Fundraising Ideas
~ A few fundraising ideas are listed below.
~ Feel free to send in your suggestions below....
Write a Christmas Gift Fundraising Letter
As Christmas draws near, one idea to raise money for camp is to ask relatives to make part of their Christmas gift this year a donation to your child’s camp savings fund. They can simply pay for a half-day at camp, one full-day at camp or for the whole week! Click here for a sample letter that can be revised to fit your situation.
Odd Jobs
Tell your neighbors and friends that you are saving to go to camp and that you would like to hire yourself out to them to do work such as such as mowing their lawn, raking leaves, shoveling snow, washing their house windows, helping paint their house, babysitting, washing their cars on a regular basis, doing laundry, cleaning or other jobs.
Yard Sale
Have a yard sale. Ask friends, neighbors and church members to donate items they no longer need or crafts and baked goods that they make. You help organize and run the yard sale and the proceeds can be used for your camp tuition.
Pancake Breakfast
Host a breakfast or dinner at church as a fundraiser to raise money for camp (ask you Pastor first). Charge a fee for the meal (to cover the food costs and to make some profit. You can make even more money if you get volunteers to bring & donate the food).
Get a part-time job
Get a part time job after school or during the holidays. (you might have to get a workers permit in order to do this...)
Sell Coffee & Donuts
Have a coffee and donut sale at church each week. Buy (or get donated) donuts and coffee and tea and have people buy them for a set price. You could also have a jar for donations.
Recycle, Recycle, Recycle
- Tell your church, neighbors and friends that you are raising money to go to camp by collecting bottles and cans to recycle. Ask if they have any bottles or cans and if they would be willing to continue saving them for you. Ask how often you should stop by to collect them or, if they live on your street, they may just drop them off in your driveway. Church members can bring them to church.
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