Fundraising Ideas

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Comment by Theresa Mayfield 14 hours ago

Hello! I am a mom and also the PTA President for our school, which is for students ages 5 to 21 with multiple disabilities. We have approx 90 students total. We are collecting the box tops to raise funds to help pay for the complete renovation of our Life Skills Area at school. This is where our students learn every day life skills like laundry, food prep and cooking, hygiene, cleaning, etc.

If your school doesn't collect Box Tops already, we would be soooooo very appreciative of your support. We also collect Campbells Labels, My Coke Rewards, Best Choice UPC labels, and Tyson A+ labels programs.

Again, we really need and would be very grateful for your support - esp with the Box Tops, Tysons, and Best Choice programs - these provide cash for the labels so we can use that money directly for our students. If this is something you would be interested in, please send me a message or email at Binetptamail@bellsouth.net. Mega thanks!

Comment by Lexa Skowrenski 18 hours ago

I am chairing our Annual Installation/ Chance Auction Dinner and there will be alcohol available at the bar for a fee at the venue. My question is this.....are older kids, ie,16 and older, allowed in the venue to be runners of the gift baskets at a PTA function that has alcohol? I do not need to know what local PTA's do, I need to know the National rule on this or New Jersey PTA rule.

Comment by Mike Kiser on March 12, 2010 at 9:37am

If anyone is looking for a neat way to run an online fundraiser, CauseShare.com allows you to set up a fundraising page, collect donations online, sell cookies and flowers just like fundraising kits, and share it with friends in your network. At the end of the fundraiser, CauseShare sends you one check with all of the funds raised. Check it out: CauseShare.com

Comment by Howard Gottlieb on March 11, 2010 at 3:34pm

If you are looking for new School Fundraising Ideas I strongly recommend you get in touch with Easy Fundraising Ideas. They have a very wide assortment of fundraisers that have been used successfully throughout the United States.

Comment by Whitney Meagher on January 14, 2010 at 8:40am

Webinar: Raising Money While Promoting Health in Schools
Wednesday, January 20th, 12 pm EST
This webinar will help you, as parents and caring adults, influence efforts to conduct health-promoting and profitable fundraisers in your children's schools. Explore guiding principles and alternatives to traditional candy and baked goods fundraisers. Hear from others, including PTA leaders, who have stories to share or come ready to share an example of your success. Ask questions and gain ideas and resources for taking the next step in your school community. School staff and other interested parties are welcome to attend. (Co-sponsored by National PTA and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation.)

To participate, register online:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/788590416

Comment by PTA Administrator on January 5, 2010 at 9:21am

Here's some inspiration: The Alma Schrader Elementary School PTA in Cape Girardeau, Mo., raised $10,000 for much-needed supplies for the school. The PTA held a number of events but also got the support of local businesses. Read more online.

Comment by Thereasa Shue on December 29, 2009 at 3:56pm

My school just participated in a fundraising project which helped our students learn to read through a unique program that one of our teachers found and encouraged us to look into. The DVD taught reading skills through African Dance. Our young students loved the DVD, it was very affordable and effective and our school was able to make a large profit. It was nice to be able to help our schools funding while improving our literacy skills. The company was www.phonicsfantasytheater.com and we just emailed them.

Comment by Jordan Gottlieb on December 4, 2009 at 8:37am

This board looks like a great resource for PTA's looking for new fundraising ideas. I'm really glad I found it and will definitely be sharing it with the other PTA members.

I saw Jane's comment below about doing earth friendly fundraisers and wanted to share that we have been doing them at our son's school for the past couple of seasons. This past spring we did this flower bulb fundraiser and it went great. We also did a Smencils fundraiser with the same company this fall and it went really well also.

Has anyone else done earth friendly fundraising? What has been your experience?

Comment by Darrin King on November 20, 2009 at 11:26am

Hello Parents and Members. Looking forward to helping out the community as best I can. To get started I put together an article I wrote about donations and fundraising that may be of assistance.

How to Increase Fundraising/Donations in a Down Economy

Comment by Sandy Scheppmann on November 4, 2009 at 12:38pm

There is a website called MyElfHelp.com ideal for fundraising. It is a fully interactive holiday entertainment website designed for parents to "play Santa" with unlimited use, by regularly controlling a naughty or nice meter, writing custom message from Santa, and uploading behavior videos and photos, as well as video messages to Santa. Children then log on to these features to check their status and write their Letters and Wish Lists to Santa. A one-time nominal ($9.95) membership fee is required to insure that registrants are indeed adults, so not to exposure Santa's "secrets". Your PTA will earn $5 per paid membership. The more families that join and select your PTA from the donation options when they create an account, the more money you make for your organization. There is no limit to the potential fund raising you can do since this is based on worldwide viral marketing. We understand that many families do not participate in Christmas or Santa Claus related activities, however...millions do, and even if you don't utilize the website yourself, others will and appreciate you for informing them that it exists. We are happy to provide marketing assistance and logos.
To participate as a non-profit 501c(3) organizationPlease contact me directly at sandy@myelfhelp.com
Visit our website at:
www.myelfhelp.com.
Thank you and enjoy.

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