Going for gold
Raise a few extra €€€s at the end of term or over the holidays by squeezing in a quick fundraiser
based on the Paris Summer Olympics By Nuala Calvi
1 Walk to Paris
Look up how far your school is from Paris and get the kids doing sponsored laps of the playground, school hall or racetrack until they arrive. To avoid exhaustion and overheating, divide the
distance between classes and treat everyone to an ice lolly.
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Toss a crepe: Think sponsored pancake toss but with a French twist. Challenge pupils to fl ip a crepe as many times as they can in one minute, or time how long it takes them to complete 100 fl ips. Hand out gold, silver and bronze to the best fl ippers.
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Go continental: Treat parents to coffee and croissants on the
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school run at the end of term. Buy frozen packs of croissants cheaply from your local supermarket and borrow the school kitchen to heat them up and make coffee. Or better still, ask a local café or mobile coffee trailer to set up shop at the school gate and split the takings with you. Stage a mini-Olympics: Find some cardboard boxes to serve as hurdles, borrow a frisbee for a discus, stick a tennis ball in the end of a sock for a shot put, make your own paper javelins and borrow a kids’ archery set. Voilà – you have a mini-Olympics. Don’t forget the
homemade medal ceremony at the
end, where everyone leaves a winner – or the suggested £2 donation to take part.
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Pass the baguette: A sponsored relay race, but with bread-based
batons. What could be more French? Get the local boulanger (or supermarket) to donate the baguettes and pull each class out of lessons for half an hour to take part, or run it during PE. Dispose of the baguettes in a responsible way.
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Bounce for Britain: Sponsored bounce-a-thons are notorious
money-spinners. Hire or borrow a bouncy castle for a morning and give each class the chance to bounce in small groups for one minute while parent volunteers or Year 6 pupils count how many bounces they do. Call it Bounce for Britain, or Team GB (Go Bounce), and ask everyone to dress in red, white and blue for the day.
7 Breakdance-off
In honour of the newest sport to feature on the Olympics’ programme, host a breakdancing competition or sponsored breakdance, with gold, silver and bronze awarded to whoever busts the best moves. Teacher participation obligatory.
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