{"id":9708,"date":"2017-12-29T10:04:47","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T15:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/?p=9708"},"modified":"2019-07-12T12:01:20","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T16:01:20","slug":"5-school-fundraising-ideas-for-teachers-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ssww.com\/blog\/5-school-fundraising-ideas-for-teachers-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"5 School Fundraising Ideas for Teachers & Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Parents and teachers share creative ideas that go beyond raffles and car washes and keep the fun in fundraising. We teamed up with Family Fun Magazine to share these 5 ideas that you can recreate at your school!<\/p>\n

Find some great ideas below and download the entire printable guide here:\u00a0Best School Fundraiser Ideas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Send Your Teacher Packing<\/strong><\/p>\n

St. Bernadette’s Catholic\u00a0School in Springfield, Virginia came up with the idea to have a\u00a0Surprise Teacher Getaway Raffle. Nearly half the school\u2019s 380 students entered their favorite teachers and staff into a drawing that featured a parent-donated four-day vacation. They received over $3000 toward\u00a0interactive whiteboards.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Students decorated the raffle tickets with stickers, \u201cGood Luck!\u201d messages, and smiley faces. The tickets said \u201cPlease send \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0on vacation.\u201d Families bought them for $5 each, filled in a\u00a0teacher\u2019s name (and their own on the back), then entered them in the vacation drawing.\u00a0With nearly half of school families participating, minimal work, and happy kids and\u00a0teachers, this fund-raiser was truly a win-win solution.<\/p>\n

The school expects it to become an annual\u00a0event. \u201cIt\u2019s just the perfect overall morale booster,\u201d Mary Fedorochko says. \u201cAnd you should have heard Mrs. Fellinger scream when her name was drawn!\u201d<\/p>\n

Mary\u2019s tip:<\/em> Invite the teachers to take a short break while a volunteer goes class to class\u00a0explaining the raffle to students.<\/p>\n

2. Keep On Truckin’<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cheverly Weekday Nursery School (and\u00a0Mothers\u2019 Day Out program) in Cheverly Maryland\u00a0shares “The Cheverly Truck\u00a0Touch” fundraiser idea. Kids buy $3 tickets to explore a fleet\u00a0of construction,\u00a0emergency, safety, and farm vehicles parked in\u00a0the school lot. They raise about\u00a0$3,000 a year toward lower tuition.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is also great way to involve the community. Katie Troyner says “\u201cI\u00a0just drive around town, and whenever I see a cool vehicle, I ask the owner if he or she would\u00a0be willing to bring it!\u201d\u00a0They had more than 30 garbage trucks, school buses, police cars, classic cars, ambulances, fire\u00a0trucks, backhoes, and more. The event also offers games, prizes, and concessions,\u00a0with almost everything donated.<\/p>\n

Katie\u2019s tips<\/em>: Outfit volunteers with orange safety vests and walkie-talkies. Ask vehicle\u00a0owners to stay with their trucks and to supervise the visiting children. Solicit donations of\u00a0food and prizes from local businesses.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Write the Book on Local Fun<\/strong><\/p>\n

This fundraising idea from Woodland Montessori School in Harrisonburg, Virginia is called “Kids’ Community Guide: Cool Things to Do With Kids in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County”. The school publishes and gives away a 50-page family guidebook, raising money through ad sales. They raised\u00a0$8,000 for playground equipment.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eileen Frueh, chair of Kids\u2019 Community Guide, says,\u00a0\u201cIt serves three purposes: raising\u00a0funds for the school, generating free PR for the school, and providing an essential resource\u00a0for the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

The idea for the guide came to Eileen when she first moved to the area and was looking for activities for her two\u00a0young children. With her background in publications development,\u00a0she decided to share the answers she got, and raise money for her kids\u2019 school in the process.\u00a0An unpaid college intern interviewed parents for the guide\u2019s content (in exchange for job\u00a0experience and a great reference), Eileen edited entries for uniformity, and a committee sold\u00a0more than 80 ads. The guide was then laid out by a professional graphic designer, and 5,000\u00a0copies were printed and distributed to local businesses, among other outlets.<\/p>\n

Now families in Harrisonburg know where to turn for advice about local arts, sports, hiking, camping, and more. And a local school has a new playground. \u201cIt\u2019s a fantastic fund-raiser,\u201d Eileen says, \u201cespecially since it taps into a different money pool than the\u00a0school parents.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eileen\u2019s tip:<\/em> Visit local businesses to sell ads face-to-face.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0On With the Show<\/strong><\/p>\n

McKenzie Elementary School inWilmette, Illinois hosts an Annual Variety Show every year to raise money. Audiences filled the house five times last year (at $6 a head) to watch parents and school staff perform themed music and dance numbers. They received $13,000 toward PTA-sponsored enrichment activities.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This fundraising idea is entertaining to both the students and adults. You can also have a theme each year. One example from this school is\u00a0\u201cReady, Set, Game!” which included a rap number about Quidditch, a football spoof called \u201cReferee\u201d (set to\u00a0Aretha Franklin\u2019s \u201cRespect\u201d), a version of \u201cWe Are the Champions\u201d, and an all-mom tap number. Including the volunteers who sold tickets, ushered, and worked on sets and costumes, more\u00a0than a third of the school\u2019s families played a role in the event.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor weeks after the show, my kids sing the songs and reminisce about seeing their gym teacher dance,\u201d volunteer Mande Mischler says. \u201cHonestly, it\u2019s as much a community builder as a money maker.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mande\u2019s tips:<\/em> Keep rehearsals to one night a week by splitting up the skits over five nights and asking adults to sign up accordingly. And don\u2019t get too hung up on perfection: less talent means more laughs!<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0Walk Like a Tiger<\/strong><\/p>\n

Farmersville Elementary in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania shares their fundraiser idea called “The Tiger Trek”. Students\u00a0earn pledge money by\u00a0walking laps around the
\nschool soccer fields for\u00a0half an hour. Walkers who\u00a0brought in $20 or more\u00a0were entered in a\u00a0drawing to win sports\u00a0equipment. They raised\u00a0$12,000 for the PTA to\u00a0fund school upgrades\u00a0and enrichment programs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Tiger Trek was named after the school’s mascot.\u00a0The program raises funds, self-esteem, and fitness. \u201cWith all the talk about childhood obesity and body mass index, I knew a healthy walk would be the best fund-raiser for us,\u201d Cathy Shay says. They had 557 walkers, and beat their goal of $10,000.<\/p>\n

Volunteers designed the pledge-collection envelopes and lap-recording cards, picked
\nout a small sneaker charm for each walker, shopped for raffle prizes, and ordered T-shirts and water bottles for top walkers and pledge getters. On the day of the walk, 50 adults were on hand to mark off laps at checkpoints, run the water stops, direct classes to the proper fields, and take pictures.<\/p>\n

Cathy\u2019s tip:<\/em> Maximize participation by planning the event for a school day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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