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How to Fundraise for your Student Trip

You have planned a school trip and want alldistribution and monetary transactions either
of the eligible students to participate.before  or  after  school.
This is a common goal and many school
sponsors are using fundraising as a means of- Communicate with parents. Send a copy of
achieving it. I recommend you select athe fundraising guidelines home and require a
reputable fundraising company with a provenpermission slip be signed by parent or
track record. I also recommend getting yourguardian for participation in the activity. I
PTO, booster club or a similar parents' groupalso recommend stating on the permission slip
involved in the project. As the trip sponsorthat all monies collected are the property of
you have many responsibilities and can use asthe school in the event an individual
much  assistance  as  possible.withdraws from the trip. Another good idea
is to include language stating that in cases
Consider the following recommendations whenwhere students lose their trip eligibility
planning  your  next  fundraiser:all of the money will be used to defer the
trip  costs  of  other  students.
- It takes a lot of planning to organize a
successful fundraising effort. I recommend- Proper record keeping, banking
beginning the drive a minimum of 8-10 monthstransactions, and payments to the tour
prior to the trip. A good rule of thumb is toprovider require organization and attention
start fundraising just prior to or at theto detail. I recommend designating one
beginning of the trip enrollment period.individual to handle these responsibilities.
Everyone is excited about the excursion andExperienced fundraisers report that the fewer
will want to take part in the activity. Morepeople involved in the monetary transactions,
importantly, it will maximize the amount ofthe  less  chance  for  problems  to  occur.
time for students to raise money to pay for
their  trip.- When selecting items that the school or
club must purchase in advance of sale, (e.g.
- Have a written plan spelling out all ofcandy), always limit the quantity available
the responsibilities and details. Items toto one individual and require the money to be
include in your plan are: the fundraisingreturned to the school in order to receive
rules/guidelines, beginning and ending dates,additional  quantities.
and a parental permission slip. Always keep
your priorities in order. Teachers andIf you consider these tips when planning your
administrators don't mind fundraisers thatnext fundraiser you will be more likely to
are held before or after school and don'tincrease student involvement and help off-set
detract from class time. You will be morethe costs of the trip - two of the key
likely to get the okay if you prohibit saleselements used by trip sponsors to plan a
during school hours and schedule merchandisesuccessful student travel experience.



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