Interacting with Adults: helping students raise money

Raising funds rarely goes well for the literary magazine at Big Spring: we're a small rural district with few businesses that we may solicit. The staff is constantly being asked to purchase something for a student organization. Nevertheless, we continue trying. Mike and I try to guide the students in their fundraising attempts, but sometimes - like this year - we're not successful: I was supposed to come up with a list of businesses from the yearbook, and I was supposed to help arrange for a sandwich sale, and neither plan has happened yet. Nevertheless, if an adviser was to offer structure, I think this is the place to do it. Help them write letters and create brochures (the brochure printing is actually happening this weekend). The business department may also be able to offer some tips regarding the best way to ask for donations.