8. Use your schools’ strengths
It is always a good idea to use a school’s core strength to focus a charity event around.
The Royal Shrewsbury School Boat Club is nationally recognised as one of the leading rowing schools in the country and boasts an impressive 14 Henley Royal Regatta wins.
They based their latest charity event around, you guessed it, a rowing challenge.
Not all schools will have a rowing team at hand but there are other simple activities to focus on. The Welland Academy completed our “Mile for a Meal” challenge where children were sponsored 50p to run, walk, dance, cycle or even swim a mile. 50p buys a delicious and healthy school lunch for a child at our high school in Haiti.
“Mile for a Meal has been one of the simplest fundraising events I have run. The event takes very little planning and organisation, requires limited resources and outlay and can quickly engage an entire school community in supporting a highly worthwhile cause”. Andy Jeffery-Clarke, Principal of The Welland Academy