Themes and Activities
Centering your collection around a theme and/or implementing other activities to your collection is a great way to bring in volunteers and make your collection more enjoyable!
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Themes/Activities
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Costumes
Decades – 70s, 80s, Y2K
Taylor Swift Eras
Cowboys/Wild Wild West
Dynamic Duos – SpongeBob and Patrick, Glinda and Elphaba
Adam Sandler
Star Wars
Superheroes
Holidays
Pride Month
Halloween
Breast Cancer Awareness Month (wear pink!)
Themed Days
PJ Party
Sports Jerseys
Tie Dye
Blue Out, Green Out, Red Out…
Hawaiian Shirts
Funky Hats
Silly Sunglasses
Wacky Hair Day
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Host an activity or event before or after a collection to raise money to purchase bags of basics or to increase volunteers and donations.
Sell snacks and refreshments before football games or other school-related events
Advertise F4F via word-of-mouth, wearing merch, and social media
Tournaments/events: (sell food, drinks, and F4F merch at events)
Pickleball tournaments
Danceathon
5k/fun run
Trivia night
Competitions against teachers
Sack races, basketball/spike ball tournament
Students pay to pie their teachers in the face or pour ice water on them
Food
Barbecue or cookout: People purchase tickets or bring a donation to enjoy the bbq
Host a bake sale
Partner with local restaurants to get xx% of the profits
Candy Grams (students pay to send a candy gram to their friends)
Pay $5 to make a dessert (marshmallow snowman or hot chocolate kit) to take home before winter break
Dances
School dances: when you buy a ticket, there is an option to donate to F4F
Integrating themes and/or activities to drops is a fun and creative way to get everyone involved!! Browse the ideas below for some inspiration and to get a sense of what has worked for other groups in the past.