Fundraising thoughts and ideas please

[zoo2tycoon]

Have you asked friends and neighbors if they have chores that need to be done for her to earn money (helping clean the yard, plant flowers, babysit, etc). The yard sale seems to be a good way also (what about asking others for donations for that as they are spring cleaning). I didn't see that you mentioned what type of organization this is for, but is there any way she can tie the fundraiser into that (like if it a cheer group offer to teach cheer to a small group of children during the summer for a small fee).

Honestly, we don't have no solicitation in our neighborhood but I don't buy anything from anybody I don't know. There was actually someone walking around our neighborhood one day selling the candy bars and the next thing I saw when I was out walking was the sheriff telling him to leave (it seems 'groups' get dropped off in neighborhoods to sell). The candy bars seem to get smaller and smaller for the price.

For a soccer fundraiser one of the team parents set up a concession stand. Would that be something she could do at one of the 'minor' high school sports (where the big concession stand isn't open). The parents would get things at Sam's or Costco and sell them (sports drinks, candy, granola bars, etc). Made some decent money.

 

[HM]

When my DD was 13 she wanted to go to WDW with a friend. I told them that if they could raise the money for the plane ticket and their park ticket, I'd take them. (Plane tickets back then were about $120 to WDW from here).

They did babysitting and held a yard sale and sold toys and books and stuff. They were able to raise $300 each that way!

EDIT to add: I see she needs $1200! I just don't see how a tween is going to be able to earn that much money on their own by next Fall (is that when it's actually due..Sept?). Good luck to her, but I'm thinking you need to start letting her understand that this trip is not going to happen for her.