Fundraising Ideas

[R2benamed]

Is this a preschool program where parents bring their kids in for a few hours a couple days/week or is this your preschool religious education program? If this is a paid daycare/preschool type set up I think you will have a more difficult time with a fundraiser outside of people that use the preschool. If this is the church preschool religious education program, I would suggest simply putting information in the weekly bulletin stating that you need to upgrade your equipment and need to raise how ever much money. I have found that in the church setting most people are very generous for specific donations for things like this.

This is a church's mother's day out program. We meet twice weekly. We share space with the preschool area of the church so it would benefit both.

Thank you everyone for the great ideas. I am adding new things to the list of ideas.

 

[quentina]

Some resturants will hold fundraiser nights where a percentage of each meal sold will go to the sponsor of the night. Some do it where they base the percentage off of the net profit that nigth, where others do it where patrons have to place their receipts into a jar in order for the funds to be counted. Either way, with a church it would be easy to get the message out that anyone who eats at X on set day is making a donation to buy new childcare equipment.

DD school had a walk a thon this past fall. That's one where any little bit helps. It was Pre-k to 5th grade, so she and her PK classmates were all out there helping their school.

Another inexpensive fundraiser that can be donw ith young ones (if you want them to particpate) is to have a tryke athon. Have the kids ride their trykes around a designated course to earn money. Another one of those "every little bit helps" ways. Donations oculd be made on the number of laps riden or flat donations.

Bake sales at your church spread over x amount of weekends.

I second the restraunt idea...Applebee's, Friendly's and Chick-fila do it. We make an average of $400 for the first 2 and $100 for the last.

Do you have a parking lot that you can have a yard sale and "sell" parking spaces for $10.00 each. From the money collected, you advertise, the rest is all profit. During that day, sell hot dogs and soda's (big bucks in this) and do a bakesale. If you have good weather, you should be able to grab all the funds you need for supplies. Good luck.

 

[N&B'smom]

When my DD was in the toddler room at our church I noticed how beat up and old everything was in there for the kids to play with. I headed up a church shower. It was like a baby shower for the kid's classes. We got puzzles, toys, cribs, etc. Just a thought!

 

[clh2]

Our church cannot do a raffle (i.e. the 50/50 raffle), because they do not have a raffle license from the state. They will not get a raffle license for ethical reasons. Now - on the other hand, they will do silent auctions, generally this is done by the high school youth group every couple of years when they go on their big trip. Perhaps, each preschool class, and each group that uses the facilities donates stuff to make "themed baskets???