ALL parents need a night out. Believe it or not, most kids enjoy a night without the parents as well! Hence this double fundraiser idea. First, make childcare arrangements for the kids at your school, church or other facility. Hire some experienced childcare providers to facilitate fun games or activities for the kids, order pizzas…
Everyone loves a good old fashioned lemonade stand! Whether it’s freshly squeezed or made from a mix, a nice cold cup of lemonade will put a smile on the face of your customers. You can even cater to more sophisticated tastes by offering various flavors like raspberry or strawberry lemonades. If you make this a…
“A-thons” are a popular way to raise funds for your community, build a community of support and raise awareness of your cause. Participants take pleges for every increment of the activity that they do. Some “A-thon” ideas include: · Read-a-thon · Write-a-thon · Math-a-thon · Game-a-thon · Paint-a-thon · Sculp-a-thon · Draw-a-thon · Sing-a-thon ·…
“I look like I mowed the lawn in my bare feet,” said one mom with freshly painted red toes to go along with her freshly painted red toenails. “I’ve never laughed so hard in my life,” said another mom. When planning for an event like this, you can forget your notions of a luxurious, relaxing…
Kick off community building with a good old-fashioned kickball tournament. Since most people have played it at some time in their lives, it’s easy to get people interested in reviving those childhood memories. Invite families to sign up on teams and offer prizes for the winning team. Some ideas for fundraising at the event include:…
If you take a lot of digital photos in your class, school, youth group, etc., this is the perfect EASY fundraiser for you. Purchase software for making DVDs, load your photos and add some music. Once your DVD is finished, make and sell copies to parents and grandparents. It will be something to treasure for…
This is a great idea for a youth group or school to learn about gardening and do some fundraising. Create a vegetable garden or flower garden and use your harvest for something meaningful. For a vegetable garden, you can use your harvest to create jars of salsa or homemade soup to sell. For a flower garden,…
This can be such a fun way to raise awareness for your cause and raise funds. Here is how it works: Get an old (clean!) toilet and paint/decorate it as you wish. Ours was painted purple and had “Flush Cancer” spelled on it. Place the toilet in a neighbor’s yard with a note (preferably in a…
One of our most popular items in our silent auctions has been a Lottery Tree. The idea is quite simple — get a small artificial Christmas tree (I’ve been lucky enough to get freecycled ones) and “decorate” it with various lottery tickets. If the tree isn’t already lighted, I usually add an inexpensive set of lights and/or some…
If your school doesn’t already own a nice popcorn popper, this is the time to make the investment. Once you have one at your dispense, you can pop popcorn for a variety of events. Our neighborhood school has “Popcorn Fridays”. A parent comes in every Friday afternoon and pops bags of popcorn. Kids can buy…
