Bowling for Bucks

Overall Cost: $$
Complexity: 3

Coordinate with a bowling alley to rent a group of lanes — or the entire building if you know you’ll have a lot of participants — and sign up teams. Participants can raise pledges per pin, games bowled, scores, or just raise donations in general.

Things to Consider

  • CHALLENGES TO CONSIDER: Renting lanes at a bowling alley can be costly.
  • Reach out early to see if you can get a discounted rate for booking multiple lanes or the entire space.
  • THE BEST TIME TO DO THIS: Anytime
  • SPONSORING OR PARTNERING ORGANIZATION: The bowling alley, of course!

Other Fundraising Ideas

Polar Bear Plunge

This is a chillingly good fundraiser for colder locales! Have donations based on whether or not your participants are brave enough to jump into the water, or charge a small

Reverse Auction

Instead of selling tickets, make it a party! In a reverse raffle, people buy numbered tickets for a chance to win a big prize (example – 200 tickets at $100

Floating Lantern Night

Get participants to make a wish, and send their lantern up into the sky (just like in Tangled!).

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