Sky Lodge
Christian
Camp
Where
Relationships
Take Flight
Potential Camper Income
Sources:
1) Sky Lodge Christian Camp Rakeathon - April 17, 2010
Each April, campers converge on the Sky Lodge grounds with rakes! Having gathered pledges from friends, relatives, neighbors, teachers, etc. they earn money toward their camp fee by clearing the fall/winter debris off of the camp grounds.
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How effective is the Rakeathon? (2009 stats) |
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| Percent of rakers who raise their entire camp fee: | 47% |
| Average amount raised: | $158 |
| Average number of pledgers per raker: | 8 |
| Average pledge amount: |
$19.80 or $3.30 per hour |
[Sky Lodge Rakeathon,
April 17, 2010]
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2)
Ask your Church
to sponsor a Rakeathon
There are many need - service provided combinations in your own area that could provide and a win-win situation. Does your church have a sizeable yard that could use some spring care? Are there elderly shut-ins in your church family or immediate neighborhood? Do you know of any single-parent families who simply don’t have the time or energy for spring yard work? Sky Lodge will work with an adult organizer by providing the needed paperwork and instructions to sponsor a successful rakeathon in your community. How cool would it be to earn money toward your camp fee and provide a service to your neighbors for free?! (Just a thought: The paperwork can easily be adapted to work for any type of pledging for a service.)
[request a "Do It Yourself
Rakeathon" packet]
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3)Not only is recycling good for the environment, it can be good for your wallet as well! For the minimal amount of effort that it takes to remember to save the can you’re drinking out of, you can watch your coinage pile up! According to CRI Research Director Jenny Gitlitz, it takes 33.5 cans to make a pound. The last time Sky Lodge took our aluminum cans in, we received $0.65 for every pound of cans.
Granted, you’re not going to completely fund a week of camp by just recycling your family’s cans. (To do so would take 10,407 cans, or 200 cans per week, or 28 cans per day!) But, what if your extended family or church family joined your effort? Perhaps the church could organize this effort and split the proceeds with every child from the church who is registered at camp.
Websites regarding products you can get paid to recycle:
Recycle your cell phone
www.ecophones.com
Recycle your extra stuff
http://www.xomba.com/search/apachesolr_search/make+money+recycling
Recycle Aluminum Cans
http://www.recycling-revolution.com/recycle-aluminum-cans.html
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4)Why not negotiate a fee for spring yard work now? Or start
a snow shoveling business throughout the winter?
http://www.showkidsthemoney.com/– Practical and informative website about
kid appropriate businesses.
Or look at
How to Start a Business for Kids at e-How to get tips on starting your own
business.
5)
Garage Sale
Sell all the extra stuff you keep tripping over. Clean out those overflowing closets and storage spaces. Garage sales are a time-honored staple of the American culture. Bargain hunters find great deals and even the youngest retailer makes a profit! To maximize success organize a multi-family garage sale, which is more attractive to bargain hunters. Better yet, plan your multiple family garage sale on a traditional garage sale day in your town.
Websites with helpful garage sale tips:
http://www.halfpricemovers.com/garage.html
http://www.yardsalesearch.com/tips.shtml
http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/06/12/a-yard-sale-checklist-ten-tips-for-garage-sale-prep/