Fund raising Ideas
Tony Kenny
Two postings in one day, I seem to be on some sort of roll here...
I need to think up some 'original' or unusual and most certainly fun ways
for a youth organisation (13 to 20 year olds) to raise some funds.
It must be safe and not cost the Earth to set up. Something a little
different to the sponsored walk, fast, silence type of thing. Also, ideally
to be completed within a single day, during daylight hours.
Other than a car-wash or selling a hand made product of some description, I
can't think of anything.
Any suggestions anybody?
Thanks
Tony
The Traveller
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barrel of water and the kids can throw the ball and hit a lever that plunges
you down under. 50p a ball. (Not yours) Ok?
Edith.
ps. Hope you can swim.
Jpinny
This might seem a bit low down the age range but you could hold an Ice
Cream Fun-Day. This taps a different well of money, rather than just
their own parents' wallets, namely younger families and is good
community PR. Make sure the primary school kids get to know about it by
producing bold, colourful, easy to read posters that the youngsters
can't fail to notice. They then start to pester their parents to take
them. In fact, try to hold it in the primary school dinner hall. The
kids themselves should be able to do almost everything. A couple of
adults need to be there to assist - probably just cash and carry card
holding, but if you have 17 pluses they can do all the driving and
shopping.
Charge every kid a quid to get a bowl and a spoon at the door.
You buy the cheapest ice cream at the cash and carry and you also equip
yourself with hundreds and thousands, chocolate sprinkles jelly tots,
crushed nuts (Warning: these may contain nuts) jelly babies, smarties,
chocolate buttons, chocolate sauce and raspberry sauce and anything else
that was designed to fill the pockets of the British Dental Association.
Then you take more money off them by setting up stalls for them to spend
more money. You can make a 20p tombola. You can have a treasure hunt in
a sand box. (Be prepared to provide your own sand, although the nursery
department may lend you a sand and water tray.)You have a hundred or so
cocktail sticks (flags/flowers/pirate swords) on blue tack in the sand
and every tenth one has been tipped with a marker pen and wins a prize.
Sticks cost 10p. You can have a golf putting game, with a board with
holes of varying sizes, with varying scores and you charge 10p for 3
balls. A dart board is also very popular. There has to be a baby doll to
win by guessing her name, and a jar full of jelly snakes where you have
to guess the number of snakes. If you can beg, borrow or steal a badge
making machine, the kids just love this. Hair braiding and face painting
is really popular, especially if you keep it simple, and quick, avoiding
the lengthy, full face creations. Or you could invest in a few cheap
feather boas and hair accessories and do a "Makeover" table with regular
everyday cosmetics. It is also the most sought after job for the girls.
As long as everything is really inexpensive, the kids keep on pestering
their parents for 20p more.
You don't actually need refrigeration (we used to do this in March) as
long as someone can go to the cash and carry for more ice cream if you
run out! A big tub of the cheap stuff is very inexpensive.
There should be some musical entertainment, of course. If any of your
kids play guitar, ask them to be the cabaret. Why not busk for pennies
for the benefit of the group?
I've done this with youth groups myself and was also impressed by my
daughter's class, who, in their second-to-last year of high school, ran
a successful "fayre" in the grounds of a local elementary school,
complete with sack races, where little kids challenged the 16 year olds
and a barbecue selling burgers and hot dogs. There was a juggler and a
(The barbecue was supervised by an adult) The year previously, they
cashed in on the American tradition of the Yard Sale in the teachers'
car park at school, relieving me of a lot of junk. They also did the car
washing. The money was used towards laying on a fabulous but safe and
alcohol free party to follow their High School Prom.
Jp
Tony Kenny
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I'd do that, if we can get the equipment for it :)
Tony
The Traveller
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Tony
> > >
> > YES! YES! I know. You can sit on a seat in the market place, over a
large
> > barrel of water and the kids can throw the ball and hit a lever that
> plunges
> > you down under. 50p a ball. (Not yours) Ok?
> >
> > Edith.
> >
> > ps. Hope you can swim.
> >
>
> I'd do that, if we can get the equipment for it :)
>
> Tony
Excuses. Excuses. Just like a man.
Bit too early in the year for cold water, Tony. Be careful now.
Edith.
