Survey your staff and members for special skills have or hobbies they excel at. Then, create a workshop or class teaching others these skills or hobbies. The ideas are endless. Here are just a few to get you thinking:
Organic Gardening
Dog Training
Using Computers
Taking Great Photographs
Kayaking
Cake Decorating
Quilting
Creative Writing
Web Design
Do a little research to see what other schools [...]
In our later years, it gets harder to get some things done that need doing –especially when it comes to yard work. The summer heat is too daunting, the autumn breezes blow a little too hard… spring rains can lead to a bad fall…
A very worthwhile environmental fundraiser is Senior Yard Care.
Set a price [...]
Instead of fundraising for a community garden, consider soliciting requests for the specific items and manpower needed.
Request Plant, Seed, & Soil donations for church/ school.
Gardening Supplies can be loaned or donated.
Use hardy, easy-care plants in a mix of annuals (bloom all season) and perennials (come back year after year). Mulching is helpful [...]
