Redneck Games Fundraiser

With the popularity of Jeff Foxworthy’s comedy routine, “You know you’re a redneck, if…” and television shows like “The Trailer Park Boys,” rednecks are all the rage.  And that provides a fundraising opportunity for your school or team. Why not host a “Redneck Games.” It’s a field day with a difference and is an excellent fundraising idea for a school, or at a larger level, a small community.

Participants dress up like rednecks and take part in redneck-related activities such as the hubcap toss; mud pit belly flop contest; bobbing for pigs feet; mud pit slip-and-slide; mud pit tug-of-war; redneck horseshoes using toilet seats; the armpit serenade contest; greased pig catching; and redneck surfing, in which a participant stands on a mattress while being pulled through a mud pit by an all terrain vehicle.

People buy tickets to enter the site. For example, $5.00 per person or $20 per family. You might also charge a small fee to participate in activities and have the chance to win prizes (donated, of course). For example a $10 fee for each tug-of-war team or a buck to participate in the toilet seat horseshoes contest. Another fundraising model is to make the event free, but ask for donations for a large, donated draw prize, such as a weekend trip. If you want a larger scale fundraiser, you can solicit sponsors for each of the contests. Sponsors pay a fee, provide prizes, then get their name attached to the event. For example, the “Smith Motors Mud Pit Slide.” You can also charge vendors to set up food and merchandise stalls and even bring in musical performers and comedians who will charge a fee for entrance to their performing venue.

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Atlanta, GA: What started off in 1996 as a goofy way to raise money for charity has evolved into a nationwide phenomenon. Back in 1996, Atlanta was going to host the Olympics and a lot of jokes were being made about a bunch of rednecks hosting the Olympics.

As legend tells it, a host of volunteers put together a ridiculous schedule of “Redneck Games” for locals to compete in. They expected a small turnout, some decent weather, and a few laughs.  What they got was a little slice of Dixie magic. The first year, they expected 500 people to show up. They got 5,000 instead.  Since then, the Redneck Games have expanded into an annual major event. Over the last decade, roughly 95,000 individuals have attended the one-day extravaganza.

There’s the Hubcap Hurl, the Bobbin’ for Pig’s Feet Fest, and Redneck Horseshoes — in which toilet seats are the objects thrown. Each individual event has its own legion of fans, roster of popular competitors, and history filled with tradition. People still talk about the 12-year-old boy who played the Southern ode “Dixie” with his underarm and palm back in 2000, everyone recognizes that Melvin Davis is the Babe Ruth of Bobbin’ For Pigs’ Feet, and it’s common knowledge that the Games don’t begin until the Ceremonial Grill is lit. Like SEC football or hating Jeff Gordon, the Redneck Games, too, have become a favorite pastime for Southern sports fans.

All profit — every last cent — from the Redneck Games goes to local charities. The East Dublin Lions Club look to place the money in areas that need the most help.” In essence, it’s like a grandiose bake sale — only with butt cracks and hubcaps instead of brownies and pie. It’s not about the money.  All in all, the Redneck Games are just a silly, good time. Though it’s gradually expanded in attendance and in popularity over the past decade, the yearly tradition is still as wholesome and pure as it was back in ’96. Everyone and their butt crack is welcome — even Yankees.


We have included a number of do-it-yourself fundraising ideas in this section that offer a break from traditional product sales.  They were developed by groups just like yours in an attempt have a little fun with their fundraiser. Some of them are tried and true while others show a lot of creativity … and even wackiness in some cases.  All of them are obviously not appropriate for every group, but sometimes, with only a little modification, your might find some fund raising ideas that are perfect for your group. If you have an idea for a do-it-yourself fund raiser you are willing to share with others, please send it to us via email. Include anything and everything you would want to know if you were hearing the idea for the first time.