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Learning
through serving others is critical to balanced human development and is an
excellent path to leadership development.
As Albert Schweitzer said, "Everyone must work to live, but the
purpose of life is to serve and to show compassion and the will to help others. Only then have we become true human beings."
Monmouth College plans and supports
carefully monitored service experiences in which students have intentional
learning goals and reflect actively on what he or she is learning
throughout the experience.
Service-learning programs emphasize the
accomplishment of tasks which address community issues and include
features which foster participants' learning about larger social issues
and an understanding of the reciprocal learning and service which can
occur between students and community members.
Volunteer Programs
Monmouth
College students are currently involved in all of the following programs:
Friends
for Seniors
This
program matches students with elderly residents of the Monmouth community.
Students visit their homes and offer
companionship
and assistance with tasks such as meal preparation, grocery shopping,
light housework and letter writing.
Lincoln
Homes Tutoring
An after school program for kids ages 5 to 13 at Lincoln Homes Housing
Development. Volunteers help
students with homework for 30 to 45 minutes, then play games on the
computer, then have a snack together before the children leave.
Students
Helping Students
This is a mentoring program with kids from Harding Elementary School.
Monmouth College Students are matched to a particular Harding
Elementary Student so that the kids begin to have someone in their lives
whom they can count on to be there for them.
Sunshine
Club
This is a program for children who live at Lincoln Homes.
It is a time for these kids to interact with college students
playing games and doing simple crafts.
Kids
Klub (After School Program)
MC
students play sports and
games with children from Harding School. On Thursdays, the kids have
crafts with 4-H with MC students helping out.
Transportation for volunteers can be arranged.
Solid
Rock (After
School Program through Fairview Methodist Church)
MC
students are needed to help with supervising children as they move from
one activity to another. Also,
MC students are invited to assist with teaching, crafts, and games.
Wednesday
Night Live (through faith Presbyterian Church)
MC
students help with activities, games, and music and are invited to stay
for supper. This church is within walking distance of the campus.
First
Christian Church Program
Every
Wednesday from 3:30 to 4:30 for grades 1-4 and grades 5 and 6 from 6 to
7:15. You do not have to
attend both, but please consider one.
They are in need of several volunteers!
Alternative Spring Breaks Mission
of the Alternative Break Program
Alternative
Break Programs promote service on the local, regional, national and
international levels through break-oriented programs that immerse students
in often vastly different cultures, heighten social awareness and advocate
life-long social action.
What
is an Alternative Break?
An
alternative break program places teams of college students in communities
to engage in community service and experiential learning during the fall
and spring breaks. Students perform short-term projects for community
agencies and learn about issues such as literacy, poverty, racism, hunger,
homelessness and the environment. The objectives of an alternative break
program are to involve college students in community-based service
projects and to give students opportunities to learn about the problems
faced by members of communities with whom they otherwise may have had
little or no direct contact. Examples of trips students have organized
are: tutoring migrant farm workers in Florida, building homes in
Appalachia, registering voters in rural Mississippi, and working with the
homeless in Washington, DC.
Fall
Break
During
the fall break students work with the Habitat for Humanity. During a long weekend Monmouth College students help build adequate
housing for persons who would otherwise live in deplorable conditions.
Spring
Break
Alternative
Spring Break (ASB) is an opportunity for students and staff to travel to a
community in need of volunteer help. Participants experience cultural immersion and group interaction
unique to ASB. It's hard work--but it comes with the satisfaction of
knowing that you have made a difference in people's lives! March 27 to April 3, 1999, two trips are planned: A Lakota Native
American reservation in Sisseton, South Dakota and an African-American
neighborhood in East St. Louis, Illinois.
MC Service
Organizations
Service Project Ideas
Service to the Campus:
-
Help
with Recycling program
-
Create a Campus Clean Up Program
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Assist Staff with Programs
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Elections Officials
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Sponsor a Dance
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Assist with the Blood Drive
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Sponsor an "Awareness Week" (Aids
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Awareness, Sexual Assault Awareness)
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Help students move in/beginning of the year
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Work in
the Involvement Center
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Operate a "Lost and Found"
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Design a Free Tutoring Program
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Design a Student Mentor Program
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Sponsor and maintain a ride board
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Sponsor "Tea's with the Faculty"
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Organize a Professor of the Year Contest
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Sponsor Study Breaks during mid-terms/finals
Service to the
Community:
- Visit
the Local Nursing Homes
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Become
a Hospital Volunteer (Monmouth Hospital,
Galesburg
Clinic, Cottage Hospital Galesburg,
St.
