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Fundraising Ideas Database

Armchair Olympics

Location: In-Person

Overhead Cost: $

Expected Return: $$

Complexity: 2

 

Sign up teams of four to compete in a series of off- the-wall “Olympic” events of your design. Teams pay to enter and spectators come to cheer them on (and purchase food and drink!). Tricycle races, inflatable raft paddle, hamster wheel run, sponge toss, frisbee throwing, and more can all be part of a fun, messy afternoon.

Other Fundraising Ideas

Color Run

Set up colored powder stations, get participants to wear white t-shirts, and let the colorful mayhem ensue! If you hold it in a populated area, you’re bound to get intrigued

Garden and Plant Sale

Help beautify your community. Grow your own plants or purchase from a Nursery if you are short on time. And/or contact a Garden Club and ask members to donate some

Scavenger Hunt

This one takes a little bit of organizing, but if you can pull it off, there’s a lot of fun to be had. Social media can make scavenger hunts even

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