Car Wash/Dog Wash
Charge a fee or request a donation.
Chores
Do chores, such as mowing a lawn, shoveling snow, or walking a dog, with the fees collected going to Friends of the Orphans.
Clicks for Kids
Ask your family members to donate 10 cents each time they visit Facebook, use Twitter, or download a song. Collect the money for a month and give to Friends of the Orphans.
Cookbook Sale
Collect favorite family recipes, produce and sell a cookbook.
Craft Sale
Make/decorate holiday wreaths or trees, gifts or cards to sell.
Garage/Yard Sale
Do one on your own, or organize a multiple family sale.
Honor Gifts
Ask for monetary donations to Friends of the Orphans instead of birthday, anniversary, graduation or other special event gifts for yourself. The money given can go toward a sponsorship or a general donation.
Movie Night
Show a popular movie and charge admission. Also sell donated popcorn and other snacks
Multicultural Fair
Organize an event with games, refreshments and booths/tables with information about the countries where NPH homes are located. Charge admission, sell food and tickets for games.
Music Recital
Charge admission and/or use a jar or bowl for donations.
Pancake Breakfast
Sell tickets in advance. Utilize volunteers for set-up, cooking and cleaning. A soup-and-sandwich lunch is another idea.
Pencil Sale
A grade level or classroom obtains and sells pencils to fellow students during lunchtime. Friends of the Orphans can recommend vendors to purchase pencils printed with our name or Web site.
Pesos for Pequeños
Collect donations in cans or boxes.
Potluck Lunch or Dinner
Charge admission and sell tickets in advance. Assign groups to be responsible for food, decorations and information appropriate to a country where an NPH home is located.
Raffles
Obtain donated items and sell tickets. Have the drawing at an event
Recreational/Sports Events
Ideas include bowling, basketball and volleyball tournaments, walk-a-thons, bike races and dance marathons. Collect pledges and/or entry fees.
Recycling
Collect aluminum cans, newspaper and other recyclable materials and sell them to recycling centers.
Skip-A-Lunch
Participants pledge to skip lunch and have juice and a small snack instead. Money saved is given to Friends of the Orphans.
Uniform-Free Day
Discuss this idea with the school principal. Charge $1 or more per student.
Wii ______ Tournament
Organize a tournament and collect an entry fee.
These are just some of the possibilities to raise funds for Friends of the Orphans. You are welcome to think of your own! See the Guide to FUNdraisers for some actual examples of creative FUNdraisers.
In This Section:
School Group Sponsorship Program
 Tips for Sponsoring a Child as a School/Group Project
Tools for Teachers
 Ideas for FUNdraising Projects
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