‘Go Nuts for Donuts’ Campagin
Headspace was an initiative I became acquainted with during my placement in the Lord Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council. I pitched a Headspace fundraiser to the Students for Students (S4S) team as I knew of the waves they were making in the wider community. Having free mental health resources at the disposal of young people is so important in this day and age – we live in a time and society so heavily characterised by social pressures and stigma, and Headspace breaks these barriers.
For the sale of Krispy Kreme donuts, our idea was modelled upon a Robotics Fundraiser conducted in 2016. Krispy Kreme donuts had sold extremely well and, despite a less rigorous marketing campaign, we managed to sell most of the 110 dozen during one lunch time, with the exception of 15 dozen sold in a fire sale the following day! The profit for that event allowed for the purchase of ample new supplies.
I believed the sale of Krispy Kreme donuts was a viable fundraising method for S4S. One hundred and ten dozen donuts are one thousand, three hundred and twenty doughnuts. It was a lot to sell within the span of a day, however this challenge brought the best out of our students.
Ana and Finn, alongside Mrs Rossiter, were amazing leaders, juggling this fundraising event with other Service Learning initiatives, including The National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence and the St Peters banner and letter to the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
CAS Project participants and S4S members made posters, spoke at assemblies, wrote emails, and came together on the day to sell every last donut, soft drink and chip. Their efforts were exceptional and, ultimately, allowed us to trump our last fundraising record (the school’s record) for the most money raised in a day by almost twofold!
What made our event truly successful were the people involved and the promptness of the delivery company! To have had planned and designated roles in advance, breaking into teams who were very autonomous, allowed for us to have four separate, concurrent sales. Our 30 volunteers did spectacularly on the day, coordinating donut flow between the stalls.
All in all, I’ve learned never to attempt this more than once annually! But, besides that, a little bit of teamwork, dedication, blood, sweat and tears go a long way in making something work. None of this could have been achieved without every gear in the machine working. I’m certainly glad it did and that our input may allow some people to get the treatment they need. Go Nuts for Donuts was a success!
Isabelle T, Student for Student (S4S) Representative
