How to spend #GivingTuesday with your kids at school and raise money for a good cause?

We have some ideas for you!

 School fair.

You can bring home-cooked meals, sweets, books, postcards from distant countries, handmade products, etc. to the fair. At the end of the fair, summarize the results and tell how your money will help. For example, you will help children with cancer recover faster at the Dacha Center https://zaporuka.org.ua/projects/tsentr-dacha/

 An art exhibition.

Invite students to draw a picture or print photos that they have taken. Organize an exhibition at school and charge an admission fee or price for the work on display.

 Chest of courage and other gifts for children in hospitals

Hospital is not a pleasant experience for anyone. But each of us can help children make their stay in the hospital a little more pleasant, hold back their tears or dry them quickly. Collect small gifts for children in the hospital, send them by mail to our foundation, or come to meet them and give them gifts in person. It's a great opportunity to socialize and make friends.

 Help for the four-legged.

Contact the shelter and find out what they need now: food, medicine, dishes, toys, blankets, etc. and organize the collection of necessary items.

You can also become a guardian of one of the wards until they find a family. Choose one or more pets and allocate funds for their care on a monthly basis. At any time, the class can visit their pet, bring them some goodies and take a walk with them. The shelter you can apply to is the Sirius Shelter for Homeless Animals.

 Join the environmental events.

Work with parents to set up separate recycling bins at school. Students will learn how to sort glass, paper, and plastic, and the money collected for the recyclables will go to charity or other eco-initiatives. For example, students and their parents can buy seedlings and plant trees on the school grounds.

Environmental organizations you can contact:

• "Ukraine Without Waste" - educational posters, lectures, eco-lessons;
• "Ecodia is a non-governmental organization that brings together environmental activists.

 Help the elderly.

Contact an organization that helps the elderly and find out how you can help.

For example, take part in the delivery of food packages, help organize an event, or just come and talk to grandparents.

A charitable foundation you can contact: Starenki

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