Give Back Events for Teens
May 15, 2023
Teens can play a role in a powerful movement for a worthy cause with a fundraiser. An effective outreach event in your neighborhood could be the perfect way to jumpstart their passion. We have tips to help along the way.
Here are 9 events that have worked for teens:
- Walk at a local high school
- Host a car wash
- Host a neighborhood block party
- Picnic at the park
- Encourage students to volunteer at community events
- Mission trips
- Ice cream outreach
- Back-to-school supplies drive
- Host a free neighborhood garage sale – this one is popular!
Below are tips for hosting a garage sale!
A few months before:
- Advertise that you’ll be collecting donations for the free garage sale/giveaway coming up.
- Donations should be gently used items like clothing, housewares, books, etc.
- Print out flyers and posters, put the event in the bulletin, announce it in church, put it on social media.
A few weeks before:
- Tell people to bring in their donations to drop-off stations.
- Have teens go through and organize donations so that setting up on the day of the event is easier.
- Print flyers about the event and take your students out to canvass the neighborhood, telling people about this free garage sale.
Day of the event:
- Have teens and all other volunteers set up tables, clothes racks, etc. with all donations.
- Station teens with signs to grab the attention of passersby.
- Station teens and volunteers at various tables to help people with the goods they pick out.
At the end of this event, make sure to come together to reflect. If you have the budget for it, buy pizza for all your volunteers or have a barbecue to celebrate.
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