Supporting wellbeing
Schools can raise funds while promoting health and community connection.
Fundraising activities don't need to rely on unhealthy food options like chocolate or lollies. By choosing healthier alternatives, schools and committees can demonstrate leadership in promoting wellbeing across the school community.
Healthy fundraising supports:
- promoting consistent healthy messages to students, families and the school community
- enabling healthier food choices
- encouraging student and family participation
- fundraising for important school and community activities.
Food-based fundraising
- Fruit drive (e.g. oranges, strawberries or apples)
- Healthy food stalls at events
- Recipe books with healthy family favourites
- Pancake day with wholemeal flour and fruit toppings
- Healthy BBQ (grilled lean meats, veggie burgers)
- Fruit or veggie snack packs
- Sushi or rice paper roll day
- Smoothie or fresh juice stalls
Active fundraising
- Fun runs or walkathons
- Dance-a-thon
- Obstacle courses
- Fitness challenges
- Wheel-a-thon (bikes, scooters, prams, wheelchairs)
- Jump rope competitions
- Swimming races
Products to sell
- Reusable shopping bags or beeswax wraps
- Seeds, seedlings or potted herbs
- Tea towels or aprons with student artwork
Community events
- School discos with water and healthy snacks
- Trivia or movie nights
- Talent shows
- Community clean-up days
This guide was funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care.
