OK, so I am the secretary of a girl's club for service projects. We're looking at sending some chickens or ducks (
) to a third-world country through World Vision.
So far we've not pretty much no fundraiser ideas, though, besides this one:
So far we've not pretty much no fundraiser ideas, though, besides this one:
Request Night is an activity requiring a high level of audience participa-tion, but one that is almost guaranteed to draw a crowd; especially if you announce it several weeks in advance. Recruit volunteers to collect requests and to check with potential performers ahead of time concerning their willingness to participate. You will be amazed at the interesting ideas that will surface, and at the things people who are usually quite reserved will do if they know they are helping to earn money for a good cause.
The requests should be collected on 3x5 cards, and should include the request itself, the name of the person who is to perform it, the amount to be donated to the cause if the request is fulfilled, and the name of the person making the request. Requests will vary. One person might pledge $5.00 to hear Mrs. X whistle "Fishers Of Men"; another, (a teen-ager, of course), might cough up $2.50 of his hard-earned cash for the privilege of watching the youth leader push a peanut across the gym floor with his nose; the first young person to stand and recite the Twenty-Third Psalm might net $7.50 for the fund; and an elderly gentleman's solo could be worth a ten-dollar bill. The variety of requests is limited only by good taste and the imagination of the group involved.
I am REALLY liking this.
Anybody have any other fun ones?
The requests should be collected on 3x5 cards, and should include the request itself, the name of the person who is to perform it, the amount to be donated to the cause if the request is fulfilled, and the name of the person making the request. Requests will vary. One person might pledge $5.00 to hear Mrs. X whistle "Fishers Of Men"; another, (a teen-ager, of course), might cough up $2.50 of his hard-earned cash for the privilege of watching the youth leader push a peanut across the gym floor with his nose; the first young person to stand and recite the Twenty-Third Psalm might net $7.50 for the fund; and an elderly gentleman's solo could be worth a ten-dollar bill. The variety of requests is limited only by good taste and the imagination of the group involved.
I am REALLY liking this.