Mary’s Hospital-Galesburg)
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Fingerprint
children for identification purposes
Police
Station-Monmouth & Galesburg
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Assist
Daycares & Schools
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Help
build, repair, & clean playgrounds-City of Monmouth
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Assist Animal Humane Societies
Knox
County Humane Society-Galesburg
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Help
Churches with Daycare, Sunday School & Other Volunteer Projects (See
listing of churches in phonebook or on Chaplain’s web page)
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Help
Social Service Organizations (American Red Cross, Bridgeway, Safe Harbor Family Crisis
Center, Carver Community Action Center, Catholic Social Services, Dept. of Rehabilitation
Services, Galesburg Rescue Mission, Habitat for Humanity, Jamieson Community
Center, Knox County Area Project, Luthern Social Services of Illinois,
Prairieland Hospice Foundation.
, Starting Point, Special Olympics, United Way, Warren
Achievement, Western
Illinois Home Health Care
Service to the Nation:
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Aids
Council
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Aids
Quilt
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American
Red Cross
-
Arthritis
Foundation
-
Cerebral
Palsy
-
Association
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Holiday
Cards to Overseas service members
-
Easter
Seals Society
-
Great
American Smoke out
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Habitat
for Humanity
-
Juvenile
Diabetes Association
-
Leukemia
Foundation
-
Make-A-Wish
Foundation
-
March
of Dimes
-
Muscular
Dystrophy Association
-
National
Child Abuse Association
-
National
Council for Exceptional Children
-
National
Council for Literacy
-
Organ
Donor Card Distribution
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Project
Literacy United States (PLUS)
-
Ronald
McDonald House
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Salvation
Army
-
Special
Olympics
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Veterans
Day Services
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Veterans
Hospital
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Visitations
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Voter
Registration
Fund Raising Ideas
As
long as there are groups for causes, ideals, missions, visions and dreams
there will be a need for a practical way of achieving these goals. This is
especially the case with student run programs on college campuses such as
alternative break programs. Money and how to get money to fund the mission
of these programs will continue to be an issue.
Already Prepared Fundraisers:
Candy Sales
There are national and regional companies that already have products
packaged to sell as a fundraiser. These companies have prizes and profits
for the group developed into a system. Many campus groups already have
some sort of pre-developed fundraiser, therefore, you may be competing
with other groups as you offer similar products to the campus over and
over. This might inspire product sells or it might make it more difficult.
Coupon Book Sales/Discount Cards
Similar to candy
sales, there are national and regional companies that offer discounts for
products, entertainment and dinning. Again these companies have prizes for
top salespeople and profits for the group developed into a system.
Credit Card Application Booths
Credit Card
companies are always in search of new consumers. Many credit card
companies set up booths during various campus/community events. They also
provide opportunities for student groups to garner some money from this
effort through donations or sign-up fees.
Drive-in Movie Theatre
There are several
campus activity groups which actually bring portable drive-in theatre
equipment. You could charge a cover especially if student activities
brings the group to campus.
Auctions
Casino Night
You can have your own casino night by allowing individuals to gamble
with monopoly money they receive for paying an entrance fee at the start
of the evening. The "gamblers" will use this money to purchase
prizes donated by the community. You can make this exciting by mixing up
how the prizes are auctioned off. ("Big prizes" or "little
prizes" may come up for auction at any time)
Date Auction
Just like the old datin' game. First you need
several willing "dates". The dinner and movie could be donated
by local businesses. The bidding could draw a bit of attention to your
program through the school media as well as just plain ol' curious
bystanders.
Get to Know Ya' Auction
Point people
developing this project should collect donated items from faculty and
staff based on their perspective interests, hobbies and talents. For
example, there might be a Dean who plays tennis who might donate a tennis
game, or perhaps having dinner for four at the President's house, or
auctioning off the first place for registration or dorm assignments.
Students are looking to connect with the faculty and staff more at any
school.
Individual Auction
This type of auction allows you to "sell" an individual for a
specific purpose and amount of time. For example, someone might have to
carry the books or clean the room of someone who purchased their services.
Silent Auction
A Silent Auction is where a group of individuals bid on items/prizes which
have been gathered in the name of the organization and its mission. In
order to be a bidder, participants will have to pay an entrance charge.
