster club can sell sponsor-a-pair at $120, the team rate for one pair, and thank sponsors by name on game night.
How do they work?
The diodes are built into each pom. Charge the battery pack by USB-C, then one remote changes every pom in range together. Our setup videos show it step by step.
See also: light-up pom poms for every kind of team, LED pom pom team pricing and cheer showcase night ideas.
Sources: Nonprofit Issues, on Capital Gymnastics Booster Club v. Commissioner.
Questions: info@neoncowboys.com.
