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Note to Parents:
Here are some ideas for young people to help raise money for the library. Links to various fundraising sites provide more information and suggestions, or your kids can create their own project. With all of the activities, remind your children to explain that the money raised will go directly to the library, and why the library is so important to them.

Ideas for Young Fundraisers:

Lemonade or snack stand:
How to sell lemonade

Sport snack sale
Purchase drinks, snacks, and water bottles (or ask a local business to donate some of the items) and get permission to sell them at t-ball games or swim team meets to raise money.

First-aid kit sale
Purchase or get donations of first-aid supplies such as band-aids, Neosporin, or wipes. Put together first-aid kits. 

Have an Art Sale!
Draw pictures or create artwork --set up a table to sell them in your neighborhood, or get permission to sell them in front a local store or business.

Recycle bottles and cans
Collect recyclable cans and bottles from your neighbors or a business and sell them back to a local recycling collection center.  Hand out flyers ahead of time to let people know when you will come to collect.   Wear gloves and have a safe container for storage.

Car wash (per car or car-wash-a-thon)
Get a group together and wash cars in your driveway (or ask a local business if you can set up a car wash at their location).  Or have a car-wash-a-thon.  Ask for sponsors to pledge an amount "per car," similar to a walk-a-thon or swim-a-thon.   Keep track of how many cars you wash for no charge and sponsors pay you per their pledge.

Guessing jar
Fill a jar with a number of items (jellybeans, marbles, cotton balls). Charge people $1 to guess how many items are in the jar. The person who guesses the closest without going over the total amount wins the jar.

Coin drive
Decorate an empty jar for collecting coins. Put the jar out at home or at a parent’s office, or get permission to bring the coin jar with you to events or sports activities (like swim meets) and ask people to donate coins to the jar.

Swim-a-thon
Raise money for each lap you swim by asking people to sponsor you for $1 a lap. Create a sign-up sheet to track how much has been pledged. Once you swim your laps, collect the money from your sponsors according to their pledge.

Candy-grams
A candy-gram is a blank card or notepaper with a piece of candy attached or taped on the top or corner. Ask friends or neighbors if they would like to buy a candy-gram for a friend. Once they purchase the candy-gram, they can write their message on the candy-gram and then it can be delivered to the person (either by you, an adult, or the person who bought the candy-gram).

Bag lunch sale
Purchase or ask local grocery stores or markets to donate food and drinks for bag lunches, and ask a local business or small office building if you can sell the bag lunches to raise money. Hand out flyers a week or two in advance to let people know when you’ll be bringing lunches. On the day of the sale, bring your bag lunches and a donation box. Charge $3 to $5 for each bag lunch. If you want, you could also let people order lunches ahead of time.

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