No parent is a stranger to fundraising.
Kids of all ages need funds to complete educational trips, increase the budget for service organizations or just to help out with school expenses.
No matter what kind of fundraiser you're involved with, these ideas will help get the kids involved in raising the funds they need, all while having fun.
Idea #1: Paper recycling drive Being eco-friendly is on a lot of people's minds these days, and your child's organization can take advantage of this with a recycling drive.
If your town compensates for paper recycling, this is an easy fundraising event to organize.
Get in touch with your local recycling center and ask about how they can help organize a recycling drive.
Once you've nailed down the details, start advertising the drive in your town.
Arrange a date where people can drop off their newspapers and other recyclable paper products to the students.
You can drop off the paper to be recycled and earn money from the recycling payments.
You may also be able to earn money from recycling other items, from ink cartridges to juice pouches.
Spend a little time online researching the possibilities with your student.
Idea #2: Lollipop Sale Lollipop fundraisers are fun for kids of all ages.
They don't require a lot of advertising and are really popular with students.
With a lollipop fundraiser, your organization simple purchases bulk lollipops and sell them to other children.
Parents of students can also take a box of lollipops to work and sell them.
Buy lollipops that are appropriate for an upcoming holiday, such as lips for Valentine's Day or ghosts for Halloween.
Divide the price of the bulk box by the number of the lollipops to get your break even point.
Selling lollipops for.
50 to.
75 cents typically works well and gives you a relatively high profit margin.
Idea #3: Balloon-o-grams This works great with older age groups who have a little spending money and want to give gifts to their friends and significant others.
The organizers get helium balloons and sell them with a personal note attached.
The students can purchase the Balloon-o-grams before school and during breaks.
They have to include the note, the recipient's name and the room they'll be at in the last period of the day.
After all of the orders have been received, the organizers distribute the gifts at the end of the day.
The typical charge for the balloon-o-grams is between $2 and $5.
Idea #4: Blind auction Most people have heard of silent auctions but blind auctions are something completely different! This works well on a Back to School night or a day where another event is going on.
Have people bring wrapped packages that will be auctioned off.
The package will go to the highest bidder, and the bidder has to keep what they get! The packages will be displayed before the auction so that the bidders can feel them and shake them to try to figure out what they are.
Donators are encouraged to try to fool the participants with bricks for weight, bells for sound and other things to throw off the bidders.
You can either auction off the items individually or do a silent auction where everyone writes down their bids.
These ideas will be sure to add some funds, and some fun, to your child's school or activity club.