Place large containers in each classroom in which students can place their change. For instance, in autumn ask participants to bring a seasonal dish. Eat outside under colorful trees. Have them make up fliers to advertise their services and explain where the money will go that is earned. On birthdays students can ask parents, friends and grand-parents to make a donation to a special organization instead of buying a gift.
Students can do the same for other people's birthdays.
Explain how the organization works. What Other Kids Have Done 1. Two Sixth grade students in Concord, New Hampshire wrote to all 100 U.S. Senators about a bill the Senate was discussing dealing with the homeless. Twelve year-olds in Sandwich, Massachusetts testified at their state capitol to help pass a law that would ban smoking on public school grounds. The law was passed and several other states adopted similar laws.