What is this?
For a quick video of what we are doing, co-santa Laura s’plains it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGL-sj3d5Os
Bottom line, it’s up to us kids. IF you really wanna help, you need to do something today! Start today, not tomorrow. Here are some of the ideas we came up with. See what you can do, but start it TODAY, there is no time cause we want to prove to the adults who don’t think we can do it that they are wrong!
Main goal: To raise as much money as possible to help save Christmas for more families.
Here are the ideas we thought of the other night. We need you to do these or something you think of this week, or actually, start today. We gotta be done by december 16th. Hurry.
Basketball game (students vs. staff) - $1 admission
Penny wars
Week of wearing jeans
Donate time with Salvation Army kettles
Kids Save Christmas dance (Erie Street Market)
Jars in classrooms (random donations
Crush pop cans and take them in for money
Candy grams
Get people involved with youtube, myspace, facebook, aim pages
news stations
dances, games, concession stand
Movie during school - $1 admission
Auction (companies donate prizes
Create donation boxes for kids saving Christmas for schools and businesses
Christmas caroling with a donation box
Connections with Katie Holmes, Alyson Stoner, Nate Washington, etc
Donation boxes at fast food restaurants
Banner across busy streets
Radio stations (especially 101.5
The Blade
Belching contestlist
Dance off
Percentage of profit goes to Kids Save Christmas at a restaurant of choice
Paper clip collection
Rewards
Winning classes duct tape principal to the wall
Pie, shave head, or decorate principal with ice cream sundae toppings
If goal reached: mayor shaves head, duct tape, sundae toppings
If goal reached: mayor goes around to schools and thanks students
**Rewards go to winning classrooms
All the money goes to the Marine Corps Toys for Tots, and the Salvation Army. Checks should be made out to United Way, with the memo Kids Saving Christmas, and United Way will give both groups the money. United Way’s address can be found here.
If you have questions, you can email us at santa@kidssavingchristmas.org
It’s up to us kids. If you do nothing, there will be a lot of kids and families who will not have the same happy holiday as you and I. We got a lot, time to give a little. You gotta do something at your school on this week.
Post here what u r doing to share with everybody else. Tape it on your phone or something, put it on youtube and if u send us a link, we will link it here, on youtube and on fb.
We are the next generation. Adults, we will need your help, please don’t let us down.
Merry Christmas
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this is a great cause!!! so donate!!!
December 4th, 2008 at 9:03 pmtommorrow is the basketball game at our school to
raise money!!! go 8th grade!!!!
You don’t know how much I’ve been inspired. i wish that i could be a representative from O.L.P.H. ,but you don’t need to be part of that to help. The basketball game was CRAZYY. i had a great time, and i hope to keep doing this.
December 5th, 2008 at 7:01 pmthank you ,
Troy Stearns
As a teacher at OLPH I can only say that this has been amazing. These students are creating a true frenzy. I have seen students rising up to this challenge and they KNOW they can reach this goal. Who are we to tell them they can’t? We can learn a lot from our kids.
December 5th, 2008 at 8:53 pmThank you to ALL my students!
You are ALL appreciated!
today dec. 5th was awsome it felt so good to konow that you were helping raise money for a good cause. the tree lighting was awsome all and all so far this experience has been great
December 5th, 2008 at 9:03 pmI am 9 years old. I was at the basketball game at OLPH and the lighting of the tree. I heard about kids saving Christmas. I’m going to talk to my principal on Monday about it to see if I can bring kids saving Christmas to my school, Park Elementary, in Swanton, Ohio.
December 5th, 2008 at 9:44 pmYOU CAN DO IT AND SO CAN ANYBODY ELSE! The more money, the more hearts.
hi my name is riley… yesterday we had a basketball game at our school for this cause and we raised over 1500$ and counting.. please help us. we need as much help as possible… also i went to the lighting of the tree downtown and that was really really cool. It was alot of fun and hopefully it spread our message a little bit. every penny will help… we can raise 150,000$… we just need help.. spread the message and lets prove that kids CAN save christmas!!!
December 6th, 2008 at 9:48 amIt is really inspiring to know that all of you out there care, considering that I am one of the comittee members.
December 6th, 2008 at 2:47 pmThank You!!!!!
sweet, 8 grand! This is getting to be a really remembered event. If you you have any questions email me at JKookoothejr@osu1.com I am one of the comittee members. thank you. and lets hope we get a snow day.
December 6th, 2008 at 5:01 pmTHANKS EVERYBODY HERE IS AWEESOME AND I CAN’T WAIT FOR OUR NEXT ACTIVITY
December 7th, 2008 at 10:22 amI’m a student at UT in Dr. Thompson’s class and when she told us about this I was really touched. It’s really encouraging to hear that there are people who know what Christmas is really about and I think its so sweet what you guys are doing for kids out there! Good luck with everything, what you’re doing will really make a difference in kids’ lives!
December 10th, 2008 at 7:14 pmi think it is wonderful that you students are taking time out of your day to organize this movement. it is rare to see such selflessness in the world today. you are truley an inspiration to me and i stand by your cause. it is wonderful to see that you guys are in the holiday spirit and want to share that same spirit with your community and those less fortunate. i am also a student at the university of toledo and to be honest with you i know i wouldnt be able to come up with a plan to raise money and save christmas as you did. i just want to say thank you and keep up the good work.
December 11th, 2008 at 3:35 pm