Raising money for your child’s school or your own charity initiative can be easy and fun with these 7 new fundraising ideas.
On a ‘Skinnamarink’ Sunday, Help Send a Child to Camp
Christl Dabu
Famous children’s entertainers Sharon and Bram help bring the joys of music and camp to children in a fundraising concert on Sunday, April 17. The event, also featuring a silent auction, crafts, magician and snacks, raises money for Kids In Camp charity to help send children to camp.
Student Scoop: Appleby College Races for Dignity and Dignitas
Guest Author
On Tuesday, March 8th, 2011, Appleby College hosted its fifth annual Race for Dignity challenge in support of Dignitas International – a medical humanitarian organization dedicated to providing a quality of life with dignity for children, youth, and families affected by HIV/AIDS in the developing world. The event raised $36,000.
The Summer Camp “Lifer Legacy” – Larry and Pearl Bell
Carly Maga
One of the greatest qualities of summer camp is the close-knit community that returns every year to teach, learn, and have fun. Campers take the one or two weeks out of the whole year they spend at camp to build lifelong friendships with their peers, and the familiar faces of staff become role models who leave a lasting impact that extends beyond the summer. Many campers call themselves “Lifers” – people who will always be involved in camp life. Two of Camp Robin Hood’s lifers, and founders, are Larry and Pearl Bell, who will be marking their 50th year at camp this summer.
Sending kids to camp… by portaging!
Travis Allison
Charity Raises Money to Send Kids to Summer Camp Although the base of my feet felt bruised, my thumbs were stiff and I couldn’t stand up straight, it was well worth it – we raised over $30,000 to help send 30 underprivileged kids to camp this summer. On June 5, I was one of 48 [...]
We need to do something to help
sandrah“Mr. Watson and Mr. Brunson, we need to do something to help.” These were the words, spoken by our concerned students, which sparked a very successful and very delicious pancake fundraiser for Haiti relief. Last week, the communities of Eaton Arrowsmith School and Magnussen School came together to do what we could to support all [...]