DinkiPixie
<n...@Bloody.chance> writes
>I need to think up some 'original' or unusual and most certainly fun ways
>for a youth organisation (13 to 20 year olds) to raise some funds.
>It must be safe and not cost the Earth to set up. Something a little
>different to the sponsored walk, fast, silence type of thing. Also, ideally
>to be completed within a single day, during daylight hours.
Hopping cricket.
--
Angela
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"DinkiPixie" <flipp...@forgot.it> wrote in message
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Bake waffles on the street, or pancakes. Smells good. Wakes the appetite.
Edith.
Tony Kenny
The only problem we have with some of them is going to be things like having
'qualified' peole to run them, i.e. anything cooking will need suitable
qualified peeps, maybe just with hygeine cert, and then risk assesments
etc... and of course insurance... so can't be too adventurous. Sometimes I
wonder how we manage to do anything with all the rules. But to see the
smiles on the kids faces is usually worth the effort :)
I'd love the water dunking thing. I'd volunteer to be in the seat. So no
insurance required and risk assesment is easy as I'm the only one at risk.
Unless you count injury from throwing the ball that is LOL
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The Traveller
"Tony Kenny" <n...@Bloody.chance> wrote in message
> I'll suggest some of these ideas.
>
> The only problem we have with some of them is going to be things like
having
> 'qualified' peole to run them, i.e. anything cooking will need suitable
> qualified peeps, maybe just with hygeine cert, and then risk assesments
> etc... and of course insurance... so can't be too adventurous. Sometimes
I
> wonder how we manage to do anything with all the rules. But to see the
> smiles on the kids faces is usually worth the effort :)
>
> I'd love the water dunking thing. I'd volunteer to be in the seat. So no
> insurance required and risk assesment is easy as I'm the only one at risk.
> Unless you count injury from throwing the ball that is LOL
>
Edith.
You could pick bouquets of wild flowers and sell them.?
Edith.
Jpinny
D
Didn't you like any of mine even a tiny little bit, Tony?
Jp
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"Tony Kenny" <n...@Bloody.chance> wrote in message
> Any suggestions anybody?
>
> Thanks
>
> Tony
>
Hair cutting.
Guess the weight.
Big box of hats to try on (with mirror)
Apple snatching (apple hanging on a string)
Blowing up baloon competition
Edith.
Tony Kenny
"Jpinny" <jpi...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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I love the sound of Waffle and pancakes, if we can find the equipment to do
that in the street :) Or we'd need a qualified chef and a proper commercial
kitchen, not to mention public liability insurance.
I'd like to get the kids doing the activities themselves if possible but I
fear the risk assesments and the required hygeine certificates would put a
stop to anything involving cooking :(( Hell, we can't even allow them in
the canteen to make a coffee without correct instruction in the use of a
kettle, risk assesments, insurance and protective clothing :(
So, in essence, whatever we do has to be safe and have minimal risk of
anybody sueing us or anybody or department complaing we dont have permission
or qualifications. Sponsored walks we can do, providing we have the
**qualified** outdoor activities instructor, suitable female adult
instructor if there are females gong along, first aiders and all the
paperwork SIX WEEKS in advance, but somehow a walk seems little boring and
not so exciting :(
The world is in such a sorry state that people just cannot have innocent fun
anymore.
I do love the ideas and will see about knocking down all the barriers if i
have to go to college myself and get a hygeine cert :)
Thanks again :))
Tony
Jpinny
>>Didn't you like any of mine even a tiny little bit, Tony?
>>
>>Jp
>>
>
>
> I love the sound of Waffle and pancakes, if we can find the equipment to do
> that in the street :) Or we'd need a qualified chef and a proper commercial
> kitchen, not to mention public liability insurance.
> I'd like to get the kids doing the activities themselves if possible but I
> fear the risk assesments and the required hygeine certificates would put a
> stop to anything involving cooking :(( Hell, we can't even allow them in
> the canteen to make a coffee without correct instruction in the use of a
> kettle, risk assesments, insurance and protective clothing :(
>
> So, in essence, whatever we do has to be safe and have minimal risk of
> anybody sueing us or anybody or department complaing we dont have permission
> or qualifications. Sponsored walks we can do, providing we have the
> **qualified** outdoor activities instructor, suitable female adult
> instructor if there are females gong along, first aiders and all the
> paperwork SIX WEEKS in advance, but somehow a walk seems little boring and
> not so exciting :(
>
> The world is in such a sorry state that people just cannot have innocent fun
> anymore.
