Fundraising Ideas!

twilightprincess87

Hi,

My baby sister's birthday is in December and she is turning 16. I would love to do a fundraiser to help her on her way to her first car. Any cool ideas?

Maybride2

A fundraiser, really? Uh, why not tell her to get a job? Her "fundraiser" could be babysitting, mowing lawns, waiting tables, etc.

SBS0628

I'm not entirely sure I understand the concept...

Do you mean you want to do a fundraiser somewhere (like, at a store or restaurant) and try to raise money from total strangers? Or are you trying to come up with a way to have your friends/family donate money to her car fund?

It seems a little strange to me either way, but if you're dead-set on the idea, you might host a party or something where people have the option of buying items (do you make jewelery or some other craft item?) and you can give your sister the profits.

kelly-sean

It is tacky to try to "fundraise" for someone's first car.  That is what work and/or parents are for.  You fundraise for charity and non-profits and sports, but not for someone's first car.  You might let your friends and co-workers know that she is looking to babysit or do odd jobs to earn money for her first car, but not to ask anyone for money for her first car. 

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How about helping her fill out applications for a job? She could work as a restaurant hostess or at a mall store.

lsgarver

I did a fundraiser to completely pay for my own first car.  I worked my as$ off lifeguarding and cashiering at a grocery store while also doing well in school and participating in sports and lots of other extracurriculars.  She's 16.  She has all the time and energy in the world and pretty much zero financial responsibilities.  It is the best time of your life to work, gaining experience and buying power and putting her on the way to financial independence.

I am VERY proud I bought my own car.  She'll get much more out of that than some tacky gimme money scheme.

If you really want to help her, drive her around to pick up, fill out and submit job applications, coach her on how to interview and perform well, get her a bank account, help her research cars and learn about how to care for one.  You have a much bigger opportunity here than trying to get others to pay for her luxuries (yes, despite popular opinion, a car at 16 is a luxury).