Schools 
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For over 44 years, thousands of dedicated individuals and groups have been the heart of our mission. Here are some fun ways your school can make a difference...one child, one family, one community at a time.
- On Child Health Day in October, why not organize a jog-a-thon at your school? These events are a fun way to promote the benefits of exercise for students while raising awareness about the health challenges children in developing communities face.
- This Mother's Day, help save the lives of women and their babies during childbirth by coordinating a white ribbon campaign promoting the importance of pre- and post-natal care.
- In recognition of World AIDS Day on December 1st, you can organize and AIDS Walk/Run to raise awareness and pledges in support of Project Concern's efforts to combat this global pandemic.
- Did you know that 80 quarters, 200 dimes, or 2,000 pennies could immunize a child against deadly diseases? By starting a World Health Day (April 7) penny collection, you can promote Project Concern's disease prevention efforts, encourage healthy competition at your school, and get rid of that loose change lying around your house!
- For Earth Day in April, organize a cleanup fundraiser and solicit pledges that are attached to specific goal, such as miles of beach or neighborhood cleaned.
- Organize a "Hunger Banquet" in recognition of World Hunger Day in October. Participants raise pledges and then attend a dinner in which they are divided into groups representing various global demographics. This experience promotes an in-depth, firsthand understanding of hunger and its affects on impoverished communities.
- Coordinate an event at your school where participants skip lunch and join in with millions of children and families worldwide who go hungry every day. Then donate your lunch money to Project Concern.
- In developing communities around the world, poverty and malnutrition are often barriers that prevent children from attending school. You can bring awareness to this problem by organizing a "No Socks Day" or "Walk to School Day."
- Highlight the crucial link between education and poverty by coordinating sponsored reading programs in conjunction with "International Literacy Day" in September. Pledges can be gathered on a per-page or per-book basis, encouraging children not only to read but also to raise funds.
For more information on how to organize any of these projects or obtain support materials, please contact us at jross@projectconcern.org. |
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