Help your community pave the way to a playspace! The goal of this fundraiser is to ask for contributions of dollar bills that will result in one mile of money!
Prep Steps:
1. Contact your local law enforcement and/or city officials to request permission to hold this innovative fundraiser. It involves motor traffic and roads, and cannot be held without their cooperation.
2. Find a mile-long stretch of a high-traffic road, preferably near a busy shopping center.
3. Recruit volunteers to help set up and manage this event.
4. Mark one mile of the road by setting up stakes, signs, balloons, etc.
5. Going from car to car at a stop light, try to collect one mile’s worth of dollar bills from motorists.
Materials Needed:
1. Reflective clothing
2. Donation cans
3. Signs/flyers
4. Banners, balloons, etc to mark your mile
Helpful Hints:
• Ask local celebrities to participate in the event to generate more customers and media attention.
• All volunteers should wear a hat, button, or T-shirt that denotes your project.
STORY! In six hours, in one community, over 815 motorists "dug-deep" and came up with $7,180.00, averaging --$8.80 per vehicle
TIP! This can be a very visual event. Encourage your local TV station to broadcast collection and measuring efforts!
Raised: $$
When: M
Publicity: Low
Volunteers: 15
Challenge: Moderate
Audience: 50
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