Great Ideas

Kids all over the country have suggested great ways to raise funds to sponsor a dog.  Many of these ideas are so inventive we’ve decided to share them with you.  Listed below are just a few:

The Most Successful: The kids at Apollo Jr. High held a “Silent Auction” where items they collected after writing some 200 letters to businesses and celebrities, were auctioned off. They collected 144 items to auction off and raised over $8,600 in one night!

12 months of CHAMPS: Browne Academy in Alexandria, VA, is raising money for their own dog who'll be named “Brownie” so they’ve planned a year-long campaign with a different CHAMPS event every month. 
       
Chow Down for CHAMPS Night: Local restaurant or diner can donate a pecentage of the evenings profits to CHAMPS. Here's a good idea... teachers can worke as hosts, runners, and bussers!! Now wouldn't you want to go chow down at that restaurant??!!

CHAMPS T-Shirt Sale: T-Shirts can be donated by local store. One school campaign sold 300 in first 2 weeks at $10 each!  They're ordering MORE!!!

CHAMPS Cookbook: collect recipes from CHAMPS kids families and make a cookbook to sell as the holiday season approaches.

CHAMPS Awareness Bracelet’s: One state campaign bought silicone/rubber bracelets just like the “LiveStrong” bracelets that are so popular.  Their project was called “MIRACLE” (Many Individuals Raising Awareness & Clearing Landmines Everywhere).  They ordered 2,000 bracelets in their school colors (blue and white) and charged $3.00 each or 2 for $5.00.  They all but sold out in three weeks. 

MLI ordered 10,000  CHAMPS awareness bracelets, they are in white and in Blue.  We got them for just over .30 cents each.  Kids all over the country are giving them away for gifts for a $2.00 donation each, their profit margin being $1.70 each.  Yeah!!!  These bracelets are available to any school that wants to use them, just < e-mail Kimberly > at CHAMPS / MLI

Dress Down Day’s: Once a month they can dress down for a $2.00 donation.  They don’t have to pay the $2.00 if they buy a CHAMPS T-shirt and wear it on the Dress Down Day w/their Jeans (this includes Teachers)!!

CHAMPS DANCE:  The kids at the D. J. Bakie Elementary School in Kingston, NH, had a Father/Daughter Dance and raised nearly $1,000 in ONE NIGHT!

CHAMPS NIGHT:  Several schools around the country are working with their local Fudruckers and Applebee’s.  They are advertising that 20% of the money collected on the CHAMPS NIGHT at the restaurant will go toward sponsoring their Mine Detection Dog.  Schools announce it over the loud speakers and advertise it in their school papers to get a greater turn-out of students and parents!!!  It’s going great!

Saturday Pancake Breakfast: families from all over the community can come together for pancakes and some conversation! Local radio stations and newspapers can donated space to advertise the event. Local stores can donate the pancake mix, juice and coffee. Accept donations instead of charging an entrance fee and this campaign idea can be wonderfully successful. 

Penny War: Have each grade competed in a penny war. First thing in the morning every class in the school gathers their pennies together. During the day classes can sabotage other classes by slipping dollar bills or change (which counts against their pennies) into other classes collection jars. One school made OVER $1,400 the first week of their penny war and by the end of the 3rd week raised over $2900!! No kidding!
 
K-9 Walk: get a bunch of dogs together for a walk in the park! One campaign state in MA raised $1,400 in one day!!!

CHAMPS Presentation: Not only can a bunch of students raise awareness in their town, they can raise money by doing presentations at Rotary Clubs and Lions Clubs for matching funds.

Rent-A-Kid:  Some classes in an elementary school brainstormed amongst their classmates and decided on a list of chores they could do at home, requesting their parents pay them a quarter (or more) for each chore.   Teachers sent home a note to the parents explaining the project.  Many parents elected to match the money their children earned doing the chores as a way of supporting both their child and the schools efforts!

PJ day: a day that kids are allowed to wear their pajama’s to school (with a robe of course)

Your idea here: Can you suggest another campaign idea? We'd love to hear what you have to say. Just < e-mail Kimberly > at CHAMPS / MLI