Baseball programs run on money that shows up before the season — travel to tournaments, coaches’ pay, uniforms, gear, umpire fees. Waiting on concession-stand cash doesn’t cut it. So this American Legion program did what a lot of long-running clubs do: it ran a 300 Club.
The idea is simple. Sell 300 numbered tickets at $100 apiece — that’s $30,000 raised up front. Then, every month for a year, hold a drawing and give away $500 to first, $300 to second, and $200 to third. That’s $1,000 a month, $12,000 across the year, paid back to the supporters who bought in. What’s left — $18,000 — funded the program: travel, coaches, uniforms, and the dozen other line items that never stop.
And here’s the part that matters most: this wasn’t a one-time hit. The program ran the same 300 Club year after year. Once supporters watched the monthly winners get paid, the overwhelming majority bought their number again the next season — and told a friend. A fundraiser you can count on for roughly the same $18,000 every single year is worth far more than a one-off car wash or two. It’s proven, it’s renewable, and it gets easier each year as the club sells itself.
Why a 300 Club fits a baseball program
Funds the year, not just a game
A 300 Club brings in the whole budget up front, then keeps supporters engaged with a drawing every month. It’s steady, predictable money you can plan a season around.
$100 feels easy at twelve shots
A single $100 ticket is in every monthly drawing for a full year — twelve chances to win $500, $300, or $200. That’s an easy yes for parents, alumni, and local businesses.
Everyone can sell a few
Three hundred tickets sounds like a lot until you split it across players, families, coaches, and sponsors. A handful each, and you’re sold out.
It sells out year after year
This program didn’t run it once — it ran it every year. Once supporters saw the monthly checks go out, most renewed their number the next season. Proven, repeatable demand is the whole point.
Where the $30,000 goes
The money is easy to explain to a board or a parent group. You raise $30,000 the moment the club sells out. Over the year you pay back $12,000 in prizes — 40% of what came in — which is what makes the tickets worth buying. The remaining $18,000, a clean 60%, is yours to budget. In this program it covered out-of-town tournament travel, a stipend for the coaching staff, a fresh set of uniforms, and the steady drip of season expenses that usually fall on a few generous families.
Model your own club
Pre-loaded with this program’s setup. Change the ticket count, price, or prizes to fit yours.
Don’t have 300 buyers yet? Run a 100 or 200 Club
The model scales to whatever your community can support. A 100 Club or 200 Club works exactly the same way — fewer numbered tickets, prizes sized to match — and it’s a great way to prove the idea in year one. Set it up small, pay out every month, and bump it to a 200 or full 300 Club next year once supporters are lined up to renew. Drag the tickets and prize sliders above to see your numbers.
Illustrative — adjust prizes to fit your goal. Prizes scale with the club so your net stays roughly 60%.
How you sell out 300 tickets
Three hundred is the number that scares people off — until you divide it. Twenty players selling six tickets each is 120. Coaches and board members take a few. The rest come from the people who always show up for a good program: alumni, grandparents, and local businesses, who treat a $100 ticket with twelve monthly drawings as an easy way to support the team. Give every seller a target and put a leaderboard up, and the last fifty tickets tend to move on their own.
What the platform runs for you
The old way was a paper ledger, a coffee can, and a monthly scramble. Here’s what’s handled now.
Four steps to your own 300 Club
Set up the club
Create a Century Club, set it to 300 tickets at $100, and schedule a drawing each month for twelve months.
Set the prizes
Enter the prize tiers — $500, $300, $200 — once. They carry across all twelve drawings.
Add sellers & sell out
Add your players, parents, and coaches as sellers with a target each, then share links to alumni and local sponsors.
Draw monthly & pay winners
Each month the drawing runs, winners are recorded, and you pay them from the pot. Twelve times, then start again next year.
300 Club, answered
Start your club’s 300 Club
Set it up in minutes, sell out your tickets, and let the monthly drawings run on autopilot — you keep every dollar after prizes.
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