ARE YOU AN INDIVIDUAL, SCHOOL OR COMMUNITY GROUP THAT WOULD LIKE TO HELP SEA TURTLE FOUNDATION RAISE FUNDS TO PROTECT TURTLES?
Sometimes it is just difficult to know where to start. There are many different things you can do to encourage your friends and others to support our work to protect endangered sea turtles. These can be as simple as putting a donation box in your school or business or a much bigger event such as organising a school or community fun run. Here are just a few suggestions of things you might like to consider trying:
INDOOR EVENTS
Film Night – Feature an environmental film and charge a small amount to view. Of course, if you have appropriate weather and a suitable location, you could also have an outdoor film night.
Trivia Night – Organise a Trivia Night at a local pub
Auction – Organise an auction and ask people to donate items that they no longer need. Not only can you raise funds but you can also make sure that people’s unused items from home are be put to good use.
Raffle – Ask local business to donate prizes which you can offer as prizes in a raffle
OUTDOOR EVENTS
Fun Run/Walk – Ask participants to pay a fee to participate in a fun trek. You could encourage everyone to dress up in a marine themed costume to raise awareness as you go and also collect donations along the way.
Car wash – Organise a group of friends to run a car wash at a local shopping centre or other suitable location. These can be lots of fun and all you need is a hose, some buckets, cloths/sponges, some detergent and lots of energy
Kite Competition – Ask for donations of used paper, plastics and other materials and run a competition to make a kite. You can then have fly the kites and have some judges choose the winners in categories such as best flyer or most attractive kite.
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Cake Stall – Ask people at your school to bake a treat that can be sold in a stall at school.
Free dress day – Students get a day off from wearing their uniform in return for a small donation.
Art competition – Get students to do a portrait of their pet and hold an exhibition for parents and family to come along and see in return for a small donation.
Teacher baby photo competition – Ask teachers and other school staff to bring in a photo of themselves when they were a baby. People can then enter a competition to match the baby photo with a photo of themselves as an adult. Participants can pay a small fee to enter and all the correct everyone who gets all the answers correct can go in the draw to win a prize.
Reusable Bag Design – You could have a marine-themed art competition. The winner’s design could be printed onto reusable cloth bags, which could then be sold through the school. Not only do you get an environmental message out but you also encourage people to reduce their use of disposable plastic bags, which is good for everyone.