The bidders acknowledge there bid through body language such as hand or
head signals or through raising prepared placards. For this type of
auction you will need someone to be a caller.
Student/Professor
This type of
auction could allow students to bid on the services of professors or
professors bid on the services of students. This can be as varied as
cleaning up the office, yard work or glorious database entry. Again, the
money is collected through the bidding process as long as individuals are
willing to donate their time and effort.
Dinner, Candlelight &
Music
Band Night
This is another way to connect with the campus and local community
through providing a musical event and charging admission to it. This gives
exposure to musical talent and helps to fund the alternative break program
at the same time. Keep in mind that you need a big enough place to hold
the event as well as an arrangement with campus activities to hold the
event. One school's theme for an event such as this is "think
globally...jam locally."
Open Mic
This is a great
way to build on the talents of your participants or the campus as a whole.
Host a campus wide event on the lawn or in an auditorium where students
can come and perform their specific talents such as poetry reading,
gymnastic feats, acting, and musical numbers.
Poetry Night
Another way to
draw on the talent of your campus, especially the English and Literature
departments is to host a poetry reading night. Charge admission and
perhaps even charge for snacks while folks get immersed in verse.
Donations/In-Kind Support
Alumni Association
Often times by working with your college or university's alumni office
volunteer efforts such as the alternative break program can have access to
alumnus donations. Perhaps your office will allow your group to solicit
alumnus directly or they may be able to include your program in their
donation materials sent out to alumnus. Each school's office of Alumni
Affairs has specific regulations and policies so it will be necessary to
check into these procedures first.
Change Bottles/Penny Wars
This is plain and
simple collecting change donations for your alternative break program.
Have participants cut water bottles in half to collect that loose change.
Perhaps having it site or issue related would draw out more donations from
a specific portion of your campus.
Community Civic Clubs
Rotary, Elks,
Masons, Optimists, Kiwanis, the Lions Club, and so on to see if they would
be willing to give scholarships to individuals. As a way of thanking them,
meet with them and tell them about your trip, and show them pictures or
slides from your trip.
Individual Donation Slips
This type of
fundraiser requires participants to be responsible for sending out
brochures explaining the program with donation slips to friends and
families. Providing donation options might add to the success of this
program.
Letters to Faculty and Staff
Faculty and staff
members are more often quite willing to donate their time and money to
student groups on campus especially if they are affecting the community.
Target the faculty and staff with letters detailing your program and
allowing them to donate based on a variety of options such as site, issue
and possibly even student. Definitely take the time to check with your
campus office of giving to review any regulations there may be concerning
this type of fundraising effort.
Places of Worship
Many times they
are willing to help an individual to participate in such a trip. Also
contact local churches and synagogues as they might also be willing to
help. Showing the congregation a slide show as a way of thanks is also a
good idea.
Student Government/Student Affairs
Being able to make a proposal for funding from the Student Affairs or
Student Government Association of your campus can be a very important
element of funding for your alternative break program. Sometimes being
listed as an organization will allow your program to apply for funding
through these avenues.
Food
Bagel & Coffee Morning
Have a campus/community breakfast where local businesses can donate
the coffee and bagels or the alternative break program can purchase them
for a minimal price. Host this breakfast for a small charge or donation.
This event can also be site specific or issue related.
Cookbooks
Create a cookbook
from ASB participant and family recipes or perhaps include recipes
specific to the region or community your alternative break program will be
visiting. You could also include cooking instructions for large numbers of
people in the recipe description. Charge a small amount to cover the
development of the book as well as to provide profit for the ASB budget.
Donut Sale
This is a great,
quick way to make money on your campus as people stumble to class in the
early morning. You can either develop a deal with the local donut shop or
buy the donuts and sell them on campus. As a general warning don't get too
many donuts because if you can't sell them they might go stale and you
will be out some money.
Fasting
At some schools
it is possible to donate the money that would pay for your meals in your
meal plan to a specific cause or group. Check with your meal plan office
to see how you can develop a partnership.
Food Baskets
There are certain
times during the year when students need a pick-me-up such as mid-terms
and finals. Appealing to the good nature of parents through a mailing to
send care packages to their son or daughter, you can collect the profits
after purchasing the food for the care packages.
