My school’s orchestra is made up of about 25 people. We’re going to Prague this year for our big trip, but current estimates put us at needing $18000 in scholarship funds and other such needs. The problem is that our current “bank account” has a balance of about $100. That’s two zeros there.
So basically, we need money and it’s too late for grants, and we need awesome fundraisers to make up the difference.
Currently we have ideas like:
1. Silent auction of STUFF (signed basketballs, painted violins, etc)
2. Hiring out students to parties
3. Asking for donations
4. Washing windows in a fast-food drive-through
5. Selling cheesecakes (last year, the best seller got $36 profit)
6. Selling food after school for sports teams
So any ideas would be appreciated. Thank you!
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Okay im apart of a organized club at school and our fundraisers consist of
Well our big hits are.
Dunk Tank- exspecially if you put the most hated teacher in there.
It brung in tons, im telling you tons.
Car wash- on a hot day this was a huge hit!
Dance A’ Thon- Pretty good.
And the usual Bake Sale!
Oh and also selling carnations at school – For peoples gf and bfs.
Hope i helped
Play a benefit concert.
Literally. learn a whole different set of music for this concert.
Make it a high end event (use your school auditorium if you have a good one, or see if a church will let yall use their sanctuary for free).
But play a variation of music. all well known/fun stuff
soundtracks (pink panther, POTC, HP), classical, Remote Control by Richard Meyer, and orchestral versions of famous rock songs.
Put a donation box outside, with a parent or someone manning the box.
One of the “orchestras” I’m in does this every year. (the one made up of the students of the private teachers in the area)
We get a lot of money from this.
We have 40ish violins, 6 violas, and 1 cello.
ranging in age from 6 to 18 (not including teachers and their biological children)