The Book Fair’s giving program unites your school community to support students who need help buying new books.
Share the Fair
How does it work?
Before or during the Fair, collect contributions for Share the Fair from your school community. Contributions are automatically deposited into a Share the Fair account created for your school. As the Book Fair host, you have complete control of this account and how to use it to support your students.
There are three ways for shoppers to contribute to Share the Fair:
Grown-ups can contribute to Share the Fair when they add funds to their child’s Book Fair eWallet.
Anyone at the Fair can add money to the coin box that you receive in your Kick-off Kit and display at the register.
When checking out, shoppers can round up their purchases to the nearest dollar or make a separate contribution to Share the Fair. Your Kick-off Kit comes with a sign encouraging shoppers to round up.
Put the FUN in FUNDRAISING!
Raise extra money for Share the Fair by hosting games or contests like a lollipop pull or a prize wheel. (Shop for prizes in the Scholastic Dollars Catalog using your school’s balance.) Kick off a classroom fundraising competition or create a fun dare for your principal that they complete if your school raises a certain amount.
Using Share the Fair funds for your students
When distributing funds from your Share the Fair account:
Before the Fair, work with your teachers and guidance counselors to identify students with the highest need and provide the opportunity for them to choose a book from the Fair.
As you identify students, be sure to keep in mind whether they have siblings who also attend your school who might also benefit from Share the Fair.
Respect the privacy of students selected to benefit and approach them with empathy. They should feel empowered to choose a book at the Fair, just like their classmates.
To distribute funds without drawing attention to the source, tell students that they’re the winners of a raffle for free books from the Fair. Then discreetly ring up their books at the register as Share the Fair purchases.
Another use of Share the Fair funds is helping students who discover at the register that they don’t have enough money for their purchases—perhaps they didn’t consider sales tax when choosing a book.
Use contributions during the Fair
The mission of Share the Fair is empowering schools to share the joy of choosing books from the Fair with every student. That’s why money raised for Share the Fair can only be used at your school’s Book Fair. After helping students, consider using any leftover balance to purchase books from the Fair for your school or classroom libraries.
If these funds remain unused in your account after two years, Scholastic may allocate them to another school to help more students. For more information, see the program’s terms and conditions.
Questions?
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