The idea came from sophomore Mary Jane Cervone, who suggested that elementary students enjoy activities and simply having fun. The French club originally planned a high school dance, but they thought no one might show up.
At least half of the elementary students attended the FUNdraiser, Maryjane said, and most materials were exhausted within an hour. Junior Luna Sandoval was in charge of the crepe stand, which ran out of batter in 30 minutes. “It felt really good to be able to give the kids a fun afternoon but also raise money,” said junior Nate Kissingford, who manned the bean bag toss.
Sophomore Lily Feeser supervised the bottle toss, freshman Chloe Kiparsky handled arts and crafts, and Maryjane took care of the cookie decorating booth.
The fundraiser "went really well,” said Mary Jane: there were a surprisingly large number of people and the club made $600, which meant that each person working the booths earned roughly $100 towards the cost of their trip.
1st grader Kelby Schmidt said that he had a great time at the FUNdraiser. "I loved the crepes," he noted. His classmate Sadie Coulter had so much fun decorating the cookies and crepes that she ate the leftovers for breakfast.
The children hope this will not be the last FUNdraiser. Sadie wanted to see more "slime with glitter snowflakes" if it ever returns. Kindergartener Owen Phillips enjoyed decorating the cookie and loved seeing people get pie smashed in the face, and his classmate Penny Price said she "would love to see the FUNdraiser again."