Community Service
Ideas
- Collect money for your local Homeless Shelter.
- Collect new clothing for your local Homeless Shelter.
- Collect new toys for your local Homeless Shelter.
- Musical performance at your local Senior Center.
- Musical performance at your local Children’s Hospital.
- Participate in Clean-Up Day in your local community.
- Collect and donate School Supplies to those in need.
- Collect money to pay off overdue student lunch accounts.
- Volunteer at a local Non-profit organization.
- Collect non-perishable food for your community food bank.
- Participate in a Tree Planting Day in your community.
- Write encouraging notes to seniors in your local care facilities.
- Make birthday cards for kids in your local Homeless Shelters.
- Host a “Socktober” event and collect new warm socks in all sizes for your local Homeless Shelter.
- Create “Birthday Boxes” that include balloons, party hats, candles, streamers, an add water cake mix, frosting, and a unisex gift and donate to your local Family/Homeless Shelter.
- Collect Wish List items from your local Humane Society to help take care of the animals.
- Discuss the issues in your community and see what your students suggest!
Nonprofit Donations
Qualifying donations must be made to a 501(c)(3) organization.
According to the IRS:
“To be tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, an organization must be organized and operated exclusively for exempt purposes set forth in section 501(c)(3), and none of its earnings may inure to any private shareholder or individual. In addition, it may not be an action organization, i.e., it may not attempt to influence legislation as a substantial part of its activities and it may not participate in any campaign activity for or against political candidates.”
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