Samanta has hosted three consecutive Peter Pan Birthday Parties. Rather than ask for birthday gifts, she asked for donations to the children's hospital to support our Patient and Family Fund. Her efforts have raised $770. 

 

Kristina started a campaign called "Caps for the Cure" to raise money for pediatric cancer research. The campaign has raised over $70,000 and has spread across the state of Wisconsin from Merrill to Eau Claire to Germantown. 

 

Though he's only 5 years old, Andrew has hosted two Peter Pan Birthday Parties, resulting in more than $600 to support our Building Fund.

 

Sarah started a penny drive in her school which has transformed into an annual fundraising campaign called "Change Harvest" as part of American Family Children's Hospital's Change Harvest initiative. | Read Sarah's letter of introduction (pdf)

 

Windsor had an "amoozing" $13,000 effort in 2006 to bring home their beloved "Rosie" (a.k.a., "Cowpiary" from Madison's 2006 Cow Parade). Penny wars, hat days and spaghetti dinners raised funds. Two students broke open their piggy banks, and principal Roz Craney was turned into an ice cream sundae when the $5,000 mark was reached. When $7,000 was attained, he sat on the school's roof for an entire day!

Orchard Ridge Elementary School (Madison) 

 

Kindergartener Judy Higgins started a lemonade stand which has become a school sensation, raising more than $900 - and they're still selling lemonade! The whole school gets involved, planning additional annual fundraisers such as penny drives and family-fun nights.

 

Collecting change and working it into the math curriculum was how this school's students and staff raised $2,242 in a Change Harvest campaign.  

Royal Oaks Elementary School (Sun Prairie) 

 

For several years Royal Oaks students and staff have supported patients and families by hosting fundraisers. They've raised more than $7,400 hosting an annual Caps for the Cure campaign.