Wanted: Fundraising Ideas for Elementary School Teachers

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Re: Wanted: Fundraising Ideas for Elementary School Teachers

Ask local fire departments if they can host a boot drive. On Saturday mornings, the firefighters stand at intersections in traffic and walk around holding out their boots for donations. Either one holds a sign with the charity name or they just make a flyer and tape it to their boot. After Katrina, it seemed that every weekend there was a boot drive.

[Cheetahwoman7]

Re: Wanted: Fundraising Ideas for Elementary School Teachers

Hi Everyone,

Just thought I'd update our first fundraising activity. I bought Halloween pencils from Big Lots for my students to sell. Seems they were quite popular. I have found out I have a few natural salespersons (sales people?) in my class.

So far, we've made a profit of $149.xx with about $20 still out that needs to be brought to school. I'd say that's not bad for their first time!!!

I did talk to the other teacher who's going on the fieldtrip to Sacramento and told her that I'd like to talk to my class about taking several smaller trips to closer locals and saving some $$ to try to fund a trip to Washington, D.C. next year when we move up to 5th grade with these same students.

I have conferences all next week. I might bring it up to some of the parents and see what sort of reaction I get. *fingers crossed* that the sales keep going. I need to find a good source for Thanksgiving and Christmas pencils with wild looking eraser toppers (like our Halloween pencils had). I was thinking of Oriental Trading Company, but their shipping is pretty high, which cuts into the profit margin.

Thank you for all of the wonderful suggestions. I'm going to contact a local pizza place and find out more about their fundraisers for schools. I'd like to know if the entire school has to participate or can one "club or organization" (aka 4th grade) do the work and reap the benefits.

I'll let you know what happens next.

CJ