By J1 Reporter Lucy Mendenhall

When many think about Walk-A-Thon, they may think of the school-sanctioned events such as the bake sales for each class. However, the most essential part of the fundraising happens at home. Many have different ideas on which outside fundraising tactic is most efficient. Sophomore Molly Regan said, “[the sophomores] greatest fundraiser was our car wash with the freshmen… It was a very nice day and it was at a great location making it easy to draw people in.” Regan is a class officer, meaning she is one of the girls in charge of deciding what the outside fundraising opportunities will be for her class. 

On the other hand, the juniors did a garage sale that brought in a whopping $700. This was a new fundraiser for their class to try out, and some were nervous of how much it would actually help, but it was successful. Other fundraising activities the juniors participated in were lemonade stands and car washes.

Seniors participated in pickleball tournaments and giveback nights at restaurants which helped to bring in lots of cash for their class. A giveback night is where a certain restraint offers to give a certain amount of their funds from that certain night to the class as a donation. Giveback nights are popular throughout all grades, because they are easy to participate in and give lots of money to the school.

Finally, Ms. Esther Hamra, the freshman class moderator said, “The car wash was the biggest outside fundraiser for the freshman, since they rely on their Big Sisters for outside fundraising opportunities.” Because freshmen are new to Walk-a-Thon and its requirements, they were still getting the hang of doing outside fundraising to make money. However, their Big Sisters, the juniors, helped them in many ways to try and reach their goal.