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Fund Raising Ideas

Classrooms for Africa is not only an opportunity for major donors and whole schools to get involved, but also for individual classes and students to take part. Below are suggestions how this can be done.

IDEA   NEEDED

Class small change collection:
Students bring in small change (10c, quarters, loonies, toonies) once a week to place in class collection box;
School can have class competition to raise the most in a term or month

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Class collection box
Person to record and process monies collected;

 
     
Students "purchase" bricks which they can colour in and post on a board in the classroom - build a wall!

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 Paper bricks to colour in
     
Students can create a collection box and take home to fill. Families can be involved in this way

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 Collection box cut-out, tape, glue (see resource below)
     
Classes sell baked goods once a week to raise funds

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 Students bring homemade baking
     
Hold a musical cake-walk, other students pay for tickets to enter the cake walk and chance to win a cake

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 Students bring homemade fancy large cakes from home
     
A class can provide a "hot chocolate/latte" service for staff who preorder for delivery by students in the morning. Staff pay a fee which covers costs and produces a profit

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 Packages of hot beverage mixes, cups
     
Pizza day - students order in and sell slices of pizza at a profit to other students

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 Pizzas from local pizza outlet
     
Organize a "walk" or "run" to raise funds

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Organize a car wash to raise funds

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Bottle recycle program

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 Students collect and organize empties for refunds
     
Hold a class popcorn day for other students to purchase. Your students make and package the popcorn at lunchtime

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 Popcorn, cooker, packaging or paper cups
     
And many more . . . . .    

Classroom Activities to Get Your Students/Parents Involved

    • Show your students a PowerPoint presentation or Slide Show of the C4A project (please email c4a@dunamiseducation.org for copies)
    • Download and print copies of the C4A Brick Coin collection Box Template (download below). Have students cut them out, assemble and take home for collecting coins. For motivation your could offect incentives to those who collect the most, or a certain amount
    • Download and print copies of the brick for colouring in an mounting in your school/classroom. A student can "purchase" a brick for $1 and write their name on
    • Start a classroom collection box (can will be available at the ACSI teacher's convention for teachers).
    • More suggestions coming soon . . .

C4A Resources

If you are a teacher wanting to be involved with Classrooms for Africa this is the place for you!

Classroom Resources (more coming soon . . .)

C4A Brick Coin Collection Box Template
(print on letter-sized heavy paper, instructions 8.5" x 11")
   
Toonie C4A Coin Wrapper Template
(prints 6 per sheet 8.5" x 11")
   

Loonie C4A Coin Wrapper Template
(prints 6 per sheet 8.5" x 11")

   
Quarter C4A Coin Wrapper Template
(prints 6 per sheet 8.5" x 11")
   
Brick Template for cut out and coloring by younger students - use to build a "wall" in your classroom
(prints 6 per sheet 8.5"x 11")

 
 
Promotion Resources Coming Soon . . .
 

 

 
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