Have any fundraising ideas? please help?

Fundraising Ideas for Volunteer work?! Please help!!?

• Hey everybody! I am going on an adventure with the African Impact doing some volunteer work with children as well as helping out build a school for a village in Livingstone, Zambia! I am very excited for this trip I cant wait to start! The experience is not expensive but I want to do a last minute fundraising activity for that little extra donation that is not included in the price. I have an idea of going around door to door and asking for a donation and any donation over 10$ they get their name on a shirt that will be hung up in the school. So guys and gals, if you have any great, easy and fun fundraising ideas please get back to me!! Answers will help raise more money for the African Impact!! Thank you! :) This is all for a great cause!!

• Answer:

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