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Bake sale, Rice Krispies squares with “R U Down 4 Change?” written on them in icing. |
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Pay it forward. |
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Car
wash. |
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Get sponsored to volunteer at MHDSA events (and get to meet a bunch of really cute kids with Down syndrome, including BABIES! They are way too cute!) |
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Design
and purchase t-shirts for your team with your club name and “We’re
Down for Change!”. |
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Get
people to donate toward purchasing books about Down syndrome for
your school library. (We can provide suggestions for books.) |
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Get
people to pay $2 and sign a pledge to ban the "R" word from their
vocabularies. |
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Charge
students 25 cents for saying the "R" word; charge teachers and
parents $1; but be good natured about it – it’s all about
awareness. |
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Ask
your family, friends and community leaders to make donations. Tell
them that you want your club to affect the most change in your
community for people with Down syndrome, and that you want to make
the most money so you can win the grand prize: VIP treatment at
the concert!! |
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Put
up the posters and hand out stickers (that we provide) around the
school and community to get people asking what “Down for Change” is
all about! |