Spell-A-Thon Fundraising

Every year, my children's elementary school holds a "Spell-A-Thon" as their primary PTA fundraiser. Each grade level is given a grade-level appropriate list of words and a pledge sheet. Sponsors can offer a per-correct-word donation or a flat donation. I particularly like doing the per-correct-word donation since it gets my 4th grader to actually study his spelling words. Since everything is run in-school (no outside companies to take a cut) and the prizes come from the PTA's school store, the PTA makes nearly a perfect 100% profit! Our PTA is outstanding and uses the money for things such as buying extra school supplies so the underpaid teachers don't have to do it, buying new A-V equipment for all the classrooms, and keeping a fund for students who forget to bring lunch money (promptly repaid when the student does remember).

Submitted By: Chris & Cynthia B.

We have included a number of do-it-yourself fundraising ideas in this section such as a Spell-A-Thon that offer a break from traditional product sales. They were developed by groups just like yours in an attempt have a little fun with their fundraiser. Some of them are tried and true while others show a lot of creativity ... and even wackiness in some cases.  All of them are obviously not appropriate for every group, but sometimes, with only a little modification, your might find some fund raising ideas that are perfect for your group. If you have an idea for a do-it-yourself fund raiser you are willing to share with others, please send it to us via email at . Include anything and everything you would want to know if you were hearing the idea for the first time.