One local school recently provided their students with extra incentives through a unique Terry Fox fundraiser.
The Bribe Your Teacher fundraiser saw students heavily invested as an Intervention teacher at the school Michelle Vavra explains.
"So basically it's a fundraising activity where the students in each class, collaborate to raise money to bribe their teacher for a variety of activities. Their teacher leads the class in the discussion of the kinds of activities students might want and how much it will cost for them to get that."
After only a week of fundraising, students raised a whopping $4276.50.
Vavra adds that the students were excited not just because they got to bribe their teacher but also knowing that the funds raised were going to a wonderful cause.
Grade one student Keira details how much her class raised and their reward.
"Madame Biem's class raised more than $100 so we get to watch a movie."
Some of the allotted activities won included extra recess or gym, movies or music in class, and even a class trip to get Slurpees.
In addition to the Bribe Your Teacher fundraiser, Vavra says classes also participate in activities like writing to Terry Fox or the Terry Fox Foundation, along with an annual walk where participants wear Canadian pride colors and write messages on their shirts to say who they are walking for.
In addition to the hard work done by all the students, Vavra says she also wants to thank the parents, adding that she knows that some kids did use their own money to raise the funds but she also knows that parents highly supported the activities. In addition, because of this, she says she knows that good discussions are happening at home about why funds are being raised for the Terry Fox Foundation.