>
> I do love the ideas and will see about knocking down all the barriers if i
> have to go to college myself and get a hygeine cert :)
>
> Thanks again :))
> Tony
>
I sympathise deeply with your red tape problems. I remember the days
when an Infant School Christmas Party meant mums bringing in home baked
fairy cakes, trays of tuna sandwiches and bowls of wobbly jelly but then
the legislation changed and we had to provide only shop-bought, packaged
foods.
Isn't that regulation about a female instructor a load of nonsense. It's
bordering on demanding a chaperone!!
Jp
>
Tony Kenny
> I sympathise deeply with your red tape problems. I remember the days
> when an Infant School Christmas Party meant mums bringing in home baked
> fairy cakes, trays of tuna sandwiches and bowls of wobbly jelly but then
> the legislation changed and we had to provide only shop-bought, packaged
> foods.
>
it upon itself with all this complainign and sueing of each other that is
going on. There is nothing called an "accident" these days. I remember
when we used to have an accident, get hurt and then get told to take more
care in future. Now, we have an accident, look for somebody to blame and
sue them! Even if we could have prevented it by simply looking where we're
going (e.g. uneven footpaths).
> Isn't that regulation about a female instructor a load of nonsense. It's
> bordering on demanding a chaperone!!
I can see their reasoning, but I fail to see how anything untoward can
happen with lots of peopl about. It is my undertanding too that a qualified
first aider, if male, CANNOT administe first aid to a female! (well, within
this organisation anyway). He has to instuct another female what to do. I
think most of the regulation are to protect the instructors not the
children!
Its a shame its all come to this. All this red tape has made me have second
thought about doing volunteer work with kids. I'm either going to see it as
a challenge and just get on with it or leave it be and just stay home
playing games where its a lot safer.
Tony
Jpinny
> Yep, I see why all the red tape is there and fear that society has brought
> it upon itself with all this complainign and sueing of each other that is
> going on. There is nothing called an "accident" these days. I remember
> when we used to have an accident, get hurt and then get told to take more
> care in future. Now, we have an accident, look for somebody to blame and
> sue them! Even if we could have prevented it by simply looking where we're
> going (e.g. uneven footpaths).
I think it's due to the silly litigations. I heard an item on the news
this morning about parents who are justifyably terribly angry about a
teacher having hung a five year old up in a closet as part of some joke.
This was more than a little strange, I admit, and would have caused a
child trauma, being hung up (it didn't say how) and shut in a closet,
especially if they didn't actually see the funny side of it, and five
year olds' don't have much sense of humour, and find Sooty squirting
Sweep with a water pistol the height of drollness. My sympathies dimmed,
however, when I heard that the parents are sueing the school district
authorities for five million dollars, which the taxpayer will have to
cough up.
We have loads of prescription medicine adverts on the TV, here and one
of them is for a sleeping pill. They have to put in all sorts of
cautions and caveats in the ads and one of them is "This product could
make you drowsy." The worst is the advert for a pill for (ahem) erectile
dysfunction, but I can't bring myself to tell you what it warns about.
>
>>Isn't that regulation about a female instructor a load of nonsense. It's
>>bordering on demanding a chaperone!!
>
> I can see their reasoning, but I fail to see how anything untoward can
> happen with lots of peopl about. It is my undertanding too that a qualified
> first aider, if male, CANNOT administe first aid to a female! (well, within
> this organisation anyway). He has to instuct another female what to do. I
> think most of the regulation are to protect the instructors not the
> children!
Yes. Once again, well intentioned but completely ridiculous.
>
> Its a shame its all come to this. All this red tape has made me have second
> thought about doing volunteer work with kids. I'm either going to see it as
> a challenge and just get on with it or leave it be and just stay home
> playing games where its a lot safer.
Yes, it's very difficult for men especially.
Jp
The Traveller
> >
> > Jp
No. He only likes mine, Jp ;p
> I love the sound of Waffle and pancakes, if we can find the equipment to
do
> that in the street :) Or we'd need a qualified chef and a proper
commercial
> kitchen, not to mention public liability insurance.
Here they just stretch a cable from a shop.
