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Going the Extra Mile for Kids in Need of Jesus |
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 Going the Extra Mile for Kids in Need of Jesus is a sponsor-style fundraising event through which young Catholics throughout the United States join together to raise awareness of and money for the great needs of their brothers and sisters in the Developing World, and to help missionaries proclaim the Gospel “to the ends of the earth.”
Children participate in the Extra Mile program at many different levels. Some have large walk-a-thons, involve an entire parish community, and solicit donations and sponsorship from local businesses. Others host smaller events like bake sales, community car washes, or reading marathons. Whatever the event, the goal is the same – to help children understand that through their prayers and actions they make a difference in the lives of mission children!
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 Walk-a-thon Packet
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Fundraising IdeasWhile the Extra Mile program is designed as a walk-a-thon event, there are many other fun and creative “THON” events you might consider, such as:
Bowl-a-thon
Rent lanes at a local bowling alley for your event. Participants get sponsored by pin, collect donations, or both. Participants pay for their bowling and their shoe rental. Award prizes for things such as highest score, lowest score, most strikes, etc. After the event, participants collect from their sponsors according to the bowling scores. For example, if they bowled a total of 300 points for 3 games, and someone sponsored them for 1 cent per pin, the sponsor would owe them $3.
Math-a-thon
Children complete a booklet of math problems for sponsorship dollars.
Shack-a-thon
Teams of students and/or adults build shacks out of recycled materials and duct tape. This event can be particularly helpful in showing young people how many of their brothers and sisters – particularly refugees – live in the missions.
Dance-a-thon
Hop-a-thon
Swim-a-thon
Worker Auction
Yard work, house care, repair, painting, and other services are often needed by members of the parish and the community. Young people can provide those services and earn money for the Extra Mile program at the same time. The offering of services may be done in a variety of ways. A chart could be posted in a parish center, at school, or at church, showing the cost of mowing a lawn or raking the leaves, etc. Or, an auction may be held where people would bid for the services of an individual.
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