Hunger Banquet
This is a
fundraising event in which a large portion of the campus can take part as
well as provide some hands-on educational information. Individuals pay a
certain amount of money and then are assigned a country status such as
"developed" or "underdeveloped nations." Students eat
according to the status they have been assigned. For example, a
representative of an underdeveloped nation might eat rice while a
representative of a developed nation might eat steak. Oxfam has specific
information on how to organize a hunger banquet.
Lobster Sale
Another food related fundraising event involves the delivery of fresh
lobster. Your program would be required to purchase the little critters up
front, however, you could sell them through a dinner per/pound at a much
higher price. It would be necessary to plan the other portions of the
dinner in addition to both the location of dinner and uncooked lobster.
Luaus
A thematic event
in which you can invite a large part of the campus and charge admission
for the tropical atmosphere and food.
Roast a Pig
Have a good ol'
fashion pig roast over an open fire. Charge a specific amount of money to
the campus community or ask for a donation. You have to find out where to
get a whole pig.
Spaghetti Dinner
Plan a big dinner
inviting large portions of the campus and community. Charge an admission
or donation price. This can be a very profitable event due to the
inexpensive preparation cost. Spaghetti is cheap!
Games of Chance
Cow Pie Bingo
This is a great way to have fun on your campus. Usually part of a
larger event, festival or carnival, cow pie bingo is a favorite. All you
need to do is fence off an area where the beast will have a temporary
stay. Then grid the area into squares. Sell the squares to individuals for
a specific amount of money. When the cow does his or her business in the
particular grid, the winning person gets to keep a portion of the money
pot.
Raffles
A raffle is a
very basic fundraising technique that relies on selling tickets with the
"bingo" chance of winning a prize or series of prizes. The
prizes can be donated by local businesses or community members or the
prize itself may be sharing in the cash pot created by the raffle tickets.
A twist on this idea is to have participants sell a mandatory amount of
tickets. * Due to issues of legality, check with your local and state
officials as well as your school's policies before beginning a raffle
project.
Grants
Contact the airlines
To see if they would be willing to give you a discount for flying as a
group because you're a service program or just because they like you.
Letters to Locals
Addressing local
community businesses and companies is a powerful way to garner direct
monetary and in-kind support. An effort such as this may require some
training in developing letters of inquiry. An important element to include
in letters to businesses is that the donation is tax deductible. In
addition, make sure that you can provide them with a receipt for that
donation. A twist on this idea is to allow businesses to adopt-a-site or
issue for their donation.
Training to Write Letters for $-Raising
Enlisting the
help of others on your campus and community to help train your advisory
board or active participants in writing grants is a necessary element of
your fundraising program. Writing grants and letters of inquiry have been
successful for alternative break programs in the past. Sometimes it just
takes some encouragement and training for individuals to ask for those
bigger sums of money or in-kind donations. This is another way to partner
with other groups on campus such as the campus office of Grants
Management.
Holiday/Thematically
Florist - Valentine's Days
Holidays are always great times to have fundraisers around. For
example, during Valentine's Day work a deal with the local florist to sell
carnations for campus members to send to other campus members. Remember
that you will need someone to pick up the flowers, staff the booth where
people write their messages, and people to deliver the carnations. Another
twist on this holiday is to send out gummy worms with the theme
"hooked on you".
Partnerships
Bookstore Sponsorship
Work with your local college bookstore or bookstores to have a day or
series of days in which your alternative break program can receive a
percentage of profits from sales. It is a great way to get your friends
and fellow campus members to buy books on a specific day.
Business Partnership - Dance Place/Grocery Store
A great way to
partner is with local businesses and companies through in-kind support or
percentage of profit donation. For example, having a local dance club
donate a specific amount of a cover charge for college night or ³students
involved with service² night. Another example might be to have a
percentage of certain products or a day's sales of a grocery store go to
the alternative break program. They might also be able to donate food for
your trip or help support the purchase of your t-shirts.
Partner with Another Grant Recipient
Oftentimes, there
are opportunities to develop a grant partnership with other groups on
campus that may be involved with your alternative break program's issues
or sites. Always take note of what groups on your campus may have similar
missions and goals so as to be aware of a possible sharing of resources.
T-Shirt Business Partner
Develop a partnership with local businesses to sponsor your t-shirts for
some publicity on the shirt itself or in some other aspect of your
alternative break program. It is a great way to give visual recognition to
businesses working for the community. In addition, if your college or
university's student identification can be used as a campus charge card
you might persuade more students to invest initially.
