Another Fund Raising Idea

A few months ago, I wrote about fundraising for the Raise the Roof campaign to help repair the gym roof. This is what I did – I bought a bunch of cheap pencils from the QuarterMaster. Maroon pencils with white lettering that said “Howe Military School.” I sold them for $10-15 each telling people it was to help repair the gym roof.

You’d be surprised how willing people are to A) Help a school and B) spend ridiculous amounts of money on little things especially for a good cause. In fact, I think the bigger the disparity between the item’s actual worth and the amount they’re donating, the better they feel. That way, you can sell little things like pencils for what really isn’t a lot (it’s just a lot for a pencil) and people feel good and Howe benefits.

I just thought of another great idea I’m going to start doing! Hold on … I have to hop over into Photoshop and make something …

[a few minutes later]

Print out and sell these …

Here, you’re selling something even “less valuable” than a pencil. You’re selling them what they’re NOT going to buy today!

In fact, if anyone from Howe is reading this, have 2-3 cadets set up a booth next to a Starbucks (or some equivalent) and sell these. Who is so heartless, they’re going to walk right by students raising money for their school to buy something everyone admits is a luxury item? I’ll buy anything from students. Candy bars, broken glass, used cat litter, whatever … they’re out there when they don’t have to be, in the cold outside Wal-Mart supporting their school.

You could sell water bottles with custom labels that say “No caffeine and doesn’t stain your teeth.” And you could also sell those at some outside event in the summer!