TASC’s State Project is the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The Make-A-Wish Foundation's mission is to grant wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich their human experience with hope, strength and joy. We encourage each of our member schools to conduct a project to support the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Over the past few years TASC member schools have donated over $100,000 to support the efforts of Make-A-Wish in our state!
Listed below are some suggested projects that could be conducted to raise funds for Make-A-Wish:
Have a "penny war"
Arrange for a contest between grades or homerooms to collect the most amount of pennies. Silver coins and dollar bills can be put in the opposing team's containers to count against the pennies. Have prizes such as a "pig out party" with "p" foods – pizza, popcorn, pretzels, potato chips, etc. You may want to find a bank that is willing to count the pennies.
Hold student/teacher games
Organize basketball, softball, volleyball, or flag football games between students and teachers. Charge admission to the games and sell refreshments. You can also hold a raffle during the games.
Host a dance marathon
Reserve the school gymnasium and ask a local deejay to donate his or her services. Have students pair up and obtain pledges from relatives and friends. Determine a length of time for the event (for instance, five hours).
Announce a Dress Down Day
If your school has a dress code, find out if students can contribute a small fee to wear casual clothes for the day. Teachers can participate too!
Coordinate a "Superstars for Wishes" event
A committee of students cuts out stars made of construction paper. Students purchase the stars and write their wishes on them. Then hang the stars in a popular area of the school, such as a hallway or cafeteria.
Sell candy-grams
For 50 cents, kids write messages to friends and teachers that are delivered during the day. Each message is accompanied by a piece of candy. Candy-grams work especially well around a holiday.
