50 Ways to Fund Raise for MountaineerTHON!

  1. Shave your head/dye your hair when you raise a certain amount of money
  2. Post a funny picture on Facebook or instagram for each donation received
  3. Have stuff you don’t want anymore? Sell it on a website!
  4. Set a small percentage back from your paycheck each week and donate it to your DonorDrive
  5. Have a yard or garage sale
  6. Mow lawns
  7. Have a bake sale
  8. Throw a party and charge people to get in or participate
  9. Host a dinner
  10. Bring old clothes to Plato’s closet or another local clothing resale store!
  11. Text everyone you know and ask them to donate even $5!
  12. Send emails and follow through with phone calls
  13. Give rides to class for a donation
  14. Be the taxi for the night and ask friends for donations when you drop them off or pick them up
  15. Host a car wash
  16. Be the delivery man/woman for the night and bring friends food or coffee while studying
  17. Ask 20 family and friends to donate $10 to sponsor you for the Marathon (That’s $200!)
  18. Put a container out at your work for spare change donations (with permission of course!)
  19. Regularly post your fundraising page on social media
  20. Have your parents post your fundraising page on their Facebook pages
  21. Contact old teachers/professors
  22. Do your friends’ laundry
  23. Keep a change jar!
  24. Utilize the letter template and send handwritten letters!
  25. Bake cookies/brownies for donations
  26. Artistic? make personalized items and sell for a donation
  27. Wear/do something crazy in public when you reach a certain monetary goal
  28. Do housework/errands for a donation
  29. Walk dogs or dog-sit
  30. Sell back your old textbooks
  31. Ask for donations on behalf of the holidays and your Birthday!
  32. Ask companies if they will match how much you fundraise within a certain period of time
  33. Tweet at celebrities
  34. Utilize the sponsorship letter (Coming soon) and ask local businesses, past job sites, and your high schools if they would be willing to sponsor you to participate in Dance Marathon.
  35. Buy a dozen donuts and sell each donut for $1; do the same with a box of pizza!
  36. Ask friends/family to send a mass email on your behalf
  37. Share your story and let people know why you are passionate
  38. Ask for "dare donations" and allow your friends to dare you to do something if they donate a certain amount
  39. Talented? Write a song, perform a rap, write a poem, or perform a dance move for every donor who donates to your page and post it on social media
  40. Ask professors if you are able to can in class
  41. Go canning! (football weekends and other shops, malls, and areas you are able to get permission from)
  42. Set a fundraising goal and if it is reached set out a challenge that you will do (ex: run a marathon, sing to President Gee, be creative!)
  43. Participate in all MountaineerTHON fundraising campaigns!
  44. Save $1 each day leading up to the marathon
  45. Go Holiday (or any other time) Caroling for donations
  46. Make a deal with your parents for every 'A' you receive on a test, quiz, paper, etc. they will donate a certain amount to your account
  47. Hold some sort of challenge (corn hole, baking, etc.) with a fee to participate and the winner receives the money entered to win into their fundraising account
  48. Challenge Facebook/Instagram/Twitter friends to donate to your page through creative, original posts
  49. Run or bike a marathon for donations!
  50. Write a letter to family and friends describing what being FTK means to you! Share your passion