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- Put up posters and advertising around the school to make other students aware of the project. List items that can be donated.
- Put up pictures of the students of the sister school. Have pictures blown up at Kinko’s.
- Involve other groups – S.O., teams, clubs, etc.
- Speak at assemblies.
- Make loudspeaker announcements.
- Contact P.T.A... Get parents involved.
- Put a notice in all faculty mailboxes asking for support in their classes and personal donations
- Arrange to speak at the principal’s meeting with the assistant principals.
- Form groups of twos and threes. Each group is assigned to one social studies teacher. Arrange to visit his or her classes and speak for 5 minutes on the project.
- Set goals for classes, teams, grades, etc. For example – a class could try and collect 100 books, 100 pencils and 100 bars of soap. The school could try and collect 2,000 books and 10 bicycles.
- Set up a collection area. Main entrance and cafeteria are good possibilities.
- Contact all department heads and see if they have unwanted books in their storerooms.
- Speak to librarians and see if they have excess books.
- Arrange with custodian to collect what is left behind in the locker rooms each year. Sneakers, T-shirts and shorts are in great demand in Africa.
- Put up a collection thermometer in the main entrance. Update it daily. Try and reach a set goal for the school.
- Speak to religious groups. See if churches, temples and mosques can support the drive.
- Speak to family and friends. Set a goal for yourself and family.
- Go to local libraries and see if they are getting rid of books.
- Get support of community groups – boy scouts, block associations, merchant associations, YMCA, food coops, etc.
- Visit local stores with donation letter from school. Go to Staples, Home Depot, Costco and Toys-R-Us. Try art supply stores, clothing stores (socks are nice), etc.
- Visit dentists. Ask for donations of toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc.
- Visit local elected officials. See if they can offer suggestions and help.
- Many companies (especially drug companies) donate pens, clocks, etc. with their logos on it for free.
- Get an article in the local paper.
- Put up local flyers.
- Visit neighborhood stores.
- Set up a collection table in front of drug or office supply stores. Ask people entering stores to donate items on a handout that you give them or ask them to donate a $1 towards the purchase of toiletries, pens, pencils or other school items.
- Ask for donations from local hotels. Shampoos, soap, etc.
- Contact nonparticipating schools and ask if they can donate unused books.
It costs approximately $10,000 to ship a container to sister schools in Africa. This year we expect to have enough donations to ship two containers. We would appreciate any school donation.There is also a “Building List” that each African school has completed for their sister school. The list has items that the school needs funds for. Raising money for the purchase of items on the Building List is also optional.
- Bake Sales
- School Dances
- Candy Sales
- Flower Sales
- Selling of Sponsor Ribbons
- Environmental T-shirts
- Bracelets
- Holiday Cards
- Talent Show
- Tag Sales in busy areas
- Miracle Quarter Mile – Students try to put down a “mile” worth of quarters in front of school on fabric stretched out the length of the block.
- Thons – Bowl-a-thon, Walk-a-thon, Swim-a-thon, Eat-a-thon, Bike-a-thon
- Student Faculty Basketball (baseball) Game
- Carnival
- Raffles
- Walk around school with donation cans
- In school contests:
- Have faculty supply their baby pictures. Students pay a dollar to try and guess who is who.
- Can throw. Students pay a dollar to knock over cans with three tennis balls. Cans are worth different values. Student can play as often as they wish. Running record is kept and posted. Contest lasts 8 days. Winner gets prize.
- Get principal agree to do something silly if x number of dollars are raised.
- When students donate a dollar their name is put on a picture of Africa and the picture is taped to a school wall.
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