Self Sacrifice
Laundry
Charge to wash student's laundry. Make sure you have enough
participants and initial money to buy supplies.
Plasma Donation
Enough said...
Psychology experiments
Check with your
school's psychology department about possible opportunities.
Sports Related
Charity Sporting Tournaments
(baseball, basketball, volleyball, golf...)
Connect with the campus by providing a sporting tournament where you
charge admission for participants. You could also work the concession
stands for the event.
Final Basket/Shoot the Hoops Tournament
This is a great
way to use your school's sporting program to earn some money for your
alternative break program. Individuals can pay an entrance fee to have
some sort of shooting contest during the half or end of a game.
Running Events
Appeal to the
local running enthusiasts on your campus and in your community to be a
part of a sponsorship race for your program. A unique twist might have the
finish line be into a campus sporting facility at the end or beginning of
a game. It is always a motivator to have thousands of people screaming and
yelling for you.
Tried and True
Bake Sale
The basic all-purpose fundraiser! First, you need to acquire baked
goods through either participant cooks or local businesses or campus food
services. Then you need to have booths in well-traveled areas of the
campus. One suggestion that was offered was to have donations instead of
prices because people are likely to donate more than pay a specific price
for an item.
Car Wash
This dependable
event places a bunch of people together to wash cars by hand. You could
charge a specific amount or ask for donations. It is important to have
this type of event in a well trafficked part of your community or campus.
Sometimes local businesses will let you use their water sources. A twist
on this idea is the "topless car wash". This is where you only
wash convertibles or everything but the top of the car.
Garage Sale/Rummage Sale
This is a great
way to get rid of old junk! Have participants dig into their dorm rooms or
ask their family members to donate for the sale. This is also a great way
to get faculty and staff involved with the program as they donate for the
sale. It will be necessary to have the event in a well traveled area and
have the appropriate amount of volunteers to staff the sale.
Miscellaneous
Accounting & Taxes
Perhaps you can draw on the expertise of the participants in your
program or appeal to your school's business department in general. You can
have students with accounting and tax skills provide consultation for
Federal and State taxes to the campus and community at a minimal charge.
"A" Thons
This is an event
in which people pledge a certain amount of money for a specific cause or
individual involved with the cause. Some examples include a Bowl
"a" thon or a Walk –a-thon or a Jump-a-thon.
Business Inventory
Local businesses
and companies will have times during the year in which they will need help
with their inventory. This is a great way for a group to make some money
in a short amount of time. There might also be departments or stores that
are part of your campus that might provide this opportunity as well.
Campus Recycling - on-going through year
Another way to get involved on the campus is through the recycling program
in existence or developing a program from scratch. It would probably
require some part-time volunteers for part or all the year to clean out
bins and take the recyclables to the local recycling plant. Because it
might be a way to earn money throughout the year, this type of fundraiser
could sustain efforts for pre and post break as well as the next year
program. It is also a tremendous possibility to partner with other groups
on campus or in the community.
Carnival/Opportunity Fair
Develop and plan a carnival which can be thematic , issue related or just
a plain ol' carnival with clowns, face painting, games etc... This is also
something you can do in partnership with a local community agency. You can
charge an entrance fee for the Carnival.
Circus "Stupid Human Tricks"
This is a great
way to bring David Letterman to your campus without having to pay
outrageous prices for a speakers fee or even having him there in the first
place. In the spirit of "stupid human tricks," invite members of
your campus community to be part of a talent show where your alternative
break program can charge for admission. Everyone can do a Stupid Human
Trick.
Concessions/theme parks/clean-up facilities/staff
campus events
This is a great
way to use the community around you as well as your campus. Sometimes
theme parks, concessions and clean-up opportunities are offered to the
community in exchange for donation or payment. Check with local sporting
facilitates, theme parks and your own campuses sporting program.
Dunkin' Booth/Photo Booth
You can rent
these type of facilities or perhaps even have them donated for use. Then
your alternative break program can collect the money or a percentage of
the money based on the relationship developed with the rental company.
Face Painting
You can do this
at carnivals or before sporting events to add to the spirit of those
die-hard fans. Charging a minimal fee and enlisting the talent of program
participants is a must for this type of fundraiser.
