Feeling Strapped? Fundraiser Ideas
Time for new uniforms, or that trip to Florida, or you just need to replace the instruments or folders. No school can cough up the dough needed to keep a good secondary music performance group going, so directors are often called on to be PR people and sales managers, sending their students into the world of commerce. Before you swear that you never want to see another orange again, here are some ideas that might help.
This first fund-raiser is tailor-made for teens, the kings and queens of the snacks! In cunjunction with MENC, and Music 123,Pepsi has launched PepsiNotes, and it's not too late to jump on the bandwagon! The Share the Joy with Music program is available to all accredited public, private and parochial schools K-12 in the United States. School must be listed in the 1999 National Center of Education Statistics, NCES, Department of Education.Schools must enroll in the Pepsi Share The Joy of Music by completing and submitting the Official School Enrollment Form. For information on obtaining a form and for a peek at the thousands of items offered, visit the PepsiNoteswebsite, or contact your local distributor.
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Just picked up from the Music K-8 list: a site called E-Funding Solutions. It includes a wealth of resources, including grant writing ideas.
An idea that can also help with the PepsiNotes:Purchase cases of soda from a wholesale distributor, and set up soda sales after each choir rehearsal. The kids love it! (It's also a behavior incentive. The kids lose the soda sales if their behavior isn't too good during rehearsal!)
You might be looking for a supplement or replacement for working with regular companies, especially if you don't need to raise a tremendous amount of money and want pure or almost pure profit. Here are some ideas that take just a little work, but the money all goes to your group.
The orchestra boosters in my district held a used-book sale. They asked for donations from each school, and also set up barrels at major businesses such as Wal-Mart. This was just like a garage sale, with an educational twist!
Speaking of sales, have your boosters organize a yard (or gym!) sale.
From K-8 Magazine: One elementary teacher in Missouri needed a new piano, so a "Pennies for Piano" campaign was launched. The students all brought in their pennies (what can you do with those anyway?) and deposited
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