Fundraising

Here are the suggestions for Fundraising ideas for a middle school Stucco club. Thanks for all the suggestions!

We were brainstorming new possibilities and a staff member mentioned partnering with local businesses. We'd like to look into the bowling alley and movie theater; is it possible to organize an event that would raise a little money for us and provide students with an off-site activity? We also sell suckers for Valentine's Day (students purchase the note at lunch time, we later attach to sucker and deliver). There are pros and cons to that project. I'd love to hear other ideas as well. Thanks, Melissa Stucky (Lawrence)

I am the Student Council sponsor as well as the SLMS. Recently, we held a silent auction "Say Yes to the Dress!" All gently used prom dresses were donated by alumni, sororities and dress stores. Also, at a recent ballgame the Royal Valley school hosted a "Chocolate Room" all desserts were chocolate, cut bite size, for two dollars you could get a plate with three items on it. The room was dark lit with christmas lights and romantic tables. We want to try this idea soon because it was so mysterious and different.

Lori Houck

Northern Heights High School, houckl@usd251.org

Carriage crossing in Yoder is now doing a pie fundraiser.... It might cost more because of your distance.... But they charge you $7.95 a pie and you can charge what ever you want..... People around here are charging $15.00 a pie.... Delivered fresh the day they make them..... They just started doing this.....So not many people have used this one before.... Sheena Bruce

The LM_Net list serv shared this idea and I wish I could use it. Someone has a smoothie machine that makes tons of money. I think a cappuccino machine at the high school level would be a good idea.

Juanita Jameson

Our STUCO is gearing up to sell suckers and pink gorillas for Valentines day. They sell them to be delivered on Valentines Day. It is always a big deal. At Christmas they do the same thing with candy canes.......Sarah Schaeffer

I like the idea of having an armchair fundraiser. Folks pay money for not having to have a fundraiser!.....Susie Nightingale

We have a "hat day" where kids pay $1 to wear a hat during the school day (normally not allowed).

Starting next week, kids are selling Valentine lollipops which will be delivered with a note to people on Feb. 14. Seems like they're 50 cents, but I am not sure......Beverly Buller

Long term projects include collecting ink cartridges (HP) to recycle and collecting aluminum cans. Check with insurance companies in town for education funding projects. Walmart, Target and K-Mart have been good about donating. ...... Diane Taylor

It might be too late for this but there was a teacher at my school that had her class sell and deliver "Smencils" (smelly pencils-there is a company that markets them) for Valentines Day. Another teacher used to do the same with lollipops but now there are so many restrictions on candy and food items. Anyway, she set up a booth before school and students could pay for the item and fill out a delivery form to have it delivered to a friend during last period of the day. The form just asked for who it was to be delivered to, where they would be last period, and who it was from. It was a huge success and a good fund-raiser for her class.

Sharon Parks

raised a lot of $$ with my "Thanks a Latte for supporting the media center" day when I was at a middle school. I actually served hot chocolate, not lattes, for $1 per cup. The kids loved it.

Starbucks donated the cups and a local grocery donated a case of whipped cream topping in cans. I borrowed large urns from our cafeteria for heating water and bought the pkgs. of Nestle's hot chocolate mix when it was on sale for $.99 (take your school tax ID letter with you). So we made $.90 on each cup. Perhaps your StucCo could adapt the idea.

Judi

I'm at Spring Valley Elementary in JC, Our Student Council did a pancake feed. McDonalds donated orange drink, the sausage was donated by Armour Swift Ekrich, and maybe other stuff was donated too, I'm not sure. It was $3.00 for all you can eat. They made a lot of money while having a great time and meeting others in the community. My daughter goes to the middle school here and they did something similar before Xmas but they sold tickets instead of at the door and had a holiday craft fair along with it (their Holiday Market). Good Luck! cindy