Fundraising
sweet peas or beetroot, which all have flexible sowing times and are easy to handle. n Seedlings – ask any green- fingered parents to cultivate seedlings. This is inexpensive, exciting, and educational too. n Books – ask for donations at a mufti day, or scour charity shops. n Art supplies – offer crayons, colouring pencils and chalk. n Stationery – make packs with notebooks, pencils and rubbers n Games – try card games, wooden yo-yos and skipping ropes. n Traditional toys – source wooden beads, cat’s cradle, French knitting dolly, marbles and teddies. n Raisins – this is a healthy choice, in recyclable packaging too! n Homemade seed bombs – the Land Trust, wildlife trusts and the RHS all have recipes. n Vouchers for other stalls – if the vouchers are for games stalls then this will cost you nothing as a prize. Just make sure you don’t offer too many of them, otherwise people will be constantly running between stalls and never winning an actual prize. n Token stall – players win tokens on individual stalls that they can then take to a prize stall to exchange for a prize. The size of the prize is based on the number of tokens won. This means all stalls can be ‘prize every time’, encouraging people to stay at the fair for longer.
Second-hand sale One man’s trash is another man’s treasure! Organise the sale for a Saturday. Ask for donations to be brought to school in bags on the
ECO IN ACTION
‘We have made multiple steps to become more eco-friendly at our schools. We offer a 20p discount on hot drinks for visitors who bring their own reusable cups and we encourage recycling of cans and plastic bottles by having recycling bins at our events. At our discos, we’ve started selling battery-operated glow items that can be switched off and used again, rather than the “snap” glow sticks that last the night and are then sent to landfill. As with everything, it’s slow progress, but with each event we hope more parents will embrace our changes.’ Vicki White, chair, Kempshott Schools Association, Kempshott Infant and Kempshott Junior Schools, Kempshott, Hampshire (654 pupils)
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Swishing Give clothes a second chance at life and prevent them going to landfill with a clothes-swapping evening. The simplest swish is conducted on a ‘one-for-one’ basis. A voucher is issued to each guest for each item they bring, to be checked off at the end of the event. All items should be freshly laundered, ironed and in good repair. Charge an admission fee to raise funds, and invite external stallholders (selling gifts, beauty products or accessories) to attend, charging them a fixed fee of £10-£25.
Friday afternoon, and allocate a sub-committee to sort the items into: n books, toys and games n bric-a-brac n men’s clothing n ladies’ clothing n children’s clothing. You may wish to put prices on goods, or to give buyers some discretion, with rough pricing or recommended donations in place.
Recycling schemes Popular recycling schemes range from ink cartridges and textiles to DVDs and gadgets. Once you have registered with your chosen scheme, set up a collection point and advertise it in advance so parents can start sorting and saving their unwanted goods. Extend this to the local community with boxes in the library and doctor’s surgery. Visit
Virtual balloon race Balloon races may be a popular fundraiser, but balloons can litter a wide area of land, causing damage to animals and wildlife. Even ‘biodegradable’ balloons take years to decompose, meaning one spectacular moment has a huge impact. Instead, set up a virtual balloon race with Rentaballoonrace (
rentaballoonrace.com). The website uses real weather data and geographical positions to simulate what flight path your virtual balloon takes.
Next steps… You don’t have to implement all of this immediately – small steps can be hugely effective over time. For further advice and information, visit WWF (
wwf.panda.org) and Earth Day Network (
earthday.org).
‘We offer a discount for
visitors who bring their own reusable cups. With each
event we hope more parents will embrace our changes’
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