Pictured above are Sandia Prep's 7th Grade officers, Patrick (President),Sid (Treasurer), and Rachel(Secretary) with Amy Gillespie, Executive Director for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
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Sponsor a "Night at the Movies!" for your school
Seventh-graders at Sandia Preparatory School hosted "A Night
at the Movies" and raised more than $600 to make Zachary's
wish come true! Their evening included a dance, lots of raffle
prizes, and a private showing of "Ice Age" in the school's
theatre. Everybody had a blast!
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Have a Dance or a Dance Marathon
Reserve your school's gymnasium and ask a local deejay to donate
his or her services. If you would like to try a dance marathon,
have students pair up and obtain pledges from relatives and friends.
Determine a timeframe for the marathon (for instance, five hours).
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Decorate a Tree
A School group can sell ornaments or ribbons to decorate a Wish
tree. You may want to ask local businesses to purchase ornaments,
too.
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Host a Holiday Party!
Students love parties! You can plan a Halloween, Christmas, Valentine's
Day, or St. Patrick's Day party to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation
of New Mexico. Charge each student a small admission fee.
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Bingo
Funds are raised through prices paid for the cards, generally
25 cents each. You may want to ask the community to donate items
for prizes.
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Bake Sale
Ask parents to send baked goods for students to sell at lunch,
after school, or at community events.
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Have a Penny Drive!
Comanche Elementary School collected 401,434
PENNIES during their
fundraiser to send fellow student, Creston, on a trip to Walt Disney
World!
This really great penny drive was coordinated by 5th graders in
the school's Social Action Kids (SAK) group.
The club organized
several committees to handle specific tasks... advertising, penny
jars, speaking to the PTA, etc. Great job, Comanche!
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Raffle
Request donated items from the community - such as a bike, tickets
to an athletic event, a doll - and raffle them off.
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Thanks to Eisenhower, 13-year-old Steffan's wish to go to Walt Disney
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Spirit Chain
Every February, students at Eisenhower Middle School sponsor a
Wish Child. Sometimes, they create a paper chain in school colors
with links sold for $1, $5, and $10 each. Other times, they sell
colored hearts and decorate the school hallways.
Each grade level competes to make the longest paper chain, or collect
the largest number of hearts. The winning grade gets to enjoy a
pizza party when all is said-and-done!
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Skating Party
Contact your local skating rink for a skating party. Arrange for
proceeds from the party to go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of
New Mexico. Great fun for students and their parents!
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Coordinate a "Wish Upon A Star" Event
A committee of students cuts out stars made of construction paper.
Students purchase the stars and write their wishes on them. Hang
the stars in a hallway of your school.
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Sell Pizzas, Hoagies, Doughnuts, or Fruit
Sometimes a local restaurant will provide the items and split
the proceeds.
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Host a Spelling Bee
Each student is charged a small fee to participate. The best speller
wins a small prize.
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Plan a Chinese Auction
A committee of volunteers solicits donations of goods from local
businesses. Next, sell tickets to students with each of the items
as prizes. Participants can put one ticket into each box to have
a chance of winning each of the items, or they can put all of their
tickets into one box for a better chance of winning a particular
item.
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Sell Candy Grams
For 50 cents, kids write messages to friends and teachers to be
delivered during the day. Each message has a piece of candy attached. "Candy-grams" work
especially well around a holiday.
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Play "Pig Out for Pennies!"
Homerooms compete to bring in the most pennies. The winning class
gets a pig-out party with "p" foods - pizza, popcorn,
potato chips, pretzels, etc. You may want to find a bank that is
willing to count the pennies.
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