Ask your local grocery store to support your project by allowing you and other volunteers to bag groceries for an afternoon and collect tips for your playspace. Give each bagger a tip jar and display signs to tell customers what you are doing by the check-out aisles and the front of the store. This is a great way to heighten your community’s awareness about your project.
Prep Steps:
1. Contact your local grocery store to request permission to bag groceries for a day. Be sure to explain your project and how the money will be used.
2. Recruit volunteers to take shifts bagging groceries.
3. Create tip jars and posters for the event.
Materials Needed:
1. Posters
2. Jars
3. Matching t-shirts for the baggers.
Helpful Hints:
• This is a great event for the holiday season!
• All volunteers should wear similar colored clothing or your playspace project t-shirts.
STORY!: During the holiday season, one community raised nearly $2,000 bagging groceries. As a thank-you surprise, the retailer matched their amount to help them reach their goal!
Raised: $
When: M
Publicity: Med
Volunteers: <10
Challenge: Moderate
Audience: 500
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