Fundraising Ideas
Here are some fundraising opportunities to help pay your child's camp fees:
Car Wash
Some families who want to raise money for camp fees come together and offer to wash cars for one day and raise enough money to pay for more than one child.
Bake Sales
If there is a local event that gives you permission to set up a table and sell your baked goods, like cookies. This will be a great way to help pay for your camp fees.
Pancake Breakfasts
If there is a local event that gives you permission to set up a table and sell your baked goods, like cookies. This will be a great way to help pay for your camp fees.
Soup & Salad Luncheon
You could also host a weekend luncheon where you can serve lunch made to order. You can charge a small fee for each person (ie:$10.00). Sandwiches are also a great idea to add.
Dinner Parties
You can host a dinner party at your house and invite everyone to come at a cost (ie: $20.00 per person) and the children can serve them. The better the service, the higher the tips. (If you can feed 30 people, you will have almost all of the money you need.) Recommended: Spaghetti or Tacos.
Crowdfunding
Summer camps are communities, and you can use that community to raise needed funds. Kids have parents, who have friends in the community, and all of these people can be sought to help your fundraising campaign to create scholarships, improve facilities, or other endeavors. (ie: GoFundMe, KickStarter, Indiegogo)
Service Clubs
Writing a letter to your local Kiwanis Club, Rotary Club and Lions Clubs can be a successful way to get support.
"I Am A KODA" Campaign Letter
These letters are appeals that campers write and send out to friends, family, and businesses in order to raise money to go to camp. You can download the campaign letter from the link below, complete and mail to those you think will want to help pay part or all of your camp fees.
Scholarships
Many families will be applying for scholarships, which will be awarded to those with the most need. Partial scholarships will be available to those who can pay a small fee or raise their own funds using the ideas above. Proof of income will be requested. You will need to email kodawest@gmail.com for this.