Hold a dress down/dress up day and charge students and staff to participate.

Hold “Donut Fridays” and sell donuts or other special treats for $1 a piece. Contact local bakeries/grocery stores to donate items to sell.

Partner with a local Rotary Club or other civic group, faith-based organization, or businesses that might donate or match the funds you raise.

Decorate a donation jar or “well” and place in a main area of the school to collect donations.

Hold a benefit concert. Invite school and community members to attend and raise funds through ticket sales.

Stall the Teacher: Students bring change to class and dump it into a bucket. The teacher can’t start the class until all of the change is counted.

Penny Wars: Hold a Penny War against other groups or classes and donate funds to WFSS.

Organize a run/walk, distance swim, bicycle, or hike event (e.g., a “Walk to Water” where students walk to a water source and back).

One school asked students to secure per lap sponsors prior to the walk. During recess time for one week, they run as many laps as they can. Sponsors donate based on their final lap count.

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Have students create art (e.g., decorate gallon jugs or gas cans or create paintings) and hold an art show and sale.

Collect bottles and return for deposits.

Tape your Principal/Teacher to a wall: Set a fundraising goal and when students reach it, they get to duct tape a teacher or principal to the wall.

Plan weekly events to teach people about the water crisis in South Sudan and fundraise.

Have students create their own crafts and hold a sale.

Hold a bake sale. Collect orders ahead of time, bake, and sell.

Ask friends and family to pledge $.50 - $1.00 for each pushup you do in 90 seconds. Collect funds and donate.

Setup a slushie, smoothie, or lemonade stand at a school or community event. Charge a reasonable price per drink.

Every player will shoot 30 free throws (or number of your choice). Ask for support for every MADE free throw. Donors can pledge any dollar amount per basket made or make a one-time donation.

Similar to musical chairs, a cake walk fundraiser requires donated cakes (see your local baker or grocery stores). Participants pay $1 - $5 for each walk.

Have students write poetry, essays, one-act plays, play an instrument, sing, etc., and charge admission for community members.

Students write personal letters to friends and family near and far explaining their class project and how much they need to raise. One school asked 150 students to send 10 letters each, requesting a donation of $10. Within one month, they raised over $25,000. Please ask donors to donate online or write checks to the school and send one check to WFSS.

Ask donors to check with their employers on matching gifts for WFSS.