Webpages

www.fundraising.com

www.cspinet.org/new/pdf/schoolfundraising.pdf

www.easy-fundraising-ideas.com

www.stepbystepfundraising.com

*Websites in this document are resources only and do not imply endorsement of

any company or product.

Additional Resources to Promote Wellness in

D6:

• www.greeleyschools.org/studentwellness

•www.greeleyschools.org/worksitewellness

Sources:

Center for Science in the Public Interest. Sweet Deals: School Fundraising Can Be Healthy and Profitable.

February 2007. Available at: www.cspinet.org/new/pdf/schoolfundraising.pdf. Accessed May 14, 2012.

Coalition for Activity and Nutrition to Defeat Obesity. Healthy School Fundraisers. School Wellness

Resource Kit. Available at: www.candoonline.org/schools#resource-kit. Accessed May 14, 2012.

Colorado Springs School District 11. Fundraising Ideas for a Healthier School Environment. March

2012. Available at: www.D11.org/FNS/Pages/D11GoodFoodProject.aspx. Accessed May 14, 2012.

D6 Facebook Page:

‘Like’ us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/d6studentwellness

Other great fundraising ideas? Contact us at: District6-Wellness@greeleyschools.org

Table of Contents

Why Focus on Healthy Fundraisers ....................................................................... 1

D6 Wellness Policy Requirements .......................................................................... 1

D6 Wellness Policy Continued ............................................................................. 2

Unhealthy Fundraisers to Avoid .............................................................................. 2

Non-Food Fundraising Ideas ..................................................................................... 3

Fundraisers that Support Physical Activity ........................................................ 4

Healthy Food Fundraisers .......................................................................................... 5

Additional Resources .................................................................................................... 6

USDA regulations concerning fundraising in schools went into effect July 1, 2014.

The WCSD6 Student Wellness Policy Committee wants to help you identify and

access fundraisers that are profitable, successful, and healthy for our students

and community!

Struggling to find profitable fundraisers that are healthy as well? This is the

resource for you! Read on for ideas that will help you earn money for your school

while promoting a healthy lifestyle at the same time.

Healthy Food Fundraisers

Fundraisers that involve students selling healthy foods are allowed outside of

school hours. These fundraisers should meet the nutritional guidelines listed

on page 2. www.colorado.doortodoororganics.com

Online ordering of healthy, organic, local produce with 10% of sales going back to the school www.fundraisingfruit.com & www.lbg.org

Fresh and dried fruit sales with a percentage going back to the school

www.amandahills.com & www.bulletinbottle.com

Bottled Water (soft plastic: throwaway, aluminum, or hard plastic) with school logo or mascot on label

www.javajavamoola.com (Monument , Colorado)

Gourmet coffee sales

www.sugarnspiceinc.com

Sell spices that can help families make healthy and delicious meals

www.EZfundraisers4U.com

Herb Herbert’s Herbs & Tomatoes plants located in Brighton, CO.

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Beverages

Food

Herbs and Spices

Fundraisers that Support Physical Activity

Hosting a jogathon or walkathon is simple. All students in the school receive a

pledge form and solicit flat-rate donations from family members and friends to

walk or run laps at the event. The event is held on a marked course around school

grounds, during the school day. Students typically come out to the course by

grade level and walk or run for approximately 30 minutes. Prizes are awarded to

students from each grade level to walk or run the most laps. Students are also

entered into a prize drawing after the event, based on the donations they raised.

Find the step-by-step fundraising packet at greeleyschools.org/studentwellness

in the Healthy and Active Fundraisers section.

Healthy Kids Club can help! Need help organizing the event and sponsorship money for t-shirts for students? For sponsorship information, contact Healthy Kids Club at 970-495-7511 or contact us by e-mail: district6_wellness@greeleyschools.org

What are the advantages? They are successful, with many schools raising between $5000 and

$20,000. All students are actively involved. They’re tons of fun! Healthy Kids Club can help!

Other Ideas: Family fun night with games and activities Bowl-a-thon School dance (kids, family, sock hop,

themed) Skate night for students and families

Myth: Healthy Fundraisers are Im-

practical and Unprofitable

Why Focus on Healthy Fundraisers?

