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1. Great fund raising idea we have used in Hood River. We have a high school with about 1000 kids. Our school curriculum requires community service from each of the students. The leadership teacher, Cindy Shubert runs a Student Work day each spring. One day is chosen, usually a school day where the kids are required to attend only half a day. There is a lot of publicity done by students, school, and community. A nonprofit or "charity " is chosen by the students. Money from the Community Work day goes to that

charity. Kids then get a signed release from their parents to work that day. An employer, it could be a family, senior citizen, business, etc. agrees to have the youth work for them, anywhere from 4 hours to 8 hours. They reimburse at minimum wage, 6.50 an hour or higher. But the check is written to the non-profit or charity chosen . Youth work for police, hospital, other non-profits, raking leaves, cleaning house, Great for prevention, community service, community bonding and last year raised about 10,000.00 with only 1/3 of the students in the school participating. E-Mail Cindy cschuber@hoodriver.k12.or.us at Hood River Valley High School

2. Great fundraising idea from the Promoting Activities committee of the Lewis Clark Coalition for Families and Youth in Lewiston Idaho and Clarkston Washington. This fundraiser not only raises money, but also promotes assets, community activities, and young local artists.

The idea is to create small desktop tent calendars showing the month and date, so that they can be reused year after year. Each page would show the month and date and name a specific asset as developed by Search Institute. There are 40 developmental assets, each being used multiple times to complete a calendar for one year. The page also includes a simple, practical, idea to help promote that particular asset. Some of these ideas also promote annual community events. Each card contains artwork created by a local child or youth printed as a watermark with the child or youth’s name and age at the bottom. (Be sure to obtain a release to use contributing artwork.) The calendars have half a year on one side of the cards and the other half on the other side. They are printed and sold throughout the community. Using artwork from local children and youth helps to create a market, advertising community events helps to enlarge the market. Adding asset information helps to strengthen your community, families, and youth. The calendars raise funds for your organization. Another great idea! Committee members are: