Looking for fundraising ideas for senior trip

[left210]

My sons school takes their seniors to NYC and DC. It costs each student approx $1300 for the trip. Many students cannot go because of the costs so I was trying to come up with fundraising ideas for the kids who need to raise money for their trip. Any ideas on successful fundraisers?

 

[low-key]

some type of Pyramid Scheme

 

[PrincessShmoo]

My sons school takes their seniors to NYC and DC. It costs each student approx $1300 for the trip. Many students cannot go because of the costs so I was trying to come up with fundraising ideas for the kids who need to raise money for their trip. Any ideas on successful fundraisers?

Car washes always seem to do well. Maybe setting up a yard work/baby sitting roster? Spaghetti dinner?

 

[ols386]

Bake sale. I'll try to think of other stuff.

 

[ols386]

Car washes always seem to do well. Maybe setting up a yard work/baby sitting roster? Spaghetti dinner?

I think all of these are great ideas.

 

[Colleen27]

Our 8th graders do a mass yard sale to fundraise for their trip. The call for donations goes out in the school newsletter, parish bulletin, and on the community FB group, they spend a few months gathering, then have a big weekend-long sale. It does require some storage space to accept the donations but they make good money.

Depending on where you live and what restaurants you have around, you might also want to look into fundraiser nights at local businesses. DD's class did a Buffalo Wild Wings fundraiser last year, and is having one at Mod Pizza this year. Those are super-easy - almost no set-up or organization other than getting the word out, and the group gets a percentage back on all parties that show the event flyer when ordering.

 

[jdb in AZ]

Does your state allow tax credits for donating to a school? If we donate to a school for a band, choir, activity fund in a student's name, we can claim the $$$ on our taxes and get all the $$$ back, up to $400 per household.

If a student knows four families who will donate the max (and get all their $$$ back on their state income tax refund) that's $1600 right there.

 

[leebee]

https://www.funpastafundraising.com

We did this for DD's ballet company when they went to France. Profit margin is 40%-50%. We tried to time our sale so that customers wanted to buy the pasta for Christmas presents for people- teachers, coaches, relatives. I think we sold up to Thanksgiving and the pasta was delivered in time for pre-Christmas delivery.

 

[mickman1962]

https://www.funpastafundraising.com

We did this for DD's ballet company when they went to France. Profit margin is 40%-50%. We tried to time our sale so that customers wanted to buy the pasta for Christmas presents for people- teachers, coaches, relatives. I think we sold up to Thanksgiving and the pasta was delivered in time for pre-Christmas delivery.

WOW $6.50 for 14 ounces of pasta and you get almost half, sign me up. I almost forgot the fun shapes are worth the extra money. If the kid's can't afford it, get a job or don't go. A valuable life lesson that until we become a socialist society everyone doesn't get everything. The kid's will be much better off in the long run since once they get out of school there will be no one there to get them things they can't afford. Yes I am sick of fundraising (feeling obligated to buy cheap a$$ pasta/greeting cards/wrapping paper/buckets of popcorn etc., because junior wants a trip), go fund me pages etc.. What happened to doing what you can afford?

 

[Bianca and Bernard]

WOW $6.50 for 14 ounces of pasta and you get almost half, sign me up. I almost forgot the fun shapes are worth the extra money. If the kid's can't afford it, get a job or don't go. A valuable life lesson that until we become a socialist society everyone doesn't get everything. The kid's will be much better off in the long run since once they get out of school there will be no one there to get them things they can't afford. Yes I am sick of fundraising (feeling obligated to buy cheap a$$ pasta/greeting cards/wrapping paper/buckets of popcorn etc., because junior wants a trip), go fund me pages etc.. What happened to doing what you can afford?

Um...

Ok.

 

[Aliceacc]

Try working with alumni. I bet that many of them look back fondly on the Senior trip, and might be willing to donate to a fund for kids who can't swing it financially.

 

[powellrj]

For that much money and for that age group, I would suggest my child get a part-time job. Thats a lot of money for someone to try to fund raise. All the big money fund raisers require lots of time and work and I think a job would be easier.

 

[Mizzoufan]

Around Christmas do a parents night out. Parents can drop kids off and the seniors can watch them. I bet school would let you use the gym.

 

[Mizzoufan]

you are so god damn funny sometimes

Is this language really needed for a family friendly tmessage board

 

[justussix]

Don't kids get jobs anymore? I had a part time job all the way through high school. Most people I knew did the same.

Even 10 hours a week at $7.50/ hour should have a minimal tax burden and the $1,300 could be raised in five months.

Surely these kids waste 10 hours a week playing video games or sharing inappropriate things on the interwebs?

 

[Nayan]

While I agree, sadly in many areas jobs for kids are just not there. Even most of the fast-food places around me are all occupied by older adults who have lost their jobs and need to pay bills and put food on the table.

I missed out on trips because we couldn't afford it and while it sucks that's life. Not everybody get's to do everything.

 

[VillainFavs]

Calendar raffles. Get local businesses--retail, services, restaurants--to donate items or gift cards. Enough to put something in each day of a month-long calendar. This takes some doing, but should be feasible in most communities. Then the kids sell tickets that are good for the whole month. We usually sell them $5 each or three for $10 (so everyone buys three!). 100% profit. And pretty easy to sell.

But I think as mentioned above, fundraising for that amount of money is hard.

And, honestly, I'm in the camp of "if you want to go on a trip, that's on you". Get a part-time job. Ask for family to give $ for Christmas/Birthdays instead of gifts. Babysit, mow lawns, wash cars. This is a fun trip for the kids. Not exactly a cause for donations. I'd love to be going to Disney more often, but don't consider that a cause worthy of donations.

 

[mjkacmom]

This is a trip, not a mission trip or a choir competition, I wouldn't fundraise. My child skipped last year's choir trip to DC because it was $800 - we are a 4 hour drive, to me it wasn't worth the money. Heck, I think I paid $250 for the NYC trip, 2 days, and they didn't even stay overnight, just bused in and out.

 

[sam_gordon]

Don't kids get jobs anymore? I had a part time job all the way through high school. Most people I knew did the same.

Even 10 hours a week at $7.50/ hour should have a minimal tax burden and the $1,300 could be raised in five months.

Surely these kids waste 10 hours a week playing video games or sharing inappropriate things on the interwebs?

Speaking for my teens, yes, they might waste 10 hours a week playing video games/watching youtube, but that's maybe 90 minutes a day between activities, homework, church, etc. Sports activities take up weekends.

That being said, IMO $1300 seems an awful lot for a HS Senior trip. If most kids can't go because of the cost, maybe parents and kids should get together and figure out somewhere that more cost efficient.

As far as fundraiser ideas:

• Work with a local nursery and sell flowers or mulch. Maybe even have the mulch delivered to homes.
• Carwashes
• Our local horse track pays to have groups in come in after races and clean up the grand stand. Many groups use that as a fundraiser.

 

[osopecoso]

Is this language really needed for a family friendly tmessage board

I don't see any foul language there?? What's the problem?