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Things to Consider When Raising Funds
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TeachKind encourages educators to organize
school fundraisers, which are a great way to empower
students, teach them the value of volunteering, and
help them make a positive difference in the community.
However, we urge schools to carefully investigate the
organizations for which they are raising funds to ensure
that they do not engage in practices that harm animals.
Some schools participate in the March of Dimes’
WalkAmerica fundraiser without realizing that the March
of Dimes has funneled millions of donated dollars into
painful
and unnecessary experiments on cats, dogs, primates,
rabbits, pigs, and other animals. Sadly, this money
could have been better spent on the treatment and prevention
of disease and on clinical and epidemiological studies
that would provide relevant information about human
birth defects.
Encourage your school to only raise funds for humane charities,
like the Easter Seals, which works to prevent
birth defects by using clinical research and preventive
programming—not by experimenting on animals. Contact
TeachKind to order
additional information about the March of Dimes
and to order a booklet that lists charities that do
and charities that do not test on animals, or visit
the following links:
• MarchofCrimes.com
• Charities
That Test on Animals
• Humane
Charities
Choose Cruelty-Free Fundraising Events
While teaching students the value of helping
others, it’s important that they don’t forget
the value of animals’ lives. Some fundraisers,
like donkey basketball, put both students and animals
at risk. “Kiss the pig” contests demean
animals, forcing them to be unwilling participants in
an activity that objectifies them and finds humor in
our negative and inaccurate view of pigs.
Animal auctions, like
the one at Coral Reef Senior High School in Miami, Florida,
are upsetting and unhealthy for the students involved,
who are encouraged to develop a strong relationship
with an animal as they nurture and care for him or her
for months—only to be told to ignore their empathy
and compassion and the needs of their animal friend
so that he or she can be slaughtered for money. This
psychologically damaging message teaches disrespect
and insensitivity.
When raising money for your school or community charity,
please try the following animal-free fundraising events:
| Cruelty-Free
Fundraisers |
Alternative
Fundraising Ideas-Things You Can Sell |
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Auctions
• Bike-a-thons
• Bowling nights
• Carnivals
• Car washes
• Celebrity basketball games
• Dances
• Family/glamour portraits
• Festivals
• Gift wrapping
• Golf tournament
• Jog-a-thons
• Jumprope-athons
• Magic shows
• Raffles
• Read-a-thons
• Recycling
• Recycling cans/paper/ink cartridges
• Singing telegrams
• Skating nights
• Spelling bees
• Talent shows
• Tennis/horseshoe competitions
• Treasure hunts
• Walk-a-thons
• Workshops/classes |
•
Activity cards
• Balloon bouquets
• Bath accessories
• Batteries
• Books and calendars
• Brick/stone/tile memorials
• Buttons, pins, and stickers
• Candles
• Cookbooks
• Coupon books
• Emergency kits for cars
• First-aid kits
• Flea market items
• Flowers and bulbs
• Football game shout-outs
• Football seats
• Fruit and vegetable baskets
• Fruit smoothies and slushies
• Gift baskets
• Gift items
• Gift wrap, boxes, and bags
• Greeting cards
• Hats
• Healthy snack items
• Holiday ornaments
• House decorations
• Jewelry
• License-plate frames with school logos
• Magazine subscriptions
• Megaphones
• Mugs
• Newspaper space/ads
• Personalized stationery
• Plants
• Pocket calendars
• Raffle donations
• Scarves
• School art drawings
• School Frisbees
• School spirit gear and accessories
• Scratch-off cards
• Spirit/seasonal flags
• Stadium pillows
• Stuffed animals
• Temporary/henna tattoos
• T-shirts and sweatshirts
• Tupperware
• Valentine’s Day flowers
• Yearbook covers
• Yearbook space/monograms
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