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School
Fundraisers -
Elementary
and
High School
Fund
Raising
Ideas
Parents are always looking for free and easy ways to improve
their child's education. School funding plays a big part in the
education that your child receives, especially if you are in a
smaller school such as a church school or private,
independently owned school. There are several school
fundraising and fund raiser programs that a parent can
participate in that will help with the goal of raising funding
for their school. The following paragraphs describe some of the
most easy, effortless and popular school fundraising ideas in
which parents can participate:
1. Campbell's Labels for Education -- The Campbell's
Labels for Education fundraising campaign has been around for
many years and provides large amounts of funding to schools
throughout the country each year. The process is simple --
simply peel off the labels of your Campbell's soups and turn
them into your school. Your school will then send them in to
Campbell's to redeem them for school funding. Also, did you
know that all Campbell's labels aren't worth the same amount of
money? I found that the Campbell's line of Chunky Chilis are
actually worth 5 soup labels! Campbell's makes lots of other
products that you can turn into your school for funding -- it's
not just limited to soups! For more information on the
Campbell's Labels for Education fund raising program and many
of the Campbell's products that are worth funding for your
school, visit the Labels for Education website.
2. General Mills Box Tops for Education -- This fund
raising program is very similar to the Campbell's program
listed above. Simply purchase any General Mills products with
the Box Top for Education label on it, turn it in to your
school, and they in turn will send it in for school funding.
It's that simple. You can find out more about this fund raiser
program by visiting the Box Tops For Education website.
3. Scrip Advantage -- The Scrip Advantage fund raising
program provides school funding through purchasing of gift
certificates from popular retailers (such as Macy's,
JCPenney's, Home Depot, Shell, Kroger, and Gap) nationwide that
it has relationships with in large quantities and at a
discount. Scrip Advantage then makes these gift certificates
available to nonprofit organizations (in your case, your
school) at a discounted rate. When your school sells these same
gift certificates to its families and members at face value,
the difference between the discount rate and face value is the
school's weekly profit. There are hundreds of retailers on the
list, and your school is probably already a participant in the
program. Call your school office to find out of they are a
participant and sign up! If they aren't have them visit the
Scrip Advantage website for more details on this fund raising
program.
4. Your Local Grocery Store – Many grocery stores have
fundraiser programs where they will donate a percentage of the
money you spend for groceries to the school or organization of
your choice. For instance, in my area there is a Food Lion
store that has a card called the MVP card where you can get
grocery items at a discount price if you are a MVP member. Then
each time I shop at Food Lion and use my MVP card, a portion of
my total grocery purchase will be donated to my school. It's
that simple! Hey, we all have to eat, so why not benefit your
school in the process, since it is so effortless! To see if
there is a Food Lion in your area, visit the Food Lion website.
If there isn't then check with your local grocery stores -- I'm
sure at least one of them has a similar fund raising
program.
5. Restaurant Benefit Night -- This is an idea that I
think is great! Local restaurants (such as Fuddruckers,
Chick-Fil-A and CiCi's Pizza to name a few) have a benefit
night that provides funding to the school or organization of
your choice. It works like this -- you go to the restaurant and
when you order your food, tell them the organization that you
would like them to fund. The restaurant then takes a percentage
of your meal total and donates it to the school or organization
of your choice for funding. Many restaurants have these types
of fund raising programs, so next time you go, inquire about it
and enjoy your food even more, knowing your are funding your
school!
6. Department Store Contributions -- Did you know that
you can provide school funding every time you use your
department store card? For instance, Target offers a school
fundraising program where for every purchase you make on their
Target Visa or Red Card, they will donate a percentage to the
school of your choice. All you have to do is link your card to
the school of your choice through the Target website and
they'll send the money to your school. Again, it's just that
simple!
The paragraphs above list just a few easy and effortless school
fund raisers and fund raising ideas. They don't require selling
of candy bars, candles or pizzas (not that there's anything
wrong with those fundraising ideas, but they require more
effort), and they provide your school with funding year round,
for buying items and things that you would normally buy
anyway.
Good luck with your school fund raisers and fund
raising!
Christina Khan is a mother of a preschooler that attends a
small, private school. She has effectively used these
school fundraising ideas to raise funding
for her child's school. Christina also runs a baby birth announcement website with other
parenting tips and articles. You can visit her site by going
to MyPreciousBaby.com
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