>
> I'd like to get the kids doing the activities themselves if possible but I
> fear the risk assesments and the required hygeine certificates would put a
> stop to anything involving cooking :((
You make the batter yourself and take it along.
Hell, we can't even allow them in
> the canteen to make a coffee without correct instruction in the use of a
> kettle, risk assesments, insurance and protective clothing :(
I see.
>
> So, in essence, whatever we do has to be safe and have minimal risk of
> anybody sueing us or anybody or department complaing we dont have
permission
> or qualifications.
Gosh, it takes the fun out of everything. Are they allowed egg dumping? Then
there's the la'al recording equipment and a mic and they can be recorded on
tape singing"if i knew then what I know now"
Sponsored walks we can do, providing we have the
> **qualified** outdoor activities instructor, suitable female adult
> instructor if there are females gong along, first aiders and all the
> paperwork SIX WEEKS in advance, but somehow a walk seems little boring
and
> not so exciting :(
Nae. For town kids a walk in the country with a big load of sandwiches is
just the thing.
>
> The world is in such a sorry state that people just cannot have innocent
fun
> anymore.
I know. Even when you tell the truth you are in the wrong.
>
> I do love the ideas and will see about knocking down all the barriers if i
> have to go to college myself and get a hygeine cert :)
Just scrub your nails and wear a pinny.
>
> Thanks again :))
> Tony
>
No problem. I'm done taking the micky. Hope it's a great success.
ps.How about a swimming contest in Bassenthwaite lake. They had a swimming
contest in the canal not so long ago and my granddaughter wone. Cold water
too.
The Traveller
"Tony Kenny" <n...@Bloody.chance> wrote in message
;0) Tony.
Edith.
The Traveller
> Tony Kenny wrote:
>
> > Yep, I see why all the red tape is there and fear that society has
brought
> > it upon itself with all this complainign and sueing of each other that
is
> > going on. There is nothing called an "accident" these days. I remember
> > when we used to have an accident, get hurt and then get told to take
more
> > care in future. Now, we have an accident, look for somebody to blame
and
> > sue them! Even if we could have prevented it by simply looking where
we're
> > going (e.g. uneven footpaths).
America is extreme, tho. Having doctors drive by a road accident in fear of
doing something wrong and getting sued for it instead of trying to help.
There was an incident here in town some years back where a family phoned
their doctor late at night on a weekend because their child had stopped
breathing. The doctor refused to go out on call because he was under the
influence but they begged him come quickly. He gave in and drove home to
them and saved the baby. When he'd left they phoned the police and reported
him for drunk driving.
Edith.
Tony Kenny
> There was an incident here in town some years back where a family phoned
> their doctor late at night on a weekend because their child had stopped
> breathing. The doctor refused to go out on call because he was under the
> influence but they begged him come quickly. He gave in and drove home to
> them and saved the baby. When he'd left they phoned the police and
reported
> him for drunk driving.
>
Exactly the sort of thing I'm talking about!! Society is turnign people
into backstabbing, money grabbing ungrateful <snip>
We always see the potential bad things in everything, nobody can be nice
anymore without people thinking there is a motive involved! I am one of
those people who refuses to accept the little sticker when giving money to
people collection for charity in the street. I'd rather the charity saved
the money I was giving them instead of giving me a little medal each time I
drop a coin in a tin. However, I'm also one of those people who asks the
'big issue' sales people for their ID before giving them any money, but they
are usually grateful that I ask that.
Tony
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snppettisnip.
> Well Edith for one who hates frogs: in France, it is an indictable
> offence to drive by an accident and not offer help if you are early
> there on the scene.
>
> The best nanny statement I ever saw was the bag of peanuts which had
> "This product may contain nuts" on the side.
>
> Having tasted them , I can see why the sign was there, it was doubtful
> if there were any nuts in there or not.....
> J.
Oi Dude! I love frogs. Givuz a big slavery kiss.
Edith.
ps. On me ass. (yuh nivver kna. He could turn into a prince.)
sps. Doubt it tho'
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"Tony Kenny" <n...@Bloody.chance> wrote in message
> >
> > There was an incident here in town some years back where a family phoned
> > their doctor late at night on a weekend because their child had stopped
> > breathing. The doctor refused to go out on call because he was under the
> > influence but they begged him come quickly. He gave in and drove home to
> > them and saved the baby. When he'd left they phoned the police and
> reported
> > him for drunk driving.
