Many schools struggle with dwindling budgets for school trips and events despite the importance of out-of-the-classroom learning experiences. Do you need a little boost to get your school band or choir on track for an upcoming trip? Throwing a fundraiser might be the best way to put you over the top!
This part of your trip planning doesn’t need to be stressful. Tons of different fundraising ideas are available online, many with a focus on maximizing your profits with fun activities that appeals to lots of people. Here is a list of three fundraising ideas, including a penny challenge for classrooms to compete to see which one can collect the most pennies to go toward the trip. The classroom that raises the most money gets a pizza party, which is a small price to pay (hopefully) compared to the total amount of money collected.
This website, though, is the real jackpot. It gives 50 ideas for fundraisers, and some of them look like they could be a blast! The first one on the list is called “choose a torture.” Donors pay $1 per vote to decide which form of “torture” to inflict on the organization’s leader. So beware – YOU may be the target for this fundraiser! Tortures could range from dyeing the leader’s hair a crazy color to dressing up all day as a clown or getting pies in the face.
See? Fundraising doesn’t have to be boring and tedious. Get a little creative, and raising money for that dream trip could even be fun!