How Can Nelson Help?

My plan of action to get the Nelson community involved in this issue, as well as raise funds for the NGO, is to plan a school dance with all proceeds going to Sentebale.  Dances at Nelson are a lot of fun and if promoted properly they can raise A LOT of money.  I am on SAC so I would be able to propose the idea of this dance to the other members and recruit their help to plan it.  The theme of the dance would be red because that is the colour mainly associated with the fight against HIV/AIDs.  Students would be encouraged to wear red clothes to support the cause.

At the dance students could buy snack, beverages, red rubber bracelets that say hope for $1 or red and silver charm bracelets for $5.  All proceeds from these sails would go directly to Senetbale.

Charm Bracelet




                                 Rubber Bracelets




Each student who arrives at the dance will be given a free red support ribbon after they hand in their ticket.  These ribbons will also be placed at the ticket sails table for students to take as well as the snack and jewelry table during the dance.  Students would be encouraged to take these as a way to spread awareness about the cause and to show their support.

Tickets would be sold for $7 and you could buy them at lunches in the week leading up to the dance, permission forms would also be available in the office during and a few days before ticket sails.  All ticket proceeds would be donated to Sentebale.  At the dance we would keep with the red theme and have red balloon bouquets on either side of the entrance, we would also hang red and white ribbons from the ceiling and cover all tables with red table cloths.  Inside the dance itself we would use red lights to flash while the music played to keep with the theme.  Our goal is that the dance would raise $1000 for Sentebale to help the orphaned and vulnerable children of Lesotho.