There are lots of reasons why it’s a great idea for your school fundraising event to be published in the local newspaper: To help attract more people to attend your fundraiser (i.e., people in your neighbourhood — this is great for fetes, fairs and car boot sales, because the more…

Do you know what is the backbone of a thriving school-parent organization? It’s the volunteers! Parents and carers who are motivated and united to make school a better place for their children — all tied together with a friendly atmosphere and a willingness to get things done. On the flip…

Actually, it could be more important than ever. There’s a pandemic raging around us. So many schools and communities in lockdown. Should we even be doing school fundraising? Yes. Yes we should. And here are four good reasons why. In normal times we raise funds to provide needed resources for our students. This need doesn’t go away in…

It’s a much darker world out there for kids than when we were growing up. Perhaps it’s only what my kids tell me, or maybe it just affects them more, but it seems like the majority of school texts they study are depressing — with subjects about war, child soldiers…

Did you let your first love slip away? I mean reading — that intense and passionate emotional affair you have with books long before your first crush. I wasn’t picky for a partner, anything science fiction or fantasy adventure would do. I used to be one of those kids who…

If you’re looking to change the reputation of your school, or wanting to attract new parent volunteers to your classroom or fundraising activities, you might want to add healthy fundraising to your school or PTA* rebranding strategy. Healthy fundraising isn’t just about low sugar or low fat. True healthy fundraising…

Listen up. I’m getting on my soapbox and waving my hands around. If you want your baby to learn to read easily, buy a rear-facing pram/stroller. I’m absolutely convinced of it. Scandinavians love the rear-facing pram. It might be a coincidence but I also have the feeling that it’s part…

Oprah has one, and so do Emma Watson and Kim Kardashian — in fact, you might already be in one too! Book clubs are a fun activity where a group of friends read the same book within a set period, then gather together to discuss it (everyone has their own…

I know, I know … you have multiple kids, your job, the kids have activities after school, there’s the housework that’s so overdue it makes a threatening librarian look meek, you burn water and SURELY if fundraising needs doing then someone else with less on their plate is already doing…