Greek Week - party proceeds
This might be
another way to enlist help from the Greek community of your campus. During
Greek Week have party proceeds or a portion of those proceeds go to
funding the alternative break program. This might also be a way to develop
a new partnership or recruit from a segment of the campus you might not
have already drawn from. *Receiving money for fundraisers associated with
alcohol might interfere with the policy of your alternative break program
or school.
Green-Up Day
This is a day where ASB participants can work for the campus or faculty
and staff of the campus to clean up yards, mow, rake and clean up trash
for donations. This can be a campus-wide event in which the donations
benefit the ASB Program. It might also be a great way to partner with
environmental groups on the campus or in the community.
Jail and Bail
This event
requires setting up a "jail cell" somewhere on your campus. The
next step will be having campus members pay money to have people
"arrested" and put in jail. Volunteer police persons will then
take the suspect individual into custody. The "prisoner" then
must come up with a pre-determined amount of bail money by using a
telephone and the phone book. There are a number of twists you can put on
this idea, however, one of the key facets to the success of this event is
publicity.
King of Turkey Legs
This requires some enthusiastic participants. Both guys and gals can have
pictures of their legs posted around the campus. Then people vote on who
has the best "turkey legs" by making a donation. All entries
will be placed in a central box from where the winner's name will be
drawn. The winner could receive a pre-designated prize or part of the
money pot accumulated from the donations.
Kiss the "animal"
This is a great
way for students to donate money towards your alternative break program in
the name of their favorite faculty or staff member. The individual with
the most donations gets to kiss the "animal" whether that it is
a pig, horse or the school mascot. This can initiate quite a bit of
competition and stimulate the money to come rolling into your ASB program.
Mocktail Party
This can be a great way to connect with a discussion concerning the
alcohol policy of your alternative break program as well as partner with
your campus peer educators or BACCHUS representatives. At a mocktail party
people get a chance to mix and partake of non-alcoholic beverages. This
alternative experience/party is a great way to bring in the money as if
people were paying for drinks. It is necessary to reserve space for this
event, acquire the materials for the mocktails including glasses and
utensils.
Money Tree
This is where a "tree" is set up in a well-trafficked part of
the campus. A table is set up next to the tree where people can donate $1
to place a "homemade buck" on the tree. As the tree becomes more
decorated people will be able to see an actual goal and be more motivated
to donate money.
Non-Events
A non-event is
just what it suggests: an event which will not happen. The first step is
to print a fancy invitation about a formal black-tie event. After
describing the fancy non-event then you can ask for a donation based on
what individuals would have to do to get ready for the event. For example,
attendees would have to buy a dress or rent a tux, get a haircut etc...
Therefore, through making a donation they only have to pay a portion of
what they would originally have to do in order to attend.
Paper Airplane Contest
A one time campus
event where ASB participants and others from the campus create paper
airplanes. Before the event ASB Participants collect pledges for there
favorite paper airplane. You can have winners in different categories such
as design, distance, and style in flight. You can charge an entry fee or
have donations to support each participant.
Parking Cars for Events
Perhaps your
campus or the community host events where cars need to be parked or where
they need "staff" to usher vehicles into appropriate parking
spots. Participants will earn money usually in an hourly or daily manner.
Students can donate the money individually or the host of the parking can
make payment to the alternative break program as a whole.
Shave your Head
Definitely a
fundraiser for the willing and able. This type of activity requires people
with hair , a lot of hair, or people that are vain about their hair. Then
it takes your ultimate persuasion skills as an alternative break advocate
to convince individuals to shave their head in public. Campus members make
donations for the "potential head shavers" in a competitive
manner. If you can get some professors involved it might be a way to
really dig into the deepest depths of some college student and other
faculty and staff member's pocket. The representative with the most
donations must follow through with shaving his or her head in a public
forum.
Twister Tournament
Knots, Knots and
more human knots. This is basically a monster twister tournament in which
teams post an entrance fee to see who can survive the tournament the
longest. You definitely need a lot of twister games or a very talented art
department. The materials for this can be created by the alternative break
program at minimal cost. The winner of the tournament might get a portion
of the total money pot or some other specifically designated prize.
Tuck-Ins
A tuck-in is where campus members can donate or pay money to have
Fraternity, Sorority or alternative break participants tuck them in and
maybe even read them a bedtime story.
VW Car Show
For all the "deadheads" on your campus, or just regular VW fans,
this is a great way to connect with not only your campus but the
surrounding communities. Charging admission, hosting concessions and
providing parking can be one way to win some dough for this sort of idea.
National Service Links
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