Fundraisers in schools often involve selling foods with minimal nutritional value. By encouraging students to sell things like candy bars, schools contradict nutrition education lessons taught in the classroom. As a district, let’s send the message to students that we care about student health and want to give consistent, positive health messages.

District 6 Wellness Policy Requirements

District 6 wants to create a culture of wellness, where the healthy choice is

the easy choice for students, employees, and visitors. The Wellness Policy in

District 6 includes the following regarding fundraising:

Only nonfood fundraisers such as flowers, gift-wrap, and family fun runs

for all fundraisers that occur during the school day (defined as midnight

until 30 minutes after the last bell of the day).

“The district will encourage the use of physical activity-based

fundraisers whenever possible.”

-District 6 Wellness Policy

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“It is important that all foods and beverages sold at and by

schools make a positive contribution to children’s diets and

health. Given rising obesity rates and children’s poor diets (only

2% of children eat a healthy diet), it is no longer acceptable to

sell junk food to children through school fundraisers. Healthy

fundraisers set a positive example and support healthy eating

by children, nutrition education, and parents’ efforts to feed

their children healthfully.”

-Center for Science in the Public Interest

District 6 Wellness Policy Requirements Continued

While food fundraisers are discouraged outside of the school day, they are

permitted; however, foods sold should meet the following nutritional

guidelines from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA):

Be a “whole grain-rich” grain product; or have as the first ingredient a fruit, vegetable, a dairy product or a protein food; or contain 10% of the Daily Value (DV) of one of the nutrients of public health concern in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (calcium, potassium, vitamin D, or dietary fiber)

≤200 calories for snack item and ≤350 calories for entre e item ≤230 mg sodium as a snack item and ≤480 mg sodium as an entre e

item Not more than 30% of the total calories of the food item, excluding

reduced-fat cheeses, nuts or seeds and nut butters, are from fat Not more than 10% of the total calories of the food item, excluding

reduced-fat cheeses, nuts or seeds and nut butters, are from saturated fat

Not more than 35% of the total weight of the food item, excluding fruits or vegetables, is composed of sugar

Unhealthy Fundraisers to Avoid Unhealthy fundraisers in schools make it difficult to sustain a healthy

environment where the healthy choice is the easy choice. In addition, this

practice contradicts nutrition education in the schools and undermines parents’

efforts to promote healthy eating for their children.

It is critical that foods marketed to students and promoted throughout the

school be healthy and that messages throughout the school be consistent with

wellness. Some fundraisers that should be avoided, whether during school

hours or outside of school hours, include:

Candy bars, lollipops, cookie dough, donuts, butter braids, and other pastries and confections

Bake sales Pizza and pizza kits Fast-food restaurant and ice cream parlor fundraisers Sales of other foods of poor nutrition value

Non-Food Fundraisers Things you can sell www.abcfundraising.com

Scratch cards

www.fundraising.com

Online magazine sales

www.bagsforbucks.com

Trash bags

Things you can do www.fundraiser-finder.com & www.cartridgesforkids.com

Sell flowers for Mother’s Day or Valentine’s Day

Student talent show or craft fair

Host an auction or drawing

School carnival

Penny wars

Readathon—Promote literacy while raising

funds for your school! Have donators pledge

a certain amount for every page the student

reads

Things that support the school www.abcfundraising.com & www.fundraiseralley.com

School spirit items with school logo/mascot, including coffee mugs, water bottles, wristbands, stadium cushions, apparel, discount cards for local businesses

www.morriscookbooks.com

Publish a school cookbook with healthy recipes

www.kidsarestars.com

Create custom greeting cards with student art 2 3

Student PJ parade—Students pay

$1 to wear PJs to school

“No Bake” bake sale— Use flyers

and clever letters to parents asking

them to donate the equivalent of

what they would have spent on

making baked goods

Sports tournament—Hold a Frisbee

or golf tournament

www.amadoragiftoflove.com

Bed sheets

www.go-green-fundraising.com

Eco-bags, candles, flower bulbs, and more

www.fuelupcups.com

Fuel Up Cups with NFL team logos

www.arttoremember.com

Create custom grocery totes, calendars, notebooks, mugs, and more with student art

www.29scents.com

Air fresheners customized with school logo