Fundraising ideas for Primary School?

[diannescruffy]

I need some ideas please for fundraising. We cannot do chocolate/lolly drives as we are a healthy eating school. Can anyone give me some good ideas please?

Regards,
Dianne

[Amaunet]

How about a labels drive? Lots of those vinyl name label companies do them.

My SiL was also a Total Learning consultant and did book drives for schools

I have also seen "fun run" fundraisers as well

[~me~]

Filo O Frame, this a frame that kids can put their art work up on their wall.
Sunscreen (our school is doing this one at the moment).
Plant Bulbs.
Trolley tokens for Coles trolley's. I have one that has a butterfly on it. You put it on your key ring (like the Aldi ones) so you don't have to make sure you have coin on you for the trolley.
Does Geelong have a Geelong Child's like the Melbournes Child? They have heaps of adverstisements in them for fundraising and usually do a special at the start of the School Year on it too.
Not sure if this is appropriate but our Kinder did this one 2yrs ago and my nieces Irish Dance School did it last year. You can go and wine taste and then put the School's label or logo, or design your own on the wines you like and sell them for fundraising. Can't remember who did this one??
Tea Towels with School name on it or re-useable shopping bags with the school name on it.

Hope that helps.

[AliBaby]

My last school was a healthy school too and in Spring we did bulb drives. Cant think of the company that does them but its like selling chocolates except they are flower bulbs. It was a big hit as a lot of families wanted to plant bulbs with their children.

[briggsy's girl]

garden express do the bulb drives -they do them at this time of year so that you can plant the bulb over winter ready for spring flowering

ummm, most of the ones i was thinking are probably not for healthier schools though (cookie dough etc)

[mbear]

Our school did birthday cards....
A box of 25 birthday/congrats/boy/girl cards that are all handmade i.e they had gorgeous applique designs on the cover. Beautiful cards. Was $30 for the box...so less than $2 for a smart looking birthday card etc. OUr school sold loads.....i can get you the addy if you want...

[diannescruffy]

Thanks girls you have given me some great ideas. We are doing the bulbs this term and we did family portraits at the end of last year which made a big profit.
mbear - birthday cards sounds really good would love the addy please.
With the supermarket tokens would I just need to contact the supermarket direct?
Thanks again.

Regards,
Dianne

[Queen]

Our school does shower gel? I know of so many now, books, toys, plants, tea towels.
I really like hand-craft markets I think it depends alot on how much you are thinking of raising.
Good luck

[Astrolady]

Last year we did a "count the jellybeans" for 20c a guess. The child who won it was not allowed to get the jar of beans till home time so the "unhealthy" eating was off school grounds

We have also has a professional photographer come in and do family photos. Each family pays $10 for their sitting, which is then donated to the school. Family in return gets a framed large print.

We are looking into Garden Express Bulbs this term. I used to do this with our Kindergarten and it was very popular, with 50% of proceeds going back to the school.

Last year our Parents and Friends committee of which I am a part of put together a Craft Christmas stall. It was very popular and we profited over $1200. We are now looking into doing a smaller version of it for Mothers Day.

[peanutter]

tupperware can go well, if someone is willing to do it on spec.


or an "auction" of donated goods and services