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School PTAs and creative fundraising

November

As school parent-teacher associations look for new ways to raise moneyÂ that are more enticing than selling candy, they’ve come up with some new ideas.

Here’s one from Dobbs Ferry.Â The middle/high school PTSA is running a fundraiser with the Barnes and Noble on Central Park Avenue in Yonkers.

It’ll last all weekend. And there are special events – book signings, guest readers, entertainment from the school chorus, a student art show.

So you can do your holiday shopping while supporting your school.

You just present a voucher to the cashier and voila! a portion is donated to the PTA.

And I thought wrapping paper was innovative, back in the day. Not to mention those cases of citrus fruit.

I personally hated candy-selling. It seemed to me that the hardest sell was at the parents, to push them to go out and solicit money.Â Is this better?

This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 27th, 2007 at 11:53 am by Lanning Taliaferro.
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2 Responses to “School PTAs and creative fundraising”

Karen Thornton November 27th, 2007 at 12:36 pm
On Thursday, Nov. 29, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. over 20 participating Briarcliff merchants will donate a percentage of their proceeds to the BPTA as part of a holiday shopping spree. Briarcliff High students will also be onhand with some live music, and participating area restaurants will offer prix fixed luncheon menus. It’s a great community builder, and everyone is welcome to come shop.
Jon Krueger November 28th, 2007 at 9:23 am
I work for a non-profit trade association whose members include companies that help schools raise money by selling popular consumer items (aka “product fundraising”). According to a recent survey we conducted in conjunction with PTO Today (www.ptotoday.com), most parent groups at elementary schools (64%) say a product sale was the most profitable school-wide fundraiser. Furthermore, among the parent groups who conducted a product sale, about 80% said it was the most profitable method used to raise money.

To read a press release about this survey, visit the link below.

http://www.afrds.org/news_20071112.html

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