> >
>
> Exactly the sort of thing I'm talking about!! Society is turnign people
> into backstabbing, money grabbing ungrateful <snip>
It's horrible. He was a Pakistani/Indu and they were 'low' blooded
Norwegians.
Edith.
ps. You could play the Norwegian game, "Kumlokk" on your fete day. That's
when someone walks by and one of the kids remove the round lock on the road
and someone falls down the pot hole while another kid keeps count.
guuh guuuh.
Edith.
Or : you could just remove the lock yourself and they could fish in it -
with fishing lines. guuuh guuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh, titter.
Alfred Packer
that is not a money making proposition trust me I tried it many decades ago.
What I did learn were good sellers were Carnations/Pinks from our own
garden. I think mother used to dump the ashes from the fire place on the
Carnation patch. I used to sell them in Carlisle market on a Saturday
morning at 6d. a bunch which was obviously too low because one morning I'd
just got my bench set up when one of the market shop/stall owners bought the
lot off me. I made about two quid for fifteen minutes work and the bus
fare.
Al.
Mike Davis
local supermarkets will let you do it if you contact them, and can raise up
to 1000 per day depending on the size of the store
Mike
The Traveller
ago.
> What I did learn were good sellers were Carnations/Pinks from our own
> garden. I think mother used to dump the ashes from the fire place on the
> Carnation patch. I used to sell them in Carlisle market on a Saturday
> morning at 6d. a bunch which was obviously too low because one morning I'd
> just got my bench set up when one of the market shop/stall owners bought
the
> lot off me. I made about two quid for fifteen minutes work and the bus
> fare.
>
> Al.
>
when conker bashing was in. Now it's all the go in America.
Now they lie around the market place in town and just across the road from
me, you can hear them falling and hitting the road. Sometimes watch your
head. They are cased in spikey coats, the trees are old and high and the
conkers fall heavily.
The children here pick wild flowers and sell little bunches along the roads,
usually Lilly of the Valley.
Edith.
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What is back packing, Mike?
Edith.
Alfred Packer
back packing is walking around the countryside with a rucksack on your back,
made famous by an annoying song in the early '50s.
bag packing is the practice of employing children or geriatrics to pack
groceries in the supermarket. I usually pack my own paper bags and can be
finished as the last item is passing over the register.
Al
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Bag packing. I must be tired. I read 'back packing' and wondered how it
would bring in the cash, Al.
Seldom seen here, bag packers. Do it yourself attitude everywhere. Not
service minded. The customer is always wrong.
Goodnight pal.
Edith.
Jpinny
When we organised bag packing at Somerfield's for the local Beaver
Sprouts, one lady chipped in that she'd prefer if the kids would heave
the stuff out of the trolley and let her do her own packing. We then
asked other customers if they preferred this and quite a lot said they
did - and I have asked the same myself since then.
Jp
a l l y
> >
> When we organised bag packing at Somerfield's for the local Beaver
> Sprouts, one lady chipped in that she'd prefer if the kids would heave
> the stuff out of the trolley and let her do her own packing. We then
> asked other customers if they preferred this and quite a lot said they
> did - and I have asked the same myself since then.
>
ally
a l l y
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>
> groceries in the supermarket. I usually pack my own paper bags and can be
> finished as the last item is passing over the register.
>
either use too many bags rather than packing efficiently, or they're just
plain slow. I'm always having to rearrange my carrier bags before I leave
the shop. (One of my little gripes.)
ally
Alfred Packer
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exactly the same reasons I do my own packing. We consume large quantities
of canned sodas so tend to buy perhaps ten six packs at a time which can
easily be packed four six packs to a large brown paper bag leaving space for
other lightweight items. They can't grasp the concept that I want to
minimise the trips from the boot of the car to the kitchen and pack two to a
plastic bag. I got so exasperated at one teenager who couldn't comprehend
my instructions I sent him off to help? somebody else.
Al
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Edith.
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appreciate someone packing my bag for me when I buy groceries. I usually ask
women who are alone and have bought a lot and are blocking my access if I
can help them pack.
Most people say yes. Others grunt a (keep yer hands off) and I think- oop
thine- in Cumbrian dialect. It's fun.
Edith.
I wonder how Lou and Jenn are getting on.