FUNDRAISING – Tried and tested
Sponsored bunny hop
‘We were looking for a spring term fundraiser that would be fun for the children, but leave us some time to organise the summer fair. Miranda, our chair, suggested a sponsored Bunny Hop: an assault course challenge where children are sponsored for the number of hops (circuits) they complete within a set time. Our PE teacher, Mrs Goode, agreed to run the event over a week in March as part of the children’s normal PE lessons. We also recruited a group of parent volunteers as helpers. Mrs Goode designed the course, using the playground markings and adding obstacles. There were mini hurdles to jump over, hoops to jump in and out of, benches to bunny-hop along and fl oor ladders for hopscotch. She simplifi ed the course for KS1 and Reception. All children could compete, whether sponsored or not. As each child completed a lap of the course, they received a sticker on their T-shirt. We promoted it by putting fl yers and sponsor forms in
Wacky wipeout
‘We wanted to run an event that enabled our Year 6 pupils to let off steam after completing their SATs. A “wipeout” was chosen as it would involve the whole school while also promoting physical activity and raising money. We started planning four months before
the event, sourcing equipment that already belonged to the school, then approaching local businesses for sponsorship to fund additional equipment, such as water pistols, animal sponges and bubble machines. We created a letter with a permission slip and sponsor form, which went out to all pupils, who then sought sponsors at home. The all-day event was held on the playing
fi eld, the week after SATs. We ran several sessions throughout the day and each session was timed and allocated to a class. The PTA arrived early (around 8:15am) to set up the course. This was quite quick as we’d already done a dry run the day before. Children set off in pairs, and when they
reached the fourth obstacle the next pair would go. Members of the PTA and children from Years 5 and 6 were dotted around the course to provide support, fi re water pistols and throw wet sponges! (This was tailored to suit the age groups taking part.) For the fi nal run, the teaching staff and
TAs ran the course while being soaked by the children! And at 3:15pm parents were able to run the obstacle course for our fi nal lap. A total of 260 children and 20 adults ran the course, and we raised almost £900!’ Sarah Williams, chair, Friends of Ladygrove Primary School, Telford, Shropshire (295 pupils)
book bags, messages on ParentMail and posting reminders on our Facebook page. We gave an Easter egg prize to each class for the best hopping bunnies, but there were often several winners per class so we had to buy a few more eggs! We held the event just before the Easter holidays so we had to send a few reminders about the sponsorship money, but in the end we raised just over £800.’ Carol Rogerson, PTFA member, Iford and Kingston CofE School, Lewes, East Sussex (200 pupils)
Silver Smarties
‘As a Catholic school we wanted to mark Lent. Our silver Smarties fundraiser was inspired by another school who’d held one successfully, and we started organising about six weeks before. I sourced the Smarties from B&M (£1 for a pack of four). They only stock 10-20 packs at a time, so I had to make multiple trips for the 80 we needed! The tubes were sent out with instructions at the start
of Lent, and pupils had about four weeks to fi ll the tubes. We encouraged pupils to earn their money by doing good deeds. We also held a coffee morning where we took advantage of the captive audience to promote the Smarties challenge (and sell more tubes to anyone who had forgotten!) We included a weekly countdown in the school newsletter – “three weeks left to fi ll your tubes!” All returned tubes had to have names written clearly
on them and were entered into a raffl e to win a prize. On top of the cost of the Smarties were the prizes –
we held a raffl e in each class where the winner won an Easter egg, and then the class that raised the most money received a chocolate treat for each child. Our total costs were £112. We made £1,064, which was split 50:50 with Lenten
charities. It was very little effort, and the kids loved it! We will defi nitely do it again.’ Sarah Murphy, PTA chair, St Bernadette’s RC Primary School, Whitefi eld, Manchester (315 pupils)
